tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post8017291799966708835..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Putting Cartography back on the mapRob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-19392185113949812292009-10-05T00:18:58.425+01:002009-10-05T00:18:58.425+01:00"They are much more interested in the work a ..."They are much more interested in the work a map does and whether it succeeded in its intended aims of helping the person using it to achieve their objective than whether the map conforms to precise scientific standards or how it looks."<br /><br />Spot-on, Rob! I've been working on understanding why Google Maps is adopted by neogeographers rather than basemaps with "better" cartography. One obvious reason is ease of use of Google's API (i.e., how easy it is to make the make function). The other obvious reason has to do with licensing and access.Tia Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346807630628585265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-32008181912582115522009-09-26T10:43:44.995+01:002009-09-26T10:43:44.995+01:00Jeremy, I'm sure they will completely ignore m...Jeremy, I'm sure they will completely ignore me, but then the vast majority of people producing maps will completely ignore them too!Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-80166110570831167402009-09-25T13:52:51.432+01:002009-09-25T13:52:51.432+01:00Be interested to hear what the BCS membership make...Be interested to hear what the BCS membership makes of your piece. I've found that institutions are quite willing to have a token gesture toward critique so that they can justify themselves, and then get on as normal!Jeremy Cramptonhttp://foucaultblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-300526143907788452009-09-24T23:13:48.982+01:002009-09-24T23:13:48.982+01:00Thanks, Martin. I usually post on crime fiction, ...Thanks, Martin. I usually post on crime fiction, buy throw in an academic post usually once a week. I think I'm from roughly your neck of the woods. I grew up on the Wirral.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-23555351451952561252009-09-24T22:22:19.792+01:002009-09-24T22:22:19.792+01:00Interested in your post, and discovering your blog...Interested in your post, and discovering your blog, as I have always loved maps, though I don't have any expertise. I've added a link to my blogroll.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.com