#613: silk, place names, awards, population, transport
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The new Silk Route that will change the world in 10 years and will put China in the front of the world
http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/la-nova-ruta-de-la-seda-un-pla-marshall-xines-que-canviara-el-mon-en-deu-anys-the-belt-and-road-initiative/ -
The importance of place names standardization
https://www.nga.mil/MediaRoom/News/Pages/A-geographic-feature-by-any-other-name-would-just-be-confusing.aspx -
2017 Oregon University department of Cartography awards
https://geography.uoregon.edu/about/awards/ -
Eight states population fit in the five boroughs of New York City
https://metricmaps.org/2017/05/18/8-states-fit-into-nyc-boroughs/ -
London public transport network visualized over time with Open Data
http://www.citylines.co/london
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