#965: odyssey, solar, relief, social
, last check: Thu, 23 Apr 2026. Post history
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odyssey
"All Over the Map: A Cartographic Odyssey" is a new book by the same writers at the National Geographic cartography blog, to be released by the end of the month
https://www.amazon.com/All-Over-Map-Cartographic-Odyssey/dp/1426219725 -
solar
A complete website to get information about the solar potential in Switzerland houses, by address or geolocated IP, giving a pile of data by façade and roof
https://www.uvek-gis.admin.ch/BFE/sonnendach/index.html?featureId=7298351 -
relief
Paper (PDF) on the impact of relief inversion effect for shaded relief maps: NNW is better than NW
https://user.geo.uzh.ch/arzu/publications/biland-coltekin2016.pdf | archive.org -
social
A new openly available book about the spatial dimension of social cartography, how historical archive and long-term forces end up configuring cities living
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse-books/mapping-society | archive.org
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