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• Map Collection & Cartographic Information Services Suzzallo Library, Basement
  Box 352900
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA 98195
  206.543.9392
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Maps in the News

Maps in the News will feature a different site each month which demonstrates maps that are useful for understanding current events.

• 6/29/09
  NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth
  NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday (6/29/09) that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft. "This is the most complete, consistent global digital elevation data yet made available to the world," said Woody Turner, Aster program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Data users can download the Aster global digital elevation model at: https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome and http://www.gdem.aster.ersdac.or.jp.
  
• 11/7/08
  GIScience Speaker Series Celebrating GIS Day 2008
  Wednesday Nov 11 2-4 pm
  Odegaard Library Room 220
  Refreshments provided
  Luke Rogers, Research Scientist, UW College of Forest Resources will speak on two related projects; GIS MegaProject to create a statewide parcel dataset for Washington and Informing the Legislature with GIS on retaining forestlands. Co-sponsored by the UW Libraries and the UW Geospatial Club. UPDATE: Video of these presentations is available courtesy of the Rural Technology Institute
• 8/29/08
  Voting America:United States Politics 1840-2008 uses "cinematic maps" to illustrate changing spatial patterns of presidential elections. Expert analysis and commentary videos discuss significant trends. From the Digital Scholarship Lab, University of Richmond.
• 8/20/08
  Crisis Support for Republic of Georgia is provided by the Topographic Engineering Center (US Army Corps of Engineers) to support humanitarian operations. Publicly accessible information (use the lefthand toolbar to access) include maps, regional information, and earth science resources.
• 7/15/08
  King County iMAP has added 1936 aerial photos for portions of Seattle to this interactive map which provides several current-day property and environmental data layers. Skagit County GIS provides aerial imagery from 1937 in a single downloadable file (MrSID format, 117MB).
• 4/10/08
  Bird's Eye View of a Refugee's World - Google has partnered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide a virtual reality tour of refugee living conditions in in remote areas of Chad, Iraq, Colombia and Sudan's volatile Darfur region. Global mapping, photographs, text and video provide insights into what life is like for these displaced people.
• 2/7/08
  Election Guide 2008 - The NYTimes provides maps showing Democratic and Republican delegate tallies. The Campaign Finance interactive map displays Federal Election Commission data on fund raising totals (weekly and monthly) for all Presidential candidates. Search for individual contributors by zip code.
• 12/24/07
  Strange Maps - a delightfully idiosyncratic blog about wonderfully wierd maps
  ReliefWeb Map Centre provides the latest info on humanitarian emergencies and relief efforts worldwide. Maps, status reports, funding appeals, and much more. From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
• 1/11/07
  EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer
  USGS provides this near-real time, animated view of satellite imagery.
• 1/11/07
  USGS Global Visualization Viewer
  View and order a variety of remote sensing imagery formats for most world regions.
• 2/2/06
  Check out Zillow.com which allows you to estimate home values in the United States.
• 2/2/06
  My World provides students as young as middle school with an easy-to-use GIS that brings visualization and data analysis of geographic data into the classroom.
• 10/7/05
  Need to know your Seattle area bus route or where the heck your bus is and when it will arrive at your stop? Then take a look at Seattle Bus Monster , a clever hack of Google Maps, King County Metro Trip Planner and the University of Washington Intelligent Transit Systems software.
• 8/2/05
  Check out the Nolli Map Web Site. Created at the University of Oregon, the site presents the 1748 Nolli map of Rome as a dynamic, interactive, hands-on tool.
• 7/13/05
  Check out Google's newest mapping product: Google Earth. You'll need to download and install the free broadband, 3D application for it to work.
• 5/09/05
  Test your knowledge of European geography by taking this interactive online test!
• 3/01/05
  Test your knowledge of United States geography by taking this interactive online test!
• 1/01/05
  Witness the damage and relief efforts resulting from the Dec. 26 earthquake in Southern Asia with the New York Times interactive feature: Asia's Deadly Waves.
• 12/15/04
  Explore the latest developments in the global HIV/AIDS epidemic with maps from the annual AIDS Epidemic Update from December 2004.
• 11/2/04
  Who won?!? Check out the New York Times' interactive map of the races for President, Senator, House of Representatives, and Governor.
• 10/5/04
  Is she gonna blow? Where are the epicenters of the earthquakes at Mount St. Helens?
• 8/3/04
  Discover which presidential candidates your neighbors are giving money to!