| Overheard in D.C.: Maps Photo by BrianMKA . Maps can be complicated. Most schools don't teach geography anymore, nobody knows where things are and everybody is used to GPS and smart phones telling them where to go. Sometimes though, common sense helps. Overheard of the Week On the Metro Center platform on Tuesday night: Female tourist looking at a Metro map while talking to her family: "We need the dark blue line, not ... dcist.com |
New county floodplain maps, rate designations, explained at meeting The public meeting to discuss the preliminary flood insurance study maps for Harrison County drew a crowd of more than 80 to the courthouse July 29. southwestiowanews.com |
Google Maps Sponsored Map Icons Test Comes To U.S. Google Maps is now testing sponsored map icons in the United States. This was first tested back in March in the Australian version of Google Maps. The sponsored map icons are basically company logo enhanced points of interest icons. searchengineland.com |
Old maps find new home at Chesterfield historic village To former Anchor Bay High School teacher Doug Corrin, the 1936 edition maps he donated to the Chesterfield Township Historical Society are priceless beyond a monetary number. voicenews.com |
Q&A: 'Our Patchwork Nation' Maps America's Demographics Dante Chinni and James Gimpel, authors of the book Our Patchwork Nation: The Surprising Truth About the "Real" America, break down the country's demographics time.com |