Create your own vector basemaps the easy way
Basemaps are a web cartographers best friend, aren’t they. There are plenty of them online, ready to be embedded in your upcoming nice web map application. In this…
Tag: cartography
Map a whole city with OpenStreetMap
One day last month, I came back to OpenStreetMap, to see how the city of Legnano (city of 60k people – near Milan – Italy) was mapped. I knew I…
odyssey.js: your easy story mapping engine
Reading my tweets can be somehow interesting: It seems like ESRI invented and exclusively owns the phrase “story map”: #storymap Tweets What IS a story map? To me…
Quick Overview of New Features in QGIS 2.4
I have been busy working on new post based on performing geospatial analysis in QGIS, but I had to take a quick detour on this topic to talk…
Final Edits on a Vintage Themed Map in QGIS
Well, I think this will be my last post on this topic for a while. I feel like I could never stop on this subject because the more…
MORE Designing Tips for Vintage Maps in QGIS
Thanks to everyone who read my first post on this topic, Vintage Themed Maps in QGIS 2.2, and since I have receive positive feed back on this post…
Vintage Themed Maps in QGIS
Vintage Design in QGIS 2.2 Hello again! Thanks for taking a look at this post on how to create a Vintage Themed Maps in QGIS 2.2. Now for…
Designing a Vintage Themed Map with ArcGIS
Yes it is Possible Actually its not that difficult to design a vintage themed map. While I worked at the Library of Congress the person who held the…
maps on the web: fortified regions
To echo the recent tragedies in the island of Lampedusa, I invite you to discover Philippe Rekacewicz’s map collection on the subject. This helps having a global sight…
Create your own worldmap: worldmapgenerator.com
The “Viewpoints” project explores the aesthetic question whether there is a parameter-based method for generating unconventional maps of the world that do justice to the thematic context in…
Rapa Iti, the treasure Island (for a story teller)
Everyone knows the island of Rapa Nui (the “big”) also named Easter Island, but very few know the island of Rapa Iti (the “small”). This island worthy of inclusion in…
short announcement: learn to create maps online
This week a new 5 weeks course will start at coursera. Coursera is an online learning platform that enables people from all around the world to learn and…