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Interesting Web Sites

Below are just a few of the interesting web sites and I've found or students have sent to me. The latest will be at the top with them getting older (and a better chance they will be broken) toward the bottom.

CalTrans - Nice application of GoogleMaps, try clicking on a camera

Wind Map - Animated Map of wind movement

Whistler Blackcomb Ski Area - nice example of an interactive map with a purpose

West Wing - Why are we changing maps?

We Have Been Misled By An Erroneous Map Of The World For 500 Years

A Real-Time Map of Births and Deaths

America’s Mood Map: An Interactive Guide to the United States of Attitude

The Essential Geography of the United States of America - check out the cartography on this map!

A Wondrous GIF Shows the Most Popular Baby Names for Girls Since 1960

Drone Crash! - not a map but a cool video showing a "bird's eye view" from a drone used by ConservationDrones.org

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