I need maps of specific countries in 300 dpi format, suitable for inclusion in a book. I found some promising GIS files, but I don't have any experience with GIS software, and am having difficulty finding something that fills my needs. More details inside
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posted by cereselle
on May 14, 2012 -
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MapFilter: How can I narrow down a list of ~1000 essentially random cities to only those that are within a given radius of
another list of ~50 cities?
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posted by aheckler
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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Need suggestions on creating an interactive map of congressional districts. I'd like to have a map embedded on my site (only Us) with zoom-able and click-able Congressional districts. When a district is selected, I'd like to display the relevant Senator & Congressman.
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posted by Raichle
on Apr 2, 2012 -
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Are there any mapping applications that display all regions within a fixed distance from an input point? For example: from a given address in NYC, what are all the places I can get to in 30 minutes, via any combation of walking + public transit?
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posted by molybdenum
on Mar 27, 2012 -
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Is there an easy way to map a sphere onto a dodecahedron? I'm playing with the idea of generating "planet dice."
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posted by Karmakaze
on Mar 19, 2012 -
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Open Directories: Occasionally I'll come across an
index.html treasure-trove. What are the best and most interesting
directory indexes of public-facing (by design or by oversight) public-domain archival materials? How does one find more of them?
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posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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Help me confirm logistics for my London (& side trip to Paris and Belgium) trip: money, phones, maps, tickets. Bonus question on finding fountain pens.
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posted by andrewesque
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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Topographical info for highways near me generally, and specifically how much grade on California Highway 1 from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay?
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posted by oneswellfoop
on Jan 28, 2012 -
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I'm helping someone with their local political campaign and I've been given a voter list with about 2500 records - I'm estimating that it probably has around 1500 unique addresses. I've been asked to map them and produce street by street maps, identifying the address and which side of the street it's on to make it easier to go door to door. Some questions:
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posted by exhilaration
on Jan 27, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a gps that will allow me to upload a series of waypoints, define the best route based on those waypoints, and then await my input when each is visited. Does this exist? (details inside)
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posted by stuboo
on Jan 25, 2012 -
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What major cities have grids laid out on the North/South axis? Are there advantages or reasons for this?
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posted by minkll
on Jan 21, 2012 -
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RPG/Fantasy/MMO maps and cartography: There's quite a bit out there, but who is making/has made the
best,
most beautiful, or
most significant fantasy maps? And which maps are iconic within the genre?
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posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj
on Jan 19, 2012 -
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I want to create a "crime map" of a city over time. I know the dates of the crimes, and I know the physical address. I'd like for the crime map to be something that I could show a crowd in a presentation such that the audience members could witness for themselves how a particular part of the city changed as time went on. I was thinking of
Gapminder as the ideal, but spatially and dynamic instead of simply numbers. I suppose it'd be possible to get something up and going with GIS, but I was wanting to do it in a way that was idiot-proof as this is only valuable to me if I can do it easily without a ton of time learning some new program.
posted by scunning
on Jan 18, 2012 -
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What I want to do seems simple enough. But, it turns out, I may be too simple to do it! Or something. I have a dataset of survey responses. There are approximately 80K observations, which include response zipcode. What I want to do is make a map depicting which areas had the heaviest/lightest response rate. I have the following software at my disposal:
GoogleEarth (but not pro) -- this did not seem to be up to the task;
MapPoint (the very current 2004 version); and
SAS
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posted by mcostanzo
on Jan 4, 2012 -
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I'm looking for an awesome video/discussion topic that relates to street maps - something appropriate for a HS geometry course.
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posted by ch3cooh
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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What urbanist/transit/maps/architecture/local history-related attractions should I hit up in London?
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posted by andrewesque
on Dec 11, 2011 -
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I'm looking for a map that shows the variance between the standard time and 'local time' within the timezones around the world, or at least within the US.
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posted by TDIpod
on Oct 29, 2011 -
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My wife and I are looking to purchase a very large world map to hand on my wall (most likely a political map showing country boundaries, capital cities, etc.). We also would like to get several smaller maps of countries we've visited over the years. What are your recommendations for the best online map stores (or brick and mortar stores in NYC)?
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posted by Falconetti
on Oct 19, 2011 -
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I'm trying to find samples or collections of Los Angeles "panoramic" or promotional maps. Not birds eye view maps, but one's that tend to be from an angle, often with exaggerated features.
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posted by Unsomnambulist
on Aug 24, 2011 -
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What is the best way online to find multiple points of interest en route between point A and point B?
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posted by JJkiss
on Aug 16, 2011 -
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It would be interesting to see where my friends and clients are at via pushpin map
Is there a free application (mac) or web based solution for this? I would love to be able to see the entire USA and be able zoom in or out
posted by citybuddha
on Aug 8, 2011 -
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GoogleMaps/AndroidFilter: What's the most efficient way to use the Current Location in Google Maps to help build a customized, editable My Map? For the life of me, I can't figure out an easy way to do this; I assume there's an easy way to do this that I'm overlooking.
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posted by NolanRyanHatesMatches
on Aug 1, 2011 -
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What are some urbanist/transit/cartography/local history-related attractions, exhibits or experiences I can visit/have when I am in New York City in mid-August?
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posted by andrewesque
on Jul 26, 2011 -
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[Android/GPS/Backcountry hiking filter] Best offline Android navigation for hiking not driving. More inside.
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posted by no bueno
on Jun 29, 2011 -
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How can I print a fairly detailed, large map from Google Maps? I'm thinking of using Blockposter to make it 4x4 or 4x6 pages. Is there an easy way to go about this?
posted by tomtheblackbear
on May 10, 2011 -
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Is there a way to tell what specific mods a Team Fortress 2 server is running from the client console?
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posted by ofcourseican
on May 2, 2011 -
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Is there a web service that shows the geographical usage of a particular word from twitter?
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posted by seanyboy
on Apr 14, 2011 -
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Looking for digital mapping and/or GPS software that covers Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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posted by wile e
on Mar 30, 2011 -
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I want to see a map of North America with all major western European cities overlaid at the correct latitude. Vice versa for American cities overlaid a map of Western Europe. Is there anything like this out there already or easily assembled?
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posted by mathowie
on Mar 7, 2011 -
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In what areas of the world has Google Maps implemented their 45 degree "satellite" view, other than South Africa and San Diego, CA?
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posted by LionIndex
on Mar 2, 2011 -
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