Re:How mapmakers help indigenous people defend their lands
by veddox on Sunday November 04, 2018 @01:46PM
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Map making is quite a fascinating, and intricate business!
One tends to take maps for granted, but making a good one really does take quite a bit of work. (And just imagine how it was before satellite imagery, or even GPS...) For an interesting bit of cartographic history, read the story of Ordnance Survey in the UK: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/about/overview/history.html
One tends to take maps for granted, but making a good one really does take quite a bit of work. (And just imagine how it was before satellite imagery, or even GPS...) For an interesting bit of cartographic history, read the story of Ordnance Survey in the UK: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/about/overview/history.html