On 15 Jul 2006, at 17:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While many people have written and spoken inspiring ideas about
geography,
I find the maps and images themselves most inspiring. For me,
there are a
few maps or types of maps that carry special meaning because they
represent real places or real events that we can experience in person.
I'm sure everyone has their personal favorites. Perhaps a survey
of how
maps generate emotion would be of interest to Wired?
For me it's whatever 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey sheet I live on. Paper
maps are one of the most beautiful artefacts humans have created.
I have a theory that one of the reasons why there's so much activity
around geowanking is that paper maps are an almost perfect user
interface (assuming you have the map you want). Making computers do
anything even half as cool is a big - and inspirational - challenge.
--
Andy Armstrong, hexten.net
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