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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 05/05/2023

Leica Geosystems Introduces Pegasus TRK100 Sanborn Pioneers the Digital Twin Base Map Nexar Revolutionizes Map-Making with 40x Reduction in Real-Time Costs Bluesky and Ecopia Partner to Create First 3D Map of Ireland $300 Million Earmarked for Bridge Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda Local Surveyors Show Students Ins And Outs Of The Job Bluesky,...

Kevin Sheehan

Back to the Future

An Interview with the hand-drawn map creator, Kevin Sheehan There isn’t much you can’t do with digital media nowadays, from effective maps using shadows and drop effects to using graphic-design packages to make the map “pop”—except for one thing—capturing that hand-drawn style, the way that the pen line moves in and out from the pressure...

Dr. Mark Monmonier on Modern Cartography

“I’ve heard people say that cartography is dead. Where might that kind of thinking be coming from?” I asked Dr. Monmonier, distinguished author and professor of geography at Syracuse University. His response was, “Why would anyone in his or her right mind think cartography is, or might be, dead?” This initiated a discussion about people...