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		<title>Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design For GIS &#8211; A Review Of The Second Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I mentioned to a friend that I had just received a review copy of the new second edition of Making Maps by John Krygier and Denis Wood, and she exclaimed, “Oh, our university GIS department loves that book!”. No surprise – since its publication in 2006, the first edition has a become a staple [...]
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		<title>Geodetic Tools For Google Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, I posted about a web app from Metzger and Willard that offers useful info like PLSS data and a topo quad index in a Google Earth plugin interface. Poking around their site further, turns out they have a page called Earth Survey, a set of KML network links that installs those features [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/natural-earth-data-in-google-earth' rel='bookmark' title='Natural Earth Data In Google Earth'>Natural Earth Data In Google Earth</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/plotting-public-land-survey-system-locations-in-google-earth' rel='bookmark' title='Plotting Public Land Survey System Locations In Google Earth'>Plotting Public Land Survey System Locations In Google Earth</a></li>
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		<title>Earth Survey Plugin: NGS Benchmarks, PLSS Data, USGS Quad Data And More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coordinate conversion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back, I posted about a free web app from Metzger and Willard that shows National Geodetic Survey control points (benchmarks) near a specific area, and lets you view data for those landmarks. I’ve just noticed that they’ve created a newer web app called the Earth Survey Plugin, running in a Google Earth browser [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/a-look-at-the-new-usgs-quad-format' rel='bookmark' title='A Look At The New USGS Quad Format'>A Look At The New USGS Quad Format</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/plotting-public-land-survey-system-locations-in-google-earth' rel='bookmark' title='Plotting Public Land Survey System Locations In Google Earth'>Plotting Public Land Survey System Locations In Google Earth</a></li>
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		<title>National Geodetic Survey Online Toolkit</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/national-geodetic-survey-online-toolkit</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/national-geodetic-survey-online-toolkit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Geodetic Survey has a set of links online conversion utilities for performing some basic geodetic conversions, including: High-accuracy state plane coordinate system (SPCS) conversions UTM/USNG/geographic coordinate conversions Magnetic declination Surface gravity prediction Azimuth/distance to a second position (or second position from azimuth/distance data) Position from a dual-frequency GPS data file Plus many more. [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/coordinate-converters-i-nad-conversions' rel='bookmark' title='Coordinate Converters I &#8211; NAD Conversions'>Coordinate Converters I &#8211; NAD Conversions</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2010/two-online-map-scale-calculators' rel='bookmark' title='Two Online Map Scale Calculators'>Two Online Map Scale Calculators</a></li>
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		<title>Free Books From The National Academies Press</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-books-from-the-national-academies-press</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cartography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SlashGeo posts on the June 2nd announcement by National Academies Press that all their PDF book titles are now freely available for download, or for online reading. National Academies Press is the publishing arm of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. A search using geography-related [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/simple-guide-to-embedding-google-maps-my-maps-on-your-own-webpage' rel='bookmark' title='Simple Guide To Embedding Google Maps &quot;My Maps&quot; On Your Own Webpage'>Simple Guide To Embedding Google Maps &quot;My Maps&quot; On Your Own Webpage</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/new-books-for-geography-fans' rel='bookmark' title='New Books For Geography Fans'>New Books For Geography Fans</a></li>
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		<title>Free Marine Chart Views, Plus An Online Waypoint/Route Editor With GPS Export</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-marine-chart-views-plus-an-online-waypointroute-editor-with-gps-export</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-marine-chart-views-plus-an-online-waypointroute-editor-with-gps-export#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cartography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Marine GeoGarage site offers free online views of marine charts from the following countries: USA Bahamas Argentina Brazil Netherlands A  10-euro monthly subscription (free 14-day trial) gets rid of the ads, and adds charts for the following countries: UK and vicinity Canada Australia Choose the country from the list at upper-right: The slider controls [...]
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		<title>Photorealistic Views Of The Earth Over The Last 750 Million Years</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/photorealistic-views-of-the-earth-over-the-last-750-million-years</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[geology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Visible Paleo-Earth project has combined geological, paleontological, and paleoclimatological data with the paleogeographic maps of Ron Blakey (visible here and here) to create a series of Blue-Marble-type views of the earth spanning the last 750 million years: Basic graphic imagery and the simple YouTube video animation below were released last week: Basic graphic imagery [...]
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		<title>National Geographic Society Education Site In Beta</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/national-geographic-society-education-site-in-beta</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Geographic Society has completely revamped their Education site, and it’s now in beta; lot of features and resources already there, with more being added on a regular basis. While there’s lots of information sources for browsing and downloading, maps are already a major focus (not surprisingly). There’s MapMaker Interactive, which lets you create [...]
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		<title>Free Marine Navigation Software</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-marine-navigation-software</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got an email the other day recommending a free marine navigation software package, which reminded me that I had a bunch of those bookmarked/archived for a future post. I’m landlocked at 6820 feet, and the only boating I do (rarely) is putting the inflatable canoe out onto a local lake or stream, so, I can’t [...]
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		<title>Shaded Relief Archive</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/shaded-relief-archive</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WeoGeo blog highlights the Shaded Relief Archive, a collection of hand-shaded relief maps freely usable and distributable. This is a joint effort from Tom Patterson, creator/manager of the Natural Earth Data website (see this post for more info on the latter site), and Bernhard Jenny (author of the Terrain Bender and Scree Painter tools). [...]
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