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Late breaking news

July 22nd, 2008

New flood maps could arrive within two weeks (The Houma Courier)

HOUMA — FEMA officials say local residents should be aware but not overly concerned about the pending release of new flood-insurance rate maps for Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.But parish officials say they’re still keeping on guard until the final maps are released in as soon as two weeks.

Clear maps make work easier at courthouse (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)

Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds A. Matthew Dudish wants citizens to be able to see on computers as many records as possible and he has added more than 10,000 maps to documents already viewable at his offices terminals.

Google Maps - Get an API (About.com)

The Google Maps service uses JavaScript to define what map appears on the page The easiest way of adding a map to any web site is to use the ones provided…

Public hearing on Janesville’s floodplain maps (The Janesville Gazette)

The maps are used by financial institutions and insurance companies to determine the need for flood insurance.

Online aerial maps of Montrose offered (The Daily Sentinel)

MONTROSE For the first time in two years, the city of Montrose is offering new aerial photos of the city, available online, that can help developers, mortgage companies, banks and home buyers learn more details about different areas of town.

UAE, Oman to sign on detailed border demarcation maps (corrected) (Zawya)

Abu Dhabi, July 20, 2007 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates and Sultanate of Oman will sign on Tuesday in Muscat the list of final geographical co-ordinates and the detailed maps delineating the final line of the border agreement related to their common border stretching from east of Oqaidat to Al Daara, on the Arabian Gulf, signed in 2002 in Abu Dhabi.

July 21 police log (The Herald Bulletin)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more…

Fire at Shaw facility in Dalton; no injuries (The Dalton Daily Citizen)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more… Lifeguard needed. Red Clay Resort Cohutta GA Bilingual speaking Spanish and English. Must have valid lif …

Late breaking news

July 21st, 2008

Public hearing on Janesville’s floodplain maps (The Janesville Gazette)

The maps are used by financial institutions and insurance companies to determine the need for flood insurance.

UAE, Oman to sign on detailed border demarcation maps (corrected) (Zawya)

Abu Dhabi, July 20, 2007 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates and Sultanate of Oman will sign on Tuesday in Muscat the list of final geographical co-ordinates and the detailed maps delineating the final line of the border agreement related to their common border stretching from east of Oqaidat to Al Daara, on the Arabian Gulf, signed in 2002 in Abu Dhabi.

Get Google Maps Screenshots to Go [Iphone 2.0] (Lifehacker)

Reader Chimera says that you can use the iPhone 2.0 software’s built-in screenshot-taking ability to save images of Google Maps to your device before you leave the house (and the fast Wi-Fi…

New Flood Maps Not Good For All (Des Plaines Journal)

Local flood prevention efforts during the last several years have contributed significantly to the removal of 300 homes from Des Plaines’ new flood plain map. That, however, is not good news to the 100 homeowners whose property was added.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Former superintendent maps the path she believes city schools should follow (Daily and Sunday Jeffersonian)

I am writing in reference to Ms. Violet Cummings’ alleged “Tapegate.” As someone who is interested in the well-being of Cambridge City Schools, I can no longer remain silent. I take a stance, now, as the board is getting ready to hire a new superintendent. I believe in transparency.

This brain test maps the truth (The Times of India)

State Courts Sentence Three To Life On Basis Of BEOS Profile.

Late breaking news

July 17th, 2008

Clinton urges more federal review of Nassau flood maps (Newsday)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinto has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an additional public meetings in barrier-beach communities on new flood maps in Nassau County, on top of three open houses the agency already scheduled for other areas.

Seoul wants ‘Sea of Japan’ to be re-labelled on maps (New Kerala)

Moscow, July 16 : South Korea is planning to ask Russia to order a re-labelling of Russian maps replacing the name ‘Sea of Japan’ with ‘East Sea’, a Korean diplomatic source said here Wednesday.

Full frontal view of your house now on Google Maps (The Buffalo News)

Google Maps has a new feature on its site that makes techies happy but worries others.

Late breaking news

July 15th, 2008

Magellan Rolls out Rich GPS Maps (PC World)

Magellan is outfitting some of its GPS devices with more advanced topographic maps that it hopes will attract off-road and…

OCEAN WIND POWER MAPS REVEAL POSSIBLE WIND ENERGY SOURCES (Earth Observatory)

Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth’s ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite that reveal ocean areas where winds could produce wind energy.

Magellan and Triton Maps Offer Most Comprehensive Maps Available (I4U)

Magellan and Intermap announced today that they have teamed up to provide Magellan GPS users with the most comprehensive maps available for outdoor enthusiasts. The new enhanced maps offer more layers than any other data set on the market. The maps will…

Going Down the Road (New York Times)

Audio, photos and maps of William Yardley’s trip along the North Cascades Highway, following the 1941 Washington state guide produced by the Works Progress Administration.

New StockMaps.com Web Site Offers Royalty-Free and Rights Managed Maps (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LANCASTER, Pa.—-Life just became a little easier for creative professionals who need a ready source of high-quality maps and geographic images for publications, advertisements and the Web.

Handheld Garmin Sports Click-Wheel Nav, 3-D View, Topo Maps (Wired News)

The Colorado 400t lives up to the Garmin rep, and it’s a joy to use with its lightweight form, simple interface, soft click-wheel and 3-D views.

