What is the Sense of Place? Not just a placename, a GPS waypoint, a snapshot, or a logo on a wall.

The practical impact of the BitPass announcement is that we will not be able to sell maps online anymore unless another similar payment system can be found.

This news is certainly a surprise. Apologies to anyone who is inconvenienced.

Received this from BitPass today:

"We want to thank you for your past business, however due to circumstances beyond our
control, we are discontinuing our operations.

We have partnered with Digital River to provide operational support during the
period prior to shut down. As of today, January 19, 2007, all Bitpass Buyers with
US dollar denominated accounts are being notified that they will have seven (7) days
to spend any amounts that currently exist in their Bitpass Account.

I hadn't heard that there was a special version of Canvas with GIS capabilities (or that Canvas is no longer a Deneba product):

http://www.acdamerica.com/arcnews/default.html

Does anyone know if this software allows you to import a set of vectors from Illustrator CS2 and geo-reference them? Then convert to another projection? Then export back to Illustrator? The site mentions georectifying imagery, but nothing about vectors.

erik

USGS to Release TerraLook: "The U.S.

Hardly anyone has used the octant map/projection since 1514 or so. At least it is hard to find examples.

So I put it to use in the Art of Geography logo.

Many people have commented on the logo... I thought it would be interesting to delve into this unusual projection/map. The following article explains more about Leonardo da Vinci's octant map and projection:

http://www.artofgeography.com/info/octant-projection.html

Garmin FINALLY Supports OS X: "

Soviet-Era Topo Maps of Russian Cities: "Paul sends along a link to these scans of topo maps of Russian cities. The Soviet-era maps date from the 1980s, from what I can tell; they're downloadable as very large TIFF files. Previously: Soviet Mapping Update; Soviet Spies..."

(Via The Map Room.)

First Look at Lightroom Beta 3:

Breaking News: Google Earth 4.0: "News from Google's Geo Developer Day, reported by Google Earth Blog, Ogle Earth and The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Google Earth version 4.0 (beta) is now available, with a new interface for all platforms. I say 'all platforms,' because there is..."

(Via The Map Room.)