Posts from ‘January, 2006’

National Geographic Maps … is retreating from publishing maps for the general public and is focusing instead on detailed maps targeted for outdoor recreation enthusiasts, emergency responders, geologists and other field workers who often venture out of well-traveled terrain. via The Denver Business Journal

What About ProPhoto RGB?: “After spending some time last week discussing how sRGB and Adobe RGB differ, it seemed an opportune time to bring ProPhoto RGB into the mix. While the gamut of Adobe RGB is bigger than that of sRGB, ProPhoto RGB is really big. But is bigger necessarily better?….” (Via Earthbound Light Photography [...]

The Palo Alto Walking map makes it easier and more efficient to do the artwalk on First Friday. For those not familiar with First Friday, a number of galleries and some businesses in downtown Palo Alto (Bay Area) have one night a month where they stay open late, and often have their openings/receptions for new [...]

The Pearl Gallery map makes it easier and more efficient to walk the Pearl on First Thursday. For those not familiar with First Thursday, almost all the galleries in Portland’s Pearl District have one night a month where they stay open late, and many galleries have their openings/receptions for new art then. The Pearl becomes [...]

Welcome to the first post on the Art of Geography weblog This weblog will contain announcements for the site, as well as links of interest by category. To start off, there are Maps, General interest, Art and VR categories. erik

The Art of Geography weblog describes new developments at the Art of Geography site, and highlights developments of interest in the world of cartography, photographic panoramas, and backcountry/wilderness exploration. The weblog “VRlog” has been folded into this publication. If you want to continue to read just panorama-related items, choose the VRlog category in the right [...]