Tracerouting

Britain from Above
Considerable buzz about an upcoming BBC series, Britain from Above. This preview (screen capture above; I wish I could have embedded the video here, it’s pretty good) uses GPS traceroutes to show sea, road and air traffic; it also… »
Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 9:26 AM
Categories: Satellite & Aerial, Tracerouting, Video
The National Map Corps
The United States Geological Survey’s National Map makes use of a corps of volunteers, who are assigned a given area (a USGS quad) and report the names and coordinates of various map features, such as schools, town halls and other… »
Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 5:45 PM
Categories: Surveying, Topo Maps & Trails, Tracerouting
Living Without Copyrighted Maps
OpenStreetMap contributor Gregory Marler moved to Durham to begin a university degree, but the OpenStreetMap project does not have a lot of data for Durham. Marler has therefore hit upon the idea that he would not only contribute Durham data… »
Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 10:29 AM
Categories: Copyright, Tracerouting
GlobalSat DG-100 GPS Data Logger
Richard has a review of the GlobalSat DG-100 GPS data logger, which can be used for geotagging (if the clocks on the data logger and camera are in sync). And presumably tracerouting. He also compares it to the Sony… »
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Categories: Geotagging, Tracerouting
National Geographic on OpenStreetMap
National Geographic News has a story about the OpenStreetMap project — useful for giving it some context. Part of a series on “digital places,” with more articles forthcoming. Via OpenGeoData. See previous entries: OpenStreetMap at Where 2.0; OpenStreetMap Animations; Ed… »
Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 7:07 AM
Categories: Copyright, Tracerouting
OpenStreetMap Animations
Brady Forrest, covering FOSS4G2006 for O’Reilly Radar, links to some fascinating animations from the OpenStreetMap project. This one tracks two days’ worth of courier activity in London: There are also videos that track the growth in GPS traces for OpenStreetMap… »
Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 1:10 PM
Categories: Blogs, Conferences, Copyright, Tracerouting
OpenStreetMap: Manchester’s Next
Having mapped approximately 90 per cent of the roads on the Isle of Wight last weekend (see previous entry), the OpenStreetMap project now turns to Manchester for its next workshop this coming weekend. Via Boing Boing. See previous entries:… »
Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:20 AM
Categories: Copyright, Surveying, Tracerouting
OpenStreetMap to Map Isle of Wight
Via Boing Boing, news that the OpenStreetMap project will attempt to map the entire Isle of Wight this coming weekend. OpenStreetMap’s goal is to produce freely available, copyright-free mapping data for Britain. Unlike the U.S., where government information is public… »
Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 8:30 AM
Categories: Copyright, Surveying, Tracerouting
Cabspotting
Cabspotting, which went live on Thursday, generates a real-time map of taxi movements by displaying the last four hours of trips by GPS-equipped taxicabs in San Francisco. (For some reason this reminds me of the cell phone map of Graz… »
Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 8:37 AM
Categories: San Francisco, Tracerouting
Never Ending Drawing
Oskar Karlin: “Every day I document my movements by drawing them on a map. From that, patterns and images appear.” Select “Projects,” then “Never Ending Drawing.” Via Things Magazine…. »
Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 11:19 AM
Categories: Art, Tracerouting
GPS Drawing Maps
Since 2002, Jeremy Wood has been recording his travels — by plane, car, bicycle, ferry and foot — with his GPS; the resulting maps, in incredible detail, are available here. Via MAKE: Blog…. »
Posted on Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 12:08 PM
Categories: Tracerouting
Mapping Bumpy Streets in Cambridge, Mass.
Noah Vawter’s project for a class at MIT was to map the bumpiness of Cambridge streets. Via MAKE: Blog…. »
Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 at 4:33 PM
Categories: Boston, Tracerouting
New York City Traceroute
A GPS traceroute of a year’s worth of walking and biking in New York — mostly Manhattan and Brooklyn — by a single person. Beyond neat. Via Gadling…. »
Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 12:00 PM
Categories: New York, Tracerouting

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