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trueThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.MapWatch2006-04-01T10:50:00-05:002006-04-01T16:14:25Z2006-04-01T16:09:32Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-114390777227013419World Language MapsDr. Stephen Huffman has produced a series of language maps that show the distribution of the world's nearly 7000 ethno-linguistic peoples. The maps show, through colored poloygons, the geographic...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/04/world-language-maps.htmlMapWatch2006-03-27T12:49:00-05:002006-03-29T17:58:51Z2006-03-29T17:56:22Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-114365498248754264Hawaii Images and Maps at PanoramicEarthPanoramic Earth contains interactive maps linked to panoramic images of cities and travel destinations around the world. The tours run in Java, with an indicator on the map to show where you are, and...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/03/hawaii-images-and-maps-at.htmlMapWatch2006-03-18T13:01:00-05:002006-03-29T18:06:44Z2006-03-29T18:06:44Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-114365560442364812Mars Topography Images Now on Google MapsGoogle has posted an interactive topographic map of Mars that you can use to explore the planet's surface. With it you can zoom and pan the Martian surface to view craters, volcanoes, mountains,...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/03/mars-topography-images-now-on-google.htmlMapWatch2006-03-09T00:30:00-05:002006-03-09T05:38:26Z2006-03-09T05:38:26Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-114188270623916911Marine PhytoplanktonFrom NASA is this image of a marine phytoplankton bloom showing as a blue-green swirl off the coast of Argentina. These colors are created by light reflecting from the chlorophyll and other pigments...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/03/marine-phytoplankton.htmlMapWatch2006-03-03T09:14:00-05:002006-03-03T14:23:49Z2006-03-03T14:23:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-114139582914128397Google Night MapPeter Pesti of the Georgia Institute of Technology has created a Google Map that merges a nighttime map of the world with the Google Maps data. The result is an interactive map that allows the user...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/03/google-night-map.htmlMapWatch2006-02-24T18:48:00-05:002006-03-03T23:57:08Z2006-03-03T23:56:48Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-114143020807704602Discovering Mayan Ruins from SpaceA team of scientists from NASA and the University of New Hampshire hope to discover Mayan ruins using remote sensing technology. They will be working with the Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/02/discovering-mayan-ruins-from-space.htmlMapWatch2006-02-13T18:06:00-05:002006-02-14T00:28:05Z2006-02-13T23:07:56Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-113987207682309462GIS in K-12 EducationNorthwestern University is developing MyWorld, a GIS program specifically designed for interactive learning in middle school through college classrooms. Using this software students can access data...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/02/gis-in-k-12-education.htmlMapWatch2006-02-08T09:41:00-05:002006-02-08T14:44:37Z2006-02-08T14:44:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-113940987796955994Maps for StudentsThe Kentucky Transportation Cabinet had thousands of surplus highway maps when a new version was being printed. Instead of destroying the maps they decided to donate them to schools. This is great...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/02/maps-for-students.htmlMapWatch2006-01-29T20:49:00-05:002006-01-30T02:00:44Z2006-01-30T02:00:44Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-113858644432409442How Accurate Are Online Mapping Services?An article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette lets citizen speak their mind on the accuracy of online mapping services such as MapQuest, Google Local and Yahoo Local and Maps. These sites are among the...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/01/how-accurate-are-online-mapping.htmlMapWatch2006-01-25T15:46:00-05:002006-01-25T20:53:08Z2006-01-25T20:53:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422328.post-113822238888803122Ancient Maps of Siam, Burma, Cambodia and ChinaSeventeen hand-drawn and hand-colored maps dating from the King Rama I to King Rama III period (1782 - 1851) were discovered in the Grand Palace. These maps, on cotton cloth cover areas of Siam,...<br/>
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[[ Visit MapWatch.com for regular news items on maps and GPS! ]]falsehttp://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/2006/01/ancient-maps-of-siam-burma-cambodia.html