Category Archives: map making

Varsity gets user-friendly digital map from students

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Vadodara: With the creative efforts of students of MSU’s department of geography, the university has got its first digital map showing various faculties and locations of the MSU campus. The campus of MSU includes various faculties and departments scattered at … Continue reading →

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Cycling maps made using GIS

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Adventure Cycling Association, claimed to be the largest membership cycling organisation in North America, announced that its cycling maps will now be produced using GIS technology. Kevin McManigal, Adventure Cycling’s GIS specialist, and cartographer Casey Greene recently completed the conversion … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India Civic Body to take up Aerial Mapping

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The BMC will no longer rely on archaic maps while drawing up plans against natural disasters such as floods. Claimed to be a first of its kind initiative (first municipal corporation in Asia), civic officials will travel on a private … Continue reading →

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Gaza mapping initiatives

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

  As the situation continues to deteriorate in Gaza there is a great need for better maps of the crisis situation for use by relief agencies and other people on the ground. One of the initiatives towards disseminating of information … Continue reading →

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