Category Archives: map making

Human Rights Violation Mapped by US Based Group!!!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is still far from reality. Individuals are tortured, abused, face unfair trials and are restricted in their freedom of expression in every part of the world. Recently, human rights abuse in Nigeria was exposed … Continue reading →

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Mapping Money : World Billionaires Map by Forbes

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

SoThe world’s billionaires come from nearly all corners of the globe. The world’s billionaires list by Forbes shows the wealthiest people from 64 countries across the globe. Americans has 31% of the list entrants in 1987 and today that figure … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Upset Over Survey of India for not Recognising ‘Sea of Japan’

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

An upset Tokyo has lodged a protest with New Delhi against the Survey of India not indicating ‘Sea of Japan’ on its maps by that name. India’s official map-making agency, the Survey of India has omitted naming the water body … Continue reading →

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New York Utilized its Open Data Platform and Social media to Map Evacuation info for Hurricane Sandy

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Social media played a pivotal role in disaster management of Sandy.The City of New York utilized its Open Data platform to help residents deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The effort, which was part of the Digital Road Map … Continue reading →

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ISRO Maps More Accurate than Google maps

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Kohima, India: Asserting that GIS technology is emerging as a powerful tool for decentralised planning, a workshop, held in Kohima, capital of the northeastern state of Nagaland, called for utilisation of vital data and maps made available by ISRO through … Continue reading →

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Planisphere:A Star Chart

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

A planisphere is a star chart analog computing instrument in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot. It can be adjusted to display the visible stars for any time and date. It is an instrument … Continue reading →

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S Korea Reclaimed Dokdo With the Help of antique maps

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

A South Korean institute  uncovered three more antique Japanese maps showing Dokdo as Korean territory, offering what could be critical evidence against Tokyo‘s fresh claims to the South Korean islets.The move came a day after Japan’s education ministry reasserted Tokyo’s territorial … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka Will Borrow Surveyors from India

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Sri Lanka Minister of Irrigation and Water Management Nimal Siripala de Silva says that 200 surveyors will be brought from India to survey the land that comes under the Mahaweli scheme.Addressing a function held in Mahaweli B zone , the … Continue reading →

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