Reconstructing the Ancient Trade Routes / / No Comments Voyage with a Tail Wind: Chronicles of Ancient Maritime Journeys uses an ancient 15th Century book to reconstruct the trade routes used by Chinese spice traders during the Ming Dynasty. The Voyage with a Tail Wind or Shun Feng Xiang Song is a Chinese manuscript, dating from around 1403, which documents the maritime routes, coastal landmarks, and navigational hazards encountered by Chinese Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Ancient, Reconstructing, Routes, Trade
The fitness map of world: Interactive atlas reveals the routes millions of athletes run and cycle around the world – Daily Mail / / No Comments Daily Mail The fitness map of world: Interactive atlas reveals the routes millions of athletes run and cycle around the worldDaily MailThe data was taken from Strava, an app which uses GPS to track people's activities and can record key metrics about that activity. Users can zoom in to an area on the map and then choose what activity they want to focus in on – cycling, running, water … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: around, athletes, atlas, Cycle, Daily, fitness, Interactive, Mail, millions, reveals, Routes, World
Four Apps for Mapping Your Walking Routes – New York Times / / No Comments New York Times Four Apps for Mapping Your Walking RoutesNew York TimesSuch apps let travelers live in the moment. You don't have to stop and jot down beguiling lanes, restaurants and boutiques — the app leaves digital bread crumbs. Also, the routes that these apps ultimately plot are more than maps; they're shareable … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: apps, Four, Mapping, Routes, Times, walking, York