Comments for Concharto Blog http://blog.concharto.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on A Calculus of History, Mass Collaboration by Google Maps, Buscador de Numeros Celulares http://blog.concharto.com/2008/01/28/a-calculus-of-history-mass-collaboration/#comment-67 Google Maps, Buscador de Numeros Celulares Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:27:58 +0000 http://blog.timespacemap.com/2008/01/28/a-calculus-of-history-mass-collaboration/#comment-67 [...] Concharto Blog » Blog Archive » A Calculus of History, Mass … [...] [...] Concharto Blog » Blog Archive » A Calculus of History, Mass … [...]

]]> Comment on New: Export to Google Earth, Terrain Map by frank http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/19/new-export-to-google-earth-terrain-map/#comment-50 frank Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:36:25 +0000 http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/19/new-export-to-google-earth-terrain-map/#comment-50 On concharto, the terrain data is supplied by google maps. Unfortunately, I don't know of an way to get this data out of google maps. I believe some of the terrain data is freely available from public sources, but it would probably be a complex task for you to find it and convert it into usable form. On concharto, the terrain data is supplied by google maps. Unfortunately, I don’t know of an way to get this data out of google maps. I believe some of the terrain data is freely available from public sources, but it would probably be a complex task for you to find it and convert it into usable form.

]]> Comment on New: Export to Google Earth, Terrain Map by Fela http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/19/new-export-to-google-earth-terrain-map/#comment-49 Fela Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:58:58 +0000 http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/19/new-export-to-google-earth-terrain-map/#comment-49 I was wondering if there is a way of exporting a terrain map of a certain area from Concharto into a normal displacement map, for personal use making a layout in Trainz (a train simulator) to get the right terrain. I was wondering if there is a way of exporting a terrain map of a certain area from Concharto into a normal displacement map, for personal use making a layout in Trainz (a train simulator) to get the right terrain.

]]> Comment on The Play by Concharto Blog » Blog Archive » Documenting the Summer Olympics http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/01/the-play/#comment-47 Concharto Blog » Blog Archive » Documenting the Summer Olympics Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:33:38 +0000 http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/01/the-play/#comment-47 [...] Avinash here, one of the admins at Concharto and creator of The Play. I’ll be posting some sample ways you can add to Concharto and document specific [...] [...] Avinash here, one of the admins at Concharto and creator of The Play. I’ll be posting some sample ways you can add to Concharto and document specific [...]

]]> Comment on Concharto is not Historical Cartography by Israel "izzy" Cohen http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/07/concharto-is-not-historical-cartography/#comment-15 Israel "izzy" Cohen Wed, 07 May 2008 17:30:53 +0000 http://blog.concharto.com/2008/05/07/concharto-is-not-historical-cartography/#comment-15 Anthropomorphic maps were generated by configuring the body of a god or goddess over the area to be mapped. The name of each part of that body became the name of the area under that part. This produced a scale 1:1 map-without-paper on which each place name automatically indicated its approximate location and direction with respect to every other place on the same map whose name was produced in this way. You are cordially invited to join the BPMaps discussion group on this topic, a very quiet list that averages about 2 messages per month. The URL is: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPMaps/ The Challenge: To produce computer software that will find additional body-part maps elsewhere in the world. Available inputs: (1) geographic databases with ancient place names (e.g., the Perseus project). (2) body-part names on Swadesh lists. Unfortunately, the navel is not included. Aphrodite as an Anthropomorphic Map The goddess we call Aphrodite Is not just an old Grecian deity. The Phoenicians did make Her a map. It's not fake. Her body is cartograffiti. The Punic war destroyed her face, The Romans left nary a trace. But her hair is still there, In Sahara, that's where. And her chin's a Tunisian place. Mt. Atlas is her first verTebra. Her backbone is now Gulf of Sidra. Her heart is in Libya, Her left leg, Somalia. Her breast is in Chad wearing no bra. The Greeks called her liver Egypt, an' Her kidney was Biblical Goshen. She's bent at her waist, Now Misr-ably placed. The Red Sea was her menstruation. As a kid I did think the Red Sea Was an English map typo: lost E, From Reed Sea in Hebrew. But that could not be true, Mare Rubrum 'twas Latin, B.C. Aphrodite with Hermes did sin, We know this is true 'cause within Her "snatch" we call Sinai His "zaiyin" does still lie. It's known as the desert of Zin. Best regards, Israel "izzy" Cohen Anthropomorphic maps were generated by configuring the body of a god or goddess over the area to be mapped. The name of each part of that body became the name of the area under that part. This produced a scale 1:1 map-without-paper on which each place name automatically indicated its approximate location and direction with respect to every other place on the same map whose name was produced in this way.

You are cordially invited to join the BPMaps discussion group on this topic, a very quiet list that averages about 2 messages per month. The URL is:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPMaps/

The Challenge: To produce computer software that will find additional body-part maps elsewhere in the world. Available inputs:
(1) geographic databases with ancient place names (e.g., the Perseus project).
(2) body-part names on Swadesh lists. Unfortunately, the navel is not
included.

Aphrodite as an Anthropomorphic Map

The goddess we call Aphrodite
Is not just an old Grecian deity.
The Phoenicians did make
Her a map. It’s not fake.
Her body is cartograffiti.

The Punic war destroyed her face,
The Romans left nary a trace.
But her hair is still there,
In Sahara, that’s where.
And her chin’s a Tunisian place.

Mt. Atlas is her first verTebra.
Her backbone is now Gulf of Sidra.
Her heart is in Libya,
Her left leg, Somalia.
Her breast is in Chad wearing no bra.

The Greeks called her liver Egypt, an’
Her kidney was Biblical Goshen.
She’s bent at her waist,
Now Misr-ably placed.
The Red Sea was her menstruation.

As a kid I did think the Red Sea
Was an English map typo: lost E,
From Reed Sea in Hebrew.
But that could not be true,
Mare Rubrum ’twas Latin, B.C.

Aphrodite with Hermes did sin,
We know this is true ’cause within
Her “snatch” we call Sinai
His “zaiyin” does still lie.
It’s known as the desert of Zin.

Best regards,
Israel “izzy” Cohen

]]> Comment on A Calculus of History, Mass Collaboration by Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Time Space Map http://blog.concharto.com/2008/01/28/a-calculus-of-history-mass-collaboration/#comment-9 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Time Space Map Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:22:04 +0000 http://blog.timespacemap.com/2008/01/28/a-calculus-of-history-mass-collaboration/#comment-9 [...] Time Space Map Here is a cool idea that is just getting started. The Time Space Map is kind of a combination of Wikipedia and Google Map mashups. It allows people to graph historical events in a temporal fashion. The picture below shows the growth of the Inca Empire. A good description can be found here. [...] [...] Time Space Map Here is a cool idea that is just getting started. The Time Space Map is kind of a combination of Wikipedia and Google Map mashups. It allows people to graph historical events in a temporal fashion. The picture below shows the growth of the Inca Empire. A good description can be found here. [...]

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