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Author: DougDoug Date: Aug 28, 2008 23:05
And that is not all they are demolishing.
"Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
Churches, cathedrals, stately homes, battlefields, ancient woodlands,
rivers, eccentric landmarks and many more features which make up the
tapestry of the British landscape are not being represented in online
maps, which focus on merely providing driving directions, said Mary
Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society..."
More:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/internet-maps-demolish-british-history...
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Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Aug 28, 2008 23:12
> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>
> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
More complete crap. For a start, the headline is very in-Independent like in
using a completely inappropriate word - demolishing. I bet you were drooling
at that, only to find that no-one was demolishing anything. I'm afraid by
the time I got to the sentence, "such monuments could fade from public
consciousness" I dismissed the article as tripe.
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Author: DougDoug Date: Aug 28, 2008 23:15
On 29 Aug, 07:12, "Graculus" hotmail.co.uk>
wrote:>> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>
>> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
>> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>
> More complete crap. For a start, the headline is very in-Independent like in
> using a completely inappropriate word - demolishing. I bet you were drooling
> at that, only to find that no-one was demolishing anything. I'm afraid by
> the time I got to the sentence, "such monuments could fade from public
> consciousness" I dismissed the article as tripe.
Well you would wouldn't you, as a motorist.
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Author: FodFod Date: Aug 28, 2008 23:42
On 29 Aug, 07:05, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>
> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>
> Churches, cathedrals, stately homes, battlefields, ancient woodlands,
> rivers, eccentric landmarks and many more features which make up the
> tapestry of the British landscape are not being represented in online
> maps, which focus on merely providing driving directions, said Mary
> Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society..."
Erm Doug, most motorists have a copy of a detailed map. Probably most
non motorists don't...
Also some internet mapping also comes with satalite imagery and the
ability for users to annotate the area with items of interest.
So the internet map can actually do the opposite of what is being
claimed...
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Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Aug 28, 2008 23:46
> On 29 Aug, 07:12, "Graculus" hotmail.co.uk>
> wrote:>>> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>>
>>> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
>>> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>>
>> More complete crap. For a start, the headline is very in-Independent like
>> in
>> using a completely inappropriate word - demolishing. I bet you were
>> drooling
>> at that, only to find that no-one was demolishing anything. I'm afraid by
>> the time I got to the sentence, "such monuments could fade from public
>> consciousness" I dismissed the article as tripe. ...
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Aug 28, 2008 23:50
Doug wrote:
> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>
> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>
> Churches, cathedrals, stately homes, battlefields, ancient woodlands,
> rivers, eccentric landmarks and many more features which make up the
> tapestry of the British landscape are not being represented in online
> maps, which focus on merely providing driving directions, said Mary
> Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society..."
>
> More:
>
> http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/internet-maps-demolish-british-history...
>
>
> --
> World Carfree Network
> http://www.worldcarfree.net/ ...
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Author: Mark GoodgeMark Goodge Date: Aug 29, 2008 00:06
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:12:10 +0100, Graculus put finger to keyboard
and typed:
>> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>>
>> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
>> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>
>More complete crap. For a start, the headline is very in-Independent like in
>using a completely inappropriate word - demolishing.
I think you mean "very Independent-like". Such quality "reporting" is
typical of the Indy, these days.
>I bet you were drooling
>at that, only to find that no-one was demolishing anything. I'm afraid by
>the time I got to the sentence, "such monuments could fade from public
>consciousness" I dismissed the article as tripe.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 29, 2008 00:10
Doug wrote:
> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>
This is yet another example of Doug's failure to read and understand. Were
you ever employed as a journalist Doug?
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Author: AboAbo Date: Aug 29, 2008 00:19
Doug wrote:
> And that is not all they are demolishing.
>
> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>
> Churches, cathedrals, stately homes, battlefields, ancient woodlands,
> rivers, eccentric landmarks and many more features which make up the
> tapestry of the British landscape are not being represented in online
> maps, which focus on merely providing driving directions, said Mary
> Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society..."
--
Abo
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Date: Aug 29, 2008 00:53
> "Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain
> off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
>
> Churches, cathedrals, stately homes, battlefields, ancient woodlands,
> rivers, eccentric landmarks and many more features which make up the
> tapestry of the British landscape are not being represented in online
> maps, which focus on merely providing driving directions, said Mary
> Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society..."
That is quite traditional for any form of map targeting a particular use. It
is known as de-cluttering - removing the bits that people don't need to make
it easier to read the bits they actually want. VFR aeronautical maps don't
show battlefields either, but they do show radio masts.
Colin Bignell
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