role of cartographer, by star-apic

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2010

The role of the

cartographer in the

mashup age

Tom Timms

Director STAR-APIC

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2010 Presentation outline

Changing times

– Free mapping, software & data !

– Technological revolution

– Making maps is easy (& cheap)

What’s new ?

The role of the cartographer

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2010www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata

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2010 OS VectorMap District

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2010 openstreetmap.org

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2010 FREE Software – freegis.org

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2010 FREE MAPPING & SERVICES

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2010 Microsoft

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2010 Give it away FREE !!

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2010 www.geolives.com

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2010 Geolives iPhone

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2010 Location aware devices & apps

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2010 but be careful !

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2010 Making maps is easy & cheap

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2010 Be careful - Death by pushpin !

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2010 Election 2010

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2010 Election 2010

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2010 Mercator globes – Sint Niklaas

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2010 Stone map archive - Munich

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2010 Technological change

Always happening

Perhaps the rate of change increased

Significant change

– Tools & techniques for production

– Distribution

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2010 Role of the Cartographer ?

More maps and mapping available

than ever

Bigger audience for mapping

Mapping is important

Creativity

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2010 Zoomable map

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2010 worldmapper.org

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Email: tom.timms@star-apic.co.uk

www.star-apic.co.uk

Contact details

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2010 In BCS quiz style ....

Johannesburg