30
Jun
I’ve talked about my fascination with maps and geography in the past on this blog. Whether its my various posts on the wonders of Google Earth, or my discussions of borders and satellite photography, I’ve always had a fascination with the way we, as humans, have mapped the space around us. One of the things that seems remarkably human is the ability to abstract the space around us into convenient maps that both simplify and extend the real space we live in …
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23
Aug
As I said in a previous post, I am a serious Google Earth geek. I use it to map out vacations I have taken; I upload pics that are geo-coded to the location they were taken (ie, people looking at the Calgary Stampede Grounds with this layer on will see one of my photos from […]
Posted in Alberta, Canada, Elron Steele, Geography, Global Paradigms, Google Earth, Medicine Hat, View From The Edge, steeletech | 1 Comment »
15
Aug
I’m a geek in a number of ways, but maps have always been one of my secret loves. Programs like Google Earth are very addictive for someone like me … I sometimes jokingly (?) refer to it as ‘geo-porn.’ One of the things I like to do with i…
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