Map Literacy

More Responses to Mary Spence
More reactions to British Cartographic Society president Mary Spence’s complaint about satellite navigation and Internet mapping. Ed Parsons, who was quoted in the original coverage, calls this “the annual ‘shock horror — nobody can read maps’ story” and a “desperate… »
Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Categories: Map Literacy
GIS Lounge Rebuts Spence
GIS Lounge responds to Mary Spence’s complaint about computer mapping: “What she fails to recognize is that online mapping, particularly efforts such as Google Maps and Yahoo! Maps and other online mapping applications have opened up access to geographic data… »
Posted on Monday, September 1, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Categories: Map Literacy
The Threat of Internet Mapping
At the Royal Geographic Society’s annual conference in London, British Cartographic Society president Mary Spence complained that satellite navigation and Internet mapping were obliterating knowledge of the landmarks lining the way from point A to B. See coverage from the… »
1
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Categories: Map Literacy
GPS Isn’t Making Us Dumb
The problem with the ABC News article entitled “Will GPS Make Us Dumb?” is that it makes a false juxtaposition: map-reading skills with navigation devices’ turn-by-turn directions: “One effect of an increased dependence on GPS will be that peoples’ ability… »
Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Categories: Driving Directions, GPS, Map Literacy
A Third of Britain Can’t Read a Map
One third of British motorists cannot read a basic road map, according to a survey of 1,000 adults undertaken by an insurance company. Over a third of motorists struggled to read a four-figure grid reference and a staggering 83 per… »
Posted on Monday, August 6, 2007 at 7:42 AM
Categories: Map Literacy

Note: Entries from 2003 were not categorized and will not appear in the category archives. Please consult the monthly archives.