we have two nice map stories. The first is from AJ news and the second is about the new Google maps being fully released
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/maps-cartographycolonialismnortheurocentricglobe.html
"Why do maps always show the north as up? For those who don’t just take it for granted, the common answer is that Europeans made the maps and they wanted to be on top. But there’s really no good reason for the north to claim top-notch cartographic real estate over any other bearing, as an examination of old maps from different places and periods can confirm."
go to the above link for the rest of the well done article
For Google maps
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-gorgeous-new-google-maps-will-soon-be-available-to-all-1226431
or
http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2014/02/new-google-maps-makes-travels-easier
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/maps-cartographycolonialismnortheurocentricglobe.html
"Why do maps always show the north as up? For those who don’t just take it for granted, the common answer is that Europeans made the maps and they wanted to be on top. But there’s really no good reason for the north to claim top-notch cartographic real estate over any other bearing, as an examination of old maps from different places and periods can confirm."
go to the above link for the rest of the well done article
For Google maps
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-gorgeous-new-google-maps-will-soon-be-available-to-all-1226431
or
http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2014/02/new-google-maps-makes-travels-easier
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