“Globes have a very low survival rate,” explained Ian Fowler, director of the Osher Map Library (OML) at the University of Southern Maine. Made to be touched and spun, globes wear down over the years, ...

The United States Geological Survey has nearly completed its project to digitize over 200,000 topographical maps and create a free, searchable online archive The United States Geological Survey has ...

LEOMINSTER — The city is on its way to having a database that will allow firefighters rushing to the scene of a fire to know the type of structure they’re facing, the roads that access it and the ...

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Rajasthan ranks among the better performing states in digitizing its land records and maps under National Land Records Development Modernisation Programme (NLRMP). Once the project is fully ...

At least 22 states have invested in digitizing maps of K-12 public schools for law enforcement agencies to use during emergencies such as mass shootings. Iowa, New Jersey, Virginia and Wisconsin have ...

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the University of Chicago Library, in partnership with the Newberry Library and the Chicago History Museum, a grant to digitize historical maps of ...

In an attempt to end land disputes in the state, Haryana has almost completed the process of digitizing maps of individual land holdings. CHANDIGARH: In an attempt to end land disputes in the state, ...