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#1619: triangulation, technology, coronavirus

Fri, 16 Jul 2021, last check: Thu, 30 Jul 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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