Maps show coastal flood scenario (BBC News)

Councillors looking at sea defence plans for the north Kent coast are shown how the area would flood.

Three open houses planned to preview new flood plain maps (Belleville News-Democrat)

Members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host three flood risk information open houses in the metro-east this month.

Share This Article With Planet Earth (Space War)

Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2008 Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth’s ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA’s QuikScat satellite that reveal ocean areas where winds could produce energy.

Lessons in living for special-ed students (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

This classroom has no desks, no textbooks, no computers and no maps or posters hanging from the walls. Instead, it has a kitchen, plenty of dishes and utensils, a dinette set, a TV and DVD player, a washer and dryer unit, as well as the usual living-room complement of easy chairs and a lamp.

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July 13th, 2008

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Late breaking news

July 8th, 2008

FEMA flood maps may force more insurance purchases (Newsday)

New flood maps for Nassau County could force thousands of previously exempt South Shore property owners to buy flood insurance and, in some cases, adhere to more rigorous building standards.

Alabama water systems to be placed on digital maps (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

All of Alabama’s water systems will be placed on digital maps. The cost of the project was not disclosed, but Gov. Bob Riley said in a statement Monday that funding would come from federal, state and local resources.

Google maps out Tour de France (Infomatics)

Google is offering to take users through the Tour de France. The company has posted a new feature to its Maps service which allows users to view the entire route of the cycling race stage-by-stage. Users can traverse the entire 3500km course through the Street View function in Google Maps.

Google maps out Tour de France (vnunet.com)

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 02:38:00 All of the scenery, none of the tedious exercise Google is offering to take users through the Tour de France. The company has posted a new feature to its Maps service which allows users to view the entire route…

New Biodiversity Maps Will Help to Guide Conservation Measures in East Africa (PhysOrg)

Conservation biologists from UC San Diego are collaborating with scientists from the African Conservation Centre and other institutions to map patterns of biodiversity and land use in East Africa in unprecedented detail. Their maps, combined with climate models, will project how climate change will alter biodiversity and help to shape policy for setting aside conservation easements.

State’s water systems to be placed on digital maps (FOX10 Gulf Coast)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - All of Alabama’s water systems will be placed on digital maps. The cost of the project was not disclosed, but Governor Bob Riley said in a statement Monday that funding would come from federal, state and local resources.

Late breaking news

July 7th, 2008

BlackBerry Pearl Series Gets Google Maps Voice Search (Phone Scoop)

Users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120, and 8130 can now perform searches using their voices rather than keying in queries when in Google Maps. The technology uses the same speech-recognition engine as Google’s voice mobile search product. Now, … (follow link to read)

Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes (BusinessWeek)

GeoCommons, OpenStreetMap, and Mapufacture are three online hubs where people can collaboratively map areas, which could help in emergencies

If FEMA changes flood maps, some Treasure Coast homeowners might have to buy flood insurance (TCPalm.com)

A national project to redraw local flood maps could force some people to buy costly insurance policies and allow others to opt out of them.

Mobile Tech News — Exchange Files with Nokia’s Ovi, Voice Search in Google Maps, and More (Brighthand)

Nokia Unveils Files on Ovi Experimental Voice Search Feature Released for BlackBerry Version of Google Maps PocketMac RingtoneStudio for iPhone Debuts

A World Of Useful Maps Awaits On The Internet (The Tampa Tribune)

The measure of how important maps are to historians and genealogists becomes apparent when you explore the many paper-map collections available in libraries and digital collections online.

Advanced technology means more accurate flood maps in future (The Times and Democrat)

A lengthy process to identify flood-prone areas in Orangeburg County is about to get under way in earnest.

Flood maps will get 2nd look - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)

Bedford County officials and residents question adding land to federal flood plain maps. Recently revised federal flood plain maps — which may cause hundreds of Bedford County residents to purchase expensive flood insurance — have led county officials and some residents to seek second opinions.

Public to get say on flood risk maps (The Telegraph)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two parts updating the status of the FEMA flood risk map issue for the Metro East.

Genome-scale DNA methylation maps of pluripotent and differentiated cells (Nature)

DNA methylation is essential for normal development and has been implicated in many pathologies including cancer. Our knowledge about the genome-wide distribution of DNA methylation, how it changes during cellular differentiation and how it relates to histone methylation and other chromatin modifications in mammals remains limited. Here we report the generation and analysis of genome-scale DNA …

GPS marks spot on angling maps (Denver Post)

Bottoms up.

Late breaking news

July 6th, 2008

If FEMA changes flood maps, some Treasure Coast homeowners might have to buy flood insurance (TCPalm.com)

A national project to redraw local flood maps could force some people to buy costly insurance policies and allow others to opt out of them.

A World Of Useful Maps Awaits On The Internet (The Tampa Tribune)

The measure of how important maps are to historians and genealogists becomes apparent when you explore the many paper-map collections available in libraries and digital collections online.

Flood maps will get 2nd look - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)

Bedford County officials and residents question adding land to federal flood plain maps. Recently revised federal flood plain maps — which may cause hundreds of Bedford County residents to purchase expensive flood insurance — have led county officials and some residents to seek second opinions.

Google wants to bring Street View maps to UK, raises privacy concerns (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google would like to bring Street View maps to the UK, according to an enthusiastic spokesperson at the company, but their keenness has been overshadowed by privacy concerns.

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June 30th, 2008

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June 29th, 2008

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