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In ‘Maps’ Exhibit, The Journey Is The Destination (Washington Post)

BALTIMORE — “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World” at the Walters Art Museum has the one from the 1883 edition of “Treasure Island,” which leads to buried gold, X marking the spot.

Flood maps countywide set to change (The Daily Mail)

CATSKILL If you live close to a wetland, stream, river or lake, new flood maps being adopted countywide next month may put your home in a flood zone.

Four Year Effort Culiminates In "ClearFlow" Traffic On Microsoft Live Search Maps (Search Engine Land)

Today in 72 US cities, Microsoft is introducing what it calls “ClearFlow” on Live Search Maps . It’s an improved traffic and routing service that relies on machine learning and predictive modeling to offer better traffic and routing information to consumers across the US. Microsoft employee and artificial intelligence expert Eric Horvitz initiated the project in roughly 2003. He told me that …

Expanded Flood Maps Anger New Jersey Homeowners (Insurance Journal)

Federal Emergency Management Administration officials have unleashed a torrent of complaints over new flood-zone maps in Monmouth County’s Bayshore region. The proposed maps show nearly 4,400 more

Boris Johnson: crime maps should be public (Daily Telegraph)

Secret crime maps should be made public to let residents see how many assaults, muggings and burglaries are committed on their doorsteps, London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson said yesterday.

FEMA Releases Flood Maps for Vermilion Parish (KATC 3 Lafayette)

New flood maps are under review by residents in Vermilion Parish. This is the first time since Hurricane Rita that Parish residents are getting solid information on how high they need to build homes.

Vermont Towns Try to Find Their Roads Less Traveled (New York Times)

Volunteers are poring over record books to find evidence of every road ever legally created in their towns so that they can be added to official maps, ensuring that they remain public, or turn them over to land owners.

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