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Matt Knudson invites you to attend an upcoming lecture of the Mercator Society. http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2011/04/26/toward-national-cartography-american-mapmaking-1782-1800 For details and to RSVP, email Matt at or call him at 212-930-0562. Toward a National Cartography:American Mapmaking, 1782-1800Michael Buehler, of Boston Rare Maps, will address the development of mapmaking in the United States in the years immediately after the American … Read more

http://urbandesignweek.org/by-the-city/reports/submit By the City/For the City invites you to partipate in design for a better New York City. The Institute for Urban Design presents an application that maps ideas for the City submitted by individual website users. By the City/For the City is a “digital placemaking app” designed by PPS: Project for Public Spaces as … Read more

Join us for the next GISMO Meeting at the Fund for the City of New York – 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor (west side Avenue of the Americas/6th Avenue between Broome & Watts Streets) Mark Your Calendar for Wednesday 23 Mar from 2-4:30pm Alan Leidner – Information Broker, Northeast Region/US Department of Homeland … Read more

The New York Times’ Interactive Map of the Damage from the Earthquake in Japan: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html?hp I was able to locate the towns where my friend’s brother is teaching English (center of quake zone but far from the nuclear plants, very little structural damage, no casualties) and where my daughter’s camp friend’s family lives (quite a … Read more

(via Lee Ilan) Was delighted to wake up to WNYC’s interview with Jack this morning. Check out the story about the “new kid on the block”, and ask him questions about Queens! http://beta.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2010/jul/19/passion-all-things-queens/ Congratulations, Jack, and good luck!

…and if they are texting while driving the bomb into the building maybe we can give them another ten….ooo, ooo, can we get them on tax evasion too? Despite some concern, I doubt that a map site would be charged for providing access to publicly available information. I haven’t read the legislation though, but it … Read more

(via Jack Eichenbaum) Experimental Geography debuts in New York this summer at a moment when human engagement with geographic phenomena — from earthquakes to oil spills — is markedly on our minds. The exhibition explores the distinctions between geographical study and artistic experience of the earth, as well as the junctures where the two realms … Read more

Steve Romalewski posted notes on NYC GIS Summit 2010 at http://spatialityblog.com/2010/05/24/notes-from-nysgissummit2010/ Feel free to post any comments, different opinions, more detailed feedback if you attended. Also check out Steve’s post about a new feature in Google Maps

GISMO Summer Session – Wed 28 July (3-5pm) Hi, Folks- Quick note to say GISMO is lined up for a summer meeting at FCNY on Wed 28 Julyfrom 3-5pm. I will also “reserve” space at Antartica for a post-meeting social.(details on program later this week)

The Nature Conservancy has produced a lovely hardcover Atlas of Global Conservation. An interactive version is available at http://www.nature.org/atlas/. A Groundbreaking Look at ConservationWith The Atlas of Global Conservation, readers can take measure of their own place in the world, not only by longitude and latitude but also by the types of habitats surrounding them, … Read more