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A brief report back from the 2010 State of the Map Conference in sunny, hot Girona. It’s been an interesting and hectic day, with the conference opening on a business theme (as is usual for the Fridays of an OSM … Continue reading

2010: The Year of the Map

Suddenly, maps find themselves in the spotlight again. Whilst maps often simmer away on people’s minds without provoking much conscious thought about them, a forthcoming exhibition at the British Library and accompanying television series on the BBC follow what seems … Continue reading

Vernacular Geography

On 28.01.10 I attended the UK’s Geoforum’s annual lecture, delivered this year by Ordnance Survey’s chief executive Vanessa Lawrence, entitled “The Future of Mapping”. Held in a packed lecture theatre on Parliament Square, Vanessa gave a sweeping review of the changes in … Continue reading