Mapping question: I have a list of (imaginary) cities. I also know each city's as-the-crow-flies distance from every other city on the list. Based on this data alone, I would like to create a (hypothetical) map that shows all of these cities in their proper locations. I recognize that that the map's "rotation" would be arbitrary based on where & how you start plotting, but it seems that you should be able to plot out the relationships between cities properly. Is there software that can help me do this? [more inside]
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell on Oct 29, 2009 - 24 answers

Dead simple mapping software for visualizing data? Any idea how to make something similar to these pretty maps without expensive and complicated GIS software? [more inside]
posted by willie11 on May 20, 2008 - 9 answers

What's the easiest way of generating a map similar to this? I have several state-level data series I want to display on maps of India. [more inside]
posted by matthewr on Mar 23, 2008 - 6 answers

What about London should I map? [more inside]
posted by viewofdelft on Feb 21, 2008 - 21 answers

If someone has set up a public custom map in Google Maps, is it possible to grab the set of points from that map and incorporate them in a new one? [more inside]
posted by patricio on Feb 18, 2008 - 2 answers

What is a simple straight forward way to gather gps data, and sync it with my digital camera/ Digital recorder? And possibly create a GIS database out of it? [more inside]
posted by mrgreyisyelling on Feb 9, 2008 - 7 answers

Map geeks: can I generate a polygon shapefile from the outline of a large collection of points? There's more detail, of course. [more inside]
posted by genghis on Jun 26, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm looking for maps "the same scale as the Empire." [more inside]
posted by viewofdelft on May 15, 2007 - 16 answers

What's the best to plot more than 400 locations (all US-based) on a single web-based map ? [more inside]
posted by jurczyk on May 2, 2007 - 4 answers

What's the best way to make maps like this and this for use in a report. The images generated by Google, etc are all a bit rubbish looking. Bonus points for free/cheapware or webapps.
posted by TrashyRambo on Jan 12, 2007 - 5 answers

At the grand old age of 37, I've suddenly been hit by the realization that I'm in the wrong career and it's corroding by soul. I want to work in something to do with the surveying and production of maps (I love maps). Does anyone work in this field and have advice on what qualifications I'll need and be able to tell me what sort of stuff they do?
posted by DZ-015 on May 12, 2006 - 12 answers

Need some advice on GIS route software. [more inside]
posted by machaus on Feb 6, 2005 - 3 answers

Online maps... I run along a weird path and around a lake, and I have no idea how far I'm going. Is there an online map that'll allow me to trace my route and gauge the distance?
posted by ph00dz on Jul 24, 2004 - 13 answers

Whatever happened to MapQuest's aerial (satellite?) photos? Is there a site where I can find ones like them? [more inside]
posted by callmejay on Apr 6, 2004 - 12 answers