#1619: triangulation, technology, coronavirus

Fri, 16 Jul 2021, last check: Fri, 24 Apr 2026. Post history

triangulation Triangulation, the most complex and fundamental method of topography, explained very briefly in the historical context
https://www.mappingasprocess.net/blog/2021/7/14/triangulation-its-not-just-doing-things-with-triangles
technology How we have historically used maps to travel and understand the world, and how it is changing with the arrival of digital mapping technology and applications to the detriment of our own sense of orientation
https://www.outsideonline.com/authorize?error=login_required&state=%7B%22token%22%3A%22b0005734e74374dac01211afb27c7a7f25a766daf4c1cca0efba2d332413e13f3565f9f0f48648338a08da89a7dc1751b333919a409445cb90b0484edcb490054d0c7d80b25bb9d4344b35bc6dea70847264bcf253ef3421d3832e18f1b40d67a51d6af4fb89809a583f56dfd545a0a7d56406f2bd0badbe150a4e2a6f22d6c83545d0990381cc54adf2ef742db19edf24764136ea6aa40a2ac7b795822dc585122e33a48fb5dbfe3d%22%2C%22iv%22%3A%22f090e678b9c2ca98fc987f47%22%7D
coronavirus Healthcare in the UK has improved tremendously since the Victorian era, but the geography of coronavirus deaths closely follows the pattern of bad health in the 19th century.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57730353

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