Tag Archives: Tools

Nov13

Map Making Resources

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Image by Curran. Kelleher. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.

Image by Curran. Kelleher. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

I am not sure if it’s my passion for travel or the trained geographer in me, but, I am drawn to maps. The weathered, even torn, vintage variety seems to have the strongest allure for me.

A new take on an old classic are digital maps. So when I ran across a post by Open Education Database (OEDb), I knew I wanted to pass it on to my readers.  This summer, OEDb created a link for “Do-It-Youselfers” to 20 free open source tools and data resources to help non-GIS (Geographic Information Systems) users, create maps. Click here to begin!

Jul2

Recommended App: Google Translate

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If you are considering international travel but are not fluent in a particular language, I recommend downloading Google Translate App to your smartphone. This free App is available for both Android and iPhone. Click here to view a short video about this product or click below to begin downloading;

Android: Google Play Store App 

Image by Spartan Daily. Retrieved from Google Search

Image by Spartan Daily. Retrieved from Google Search

iPhone: iTunes Store App

This app is available in the following languages: English, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

  • Seller: Google, Inc.
Image by Google Translate

Image by Google Translate