hobolinks » Maps http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks Links for the internet hobo Wed, 07 May 2008 17:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Geotag Icon http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:13:29 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/ Bruce at bioneural.net proposes a standard icon for geotags. I might have to start using it with my geo mashup wordpress plugin.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/feed/ Full Index of US Army World Topo Maps http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:45:47 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/ These maps have been public for a while from the Perry-Castañeda Library of the University of Texas at Austinj, but this Google-map index of them make finding the one you need much easier.

(Via Free Geography Tools)

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/feed/ Free blank maps http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/08/free-blank-maps/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/08/free-blank-maps/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:21:45 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/08/free-blank-maps/ You can get free blank maps for lots of places around the world, unhindered by copyright.

(Via The Map Room)

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/08/free-blank-maps/feed/ ODT Maps http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/10/15/odt-maps/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/10/15/odt-maps/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:51:31 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/10/15/odt-maps/ A Map Room post about an upcoming documentary on Peter Arno got me curious enough to visit ODTMaps.com, a place that challenges the ways we represent our world. It was intriguing enough to get me to the documentary previews.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/10/15/odt-maps/feed/ Google Maps Icons http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:10:10 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/ Mostly for myself: a nice script that displays all of Google’s map icons. They’ve added some nice ones.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/feed/ US Climbing hotspots http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/13/us-climbing-hotspots/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/13/us-climbing-hotspots/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:39:45 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/13/us-climbing-hotspots/ Tom Dilts has illustrated beyond a doubt where the best places in the US for climbing are. Now we need them for each season!

(Via GOBlog)

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/13/us-climbing-hotspots/feed/ SOLMETRA PHP Mapping library http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:25:20 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/ The Google Maps API and GeoNames are two of the most potentially useful web services for outdoor stuff, and the SOLMETRA PHP library makes use of both - something I need to check out.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/feed/ The Story of the Boulder County Trail Map http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/18/the-story-of-the-boulder-county-trail-map/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/18/the-story-of-the-boulder-county-trail-map/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:51:35 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/18/the-story-of-the-boulder-county-trail-map/ BATCO mapIt took outdoor enthusiasts in Boulder County 10 years to get a land ownership and trail map of their trail-wealthy county produced in cooperation with government agencies. I wonder how many other communities want something like this but are unable to bring together the required resources?

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/18/the-story-of-the-boulder-county-trail-map/feed/ Viewfinder Panoramas http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/08/viewfinder-panoramas/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/08/viewfinder-panoramas/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:45:19 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/08/viewfinder-panoramas/ This site has some interesting outdoor stuff, including digital panoramas from some selected peaks with other visible peaks labeled by name and distance.

(Via Free Geography Tools)

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/06/08/viewfinder-panoramas/feed/ Google Maps Avoid Highways Checkbox http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/23/google-maps-avoid-highways-checkbox/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/23/google-maps-avoid-highways-checkbox/#comments Thu, 24 May 2007 03:33:25 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/23/google-maps-avoid-highways-checkbox/ The new Google feature for driving directions might be good for bike tour routes, keeping you off big highways. Shoulder width is probably not considered, I’m guessing.

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