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Mar 15, 2010
A Letter To Our Mappers
Dear Mappers, Since 2005, Platial has worked to pave the way for a world which can be viewed from the eyes of its citizens, "The People's Atlas". To date, between Platial and Frappr, over 5MM maps have been created. Our... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2010 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Geographic Euthanasia: The End of Platial As We Know It
Just a few minutes ago, we pushed an update that signals the end of Platial as we know it. The quick things you need to know if you have a Platial map you care about: All maps have been replaced... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2010 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Start Archiving Your Favorite Platial Maps Today
Posted Feb 24, 2010 at Platial News and Neogeography
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GPS Enabled Chair Experiment
Blu Dot Real Good Experiment from Real Good Chair on Vimeo. via @gabrielamadeus Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2010 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Shoppingcartography.org
Shoppingcartography is a mapping activity that tracks where the things we buy are from. Intended for the home or workplace, this world map helps reveal the geography of our shopping in a fun and beautiful way. It is a kit... Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2010 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Mappy Blankies
Posted Jan 8, 2010 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Important Notice about Frappr
Posted Dec 12, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Exporting Archives of Frappr Maps
Posted Dec 9, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Blue Monochrome
Every time you refresh the Blue Monochrome page, you get a new piece of ocean from Google Maps satellite. One of the nicest bits of Google Maps art I've seen Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Map of Knight Rider K.I.T.T. Replicas
One of my new favorite maps is of the locations of people who loved the show Knight Rider enough to make custom replica K.I.T.T. cars and keep them around for more than 20 years. This is dedication. These are true... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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What is Psychogeography Today?
Rich Cochrane explores the modern significance of psychogeography. Does modern psychogeography retain anything of the radical agenda of the 1960s? Should it? Does the term really mean much in relation to modern practice? This conversation is taking place in London... Continue reading
Posted Oct 28, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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People-Powered Maps
Posted Oct 5, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Platial Will Return Soon
As those of you who have used platial over the past 4 years know, we have never been great at uptime. This current situation is similar, we are working hard to bring things back up but it's taking longer than... Continue reading
Posted Sep 24, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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When Locations Act: A Map of Hitchcock's Vertigo
Wade Roush created a map of outdoor filming locations from Hitchcock's Vertigo. It's great specifically for it's revelation that narrative "place" might be different than literal "place". Specifically that Big Basin State Park was and actor playing the role of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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David Byrne's Perfect City
David Byrne has always been quirky. That's a given, but reading this article about what his ideal city would feel like makes me realize that he's also got a pragmatic side. Don't get me wrong, his vision for an ideal... Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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September 11th
8 years later, it's still a nearly unbelievable fact, and Fynn Sloyan's piece is still clear and simply touching. It's also not too late to add your story to the "Where I Was" map. Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Belgia - simulated suburbs
What is new? The above image comes from the promotional website for Belgia, an idealised 'Belgian-style' community near Moscow, complete with Dutch gables and windmills. We hadn't considered the suburbs of Belgium to represent a suburban domestic idyll, but clearly... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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Spinning & Inverted Pyramid
Places are multi-faceted. They can be seen, described, and remembered from many different angles. Communicating this notion was one of the original design challenges for the early platial website. At one point we were experimenting with an animated marker that... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2009 at Platial News and Neogeography
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