Recent questions tagged maps

Description : Is it possible to map empty space?

Last Answer : I once heard someone say their birth certificate just said born 4 miles from the post office in nowhere.

Description : Does anyone have a copy of the map our friend johnpowell made a long time ago?

Last Answer : Pffft. You were 2 hours away from me and didn’t tell me till you got back home.

Description : When someone mentions cross streets, how do you picture them?

Last Answer : I do one of these two: Do you picture some part of Main that you do know and then mentally travel down it until you get to Tenth? Do you imagine the closest location that’s familiar and then navigate from there?

Description : Has anyone ever produced a map of Tolkien's Middle Earth that correlates to Euro-Asian topography?

Last Answer : Folks have, near enough as can be. It won't be a direct 1-to1 geographical match, considering that even within the context of Tolkien's mythology the geography shifts to one degree ... roughly corresponds to Turkey, especially with its mixture of rocky, volcanic regions and grassy, fertile regions.

Description : Apple Maps or Google Maps -- which would you recommend for a cross-country drive?

Last Answer : answer:Google. Or maybe Waze, which is built on Google Maps but has a whole lot more additional services, like real-time delays, police locations, and other things reported by motorists.

Description : When hotspots are taken and placed upon a global map, does it make you better able to absorb a great deal of information?

Last Answer : *** Within the articles, the maps and photographs show closer mapping information of each area. To access a more- discernible image, please press the camera image in each corner to access the information.

Description : When a maps app/site or GPS gives an estimated time of arrival for a destination, in what way do they calculate for traffic lights?

Last Answer : Lots of ways .

Description : Can states have no minimum wage, or pay less than the federal minimum wage?

Last Answer : If they (their companies) have no interstate commerce they are probably okay to have different minimum wage laws.

Description : Where can I find this image as a poster?

Last Answer : can Kinkos turn it into a poster for you. You can do it all onlone and have it shipped to you. Is there any intellectual property rights on it?

Description : How can one claim, or locate, a specific part of outer space ?

Last Answer : http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/real_property_rights_in_outer_space.shtml especially “territorial claims section”..very interesting topic!

Description : What is the difference between SO grid references and SN grid references?

Last Answer : The ordnance survey splits the UK up into 100km squares. SN covers south west Wales and SO covers south east Wales and part of England (mainly Herefordshire if memory serves).

Description : Is there a free and easy to use website where I can plot multiple OS coordinates on a single map?

Last Answer : There’s a site called tableau but I can’t get it to link. I’ll keep trying.

Description : If you place a map of your town on the ground, how much of it covers the area represented?

Last Answer : Hmm, wouldn’t it be just one point? The distance from one point to another on the map would represent a larger distance than the distance from one point to another in the town, so any area larger than a point wouldn’t correspond…right?

Description : Where on the internet can I find a map of Germany and Prussia from the 1700's-1800's and also shows present Poland where I can site the cities?

Last Answer : There are several different maps on this website. Not sure if you can use any of them or not but at least you have several to look at.

Description : Do we need satellites for GPS to work, or can a ground based technology do the same thing?

Last Answer : You can triangulate from cell towers very accurately if the terrain is flat. You run into problems if there are hills.

Description : Is there a way to quickly to create a visual image of my network of friends on FB and how they are linked?

Last Answer : answer:http://blogs.sun.com/identity/entry/visualizing_facebook_social_graph http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=41511436436&topic=6693 http://www.thegeniusfiles.com/?tag=socialgraph ... =psy&hl=en&safe=off&q=social+graph+visualization+facebook&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=85ee0466577d2654

Description : What is the best GPS device?

Last Answer : We have a TomTom. It is easy to use, gives clear directions and is very accurate. I love it.

Description : Anyone know of an online globe?

Last Answer : answer:http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/ It’s sponsored by NASA so I’m guessing it’s good. (Haven’t tried it though)

Description : Want to be added to the map?

Last Answer : Sent – again, thanks for doing this!

Description : Why doesn't grass grow anymore on my Minecraft server?

Last Answer : Maybe grass doesn't grow on your minecraft anymore because you shaved it too much? I'd say to see a dermatologist if the problem persists. As for making it bigger, you get the minecraft ... to look into cutting back on the soda and carbonated beverages and increasing your water intake. Good luck.

Description : Walking/Fitness Competition - how to track teams progress?

Last Answer : By Madrid, do you mean Spain? Google maps won’t let you walk across the ocean because you’d very probably die trying to do that…

Description : Would you rather use a GPS or a paper map and your own brain?

Last Answer : I love how GPS will give you an alternate route if you miss a turn but I would be happier having an up-to-date paper map. I’m still too old school but I don’t trust technology all the time.

Description : Age of Mythology Random Maps?

Last Answer : Randomized levels in video games is a wonderful feature, especially for replayability. It removes monotony, and also discourages cheating via looking up walkthroughs.

Description : Is there an online map Web site that allows you to plot several points/add specific information? I know there is software that does this but want something quick, dirty, and online.

Last Answer : There’s always Google Maps. That’s where the Fluther map is, and lots of people plot points and specific information on it.

Description : What is the most lost you've ever been?

Last Answer : And here I thought this was about emotions. I accidentally wound up on a ‘secret’ base in Virginia. Those men terrified me and followed me for a three miles as I left. I have no clue where I was, their secret is very, very safe.

Description : Making a radius on google maps?

Last Answer : You can totally do this with the google maps API. I think it is the gpolygon function. I saw a site the had the exact example of what you want. I just cant find it.

Description : What is another good satellite photograthy map program besides Google Earth?

Last Answer : NOAA, if you like weather: http://www.goes.noaa.gov/

Description : How do map makers properly scale a map?

Last Answer : Usually when anything is built houses, roads, buildings, surveyors survey the land to get the measurements and dimensions of what is going to be built. You may see them around sometimes, theres usually two of them. One is looking through some sort of device on a tripod.

Description : How do i set my location based on my iphone?

Last Answer : Don’t think you can?

Description : When you just quickly glance at a map, what direction do you assume a river flows?

Last Answer : I always assume south.