Maps

Thinking of how we depend on GPS, GIS platform maps such as Google maps, map quest nothing beats tangible map in my books. We can depend on technology all we want but it can't be the final option. Technology has been know to need batteries, breakdown give wrong directions, yeah I'm speaking to you map quest and google, the tangible hard copy map is still relevant.

(my topo map)


My self I have a fascination with maps because it is a representation of how we see the world. So much information can be presented the basic political maps of boundaries and cities, road map, topographic maps show elevation.

(my topo map)
Maps are a form of communication that has been used from very early times whether indigenous people who use animal bone piles on the prairies to say this is a good hunting spot, to propaganda maps of Hitler invading all of Europe and the World.

www.newberry.org/smith/slidesets/vs1.html

So don't depend on technology, use it but balance it out with a hard copy tangible map it save you a couple of bucks as you have no need to throw out your GPS after the millionth "turn left....recalculating route....turn right.....recalculating route."