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I've been using the overlay feature of Google Earth to match historical maps to modern landscapes. I just finished taking a couple of the Normandy Landing Bigot maps of Omaha Beach and lining them up - quite tricky, but incredibly interesting. One thing I've discovered is that modern maps are vastly more accurate than some of what they had to deal with, at least with the WWI maps I've played with.
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you might just be looking at actual topographical changes. For example, when they trace Lewis and Clark's route, the spots where they camped are now far away from the river because it changed course.
Oh wait ... that's where you live. Never mind.As a rookie engineer, one of my first jobs was a navigation improvement project on the Yukon River in Alaska. I had to superimpose current aerial photos onto vintage USGS topo grid maps. The maps were based on earlier photos that were long gone.
From this eyestrain exercise, I could chart the rate of channel meander and sediment bar migration. I had to use a stereoscopic machine that pulled my eyes out of their sockets.
You did it with your clothes on ;-)
I have always wanted to produce a historical book of the local area, a book of semi-transparent maps which would overlay one another, each map showing how the area was laid-out during a different time period. I think it would be interesting to see how things have changed from, say, the 1850's to the present day in 10 year increments, and demonstrate how quickly things are changing "now" compared to "back in the day".I've wanted to do this for quite some time but have never given it any serious looking-into, and now that I've put the idea here online I'm sure someone will steal the idea away from me, make a gazillion dollars a year, and buy-out Bill Gates. Ah well, such is the burden I must bear to be a visionary....
Ergo grex, ergo sum.
We think alike in a lot of ways. That sort of project would interest the living heck outta me, and of course would be infinitely educational.I'm into the military thing, particularly in Europe, but all fields of battle interest me. To produce a set of semi-transparent maps to overlay modern aerial photographs would be an awesome project, as one can relate to the modern image and then see the historical layout in perspective.
Someday I'll have to hitchhike to Minnesota; its just that first leg from Bermuda to the US that's tough...
I don't know if it's "real" or not but I received one of those "joke of the day" type emails at work the other day which provided directions (from either Google or Mapquest, I don't remember) on how to get from New York City to Paris, France. It was pretty normal looking ("Turn right at 43rd Street, proceed 1.2 miles, time: 5.1 minutes..."), until Step #27, and then things went slightly weird- "Swim across Atlantic Ocean, 1700 miles, time: 29 days". Pretty funny when you first see it!Perhaps when I retire in 20 years(!) if no one else has published a book such as this I will follow-through on this idea. I know absolutely nothing about books or publishing or maps, but yeah, I think the educational value of this would be high. And to the extreme, heck, forget Minnesota- Can you imagine a book of overlaying maps of Western Europe? Or Greece? Or anywhere else that has a vast historical past? Cool!
Damn you, EG! Now you got me all fired-up about this!
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I'll head down to the airport and stick my thumb out in hopes that one of the planes will give me a lift. I should be there in about 20 years at that rate ;-)Seriously, it is a very cool concept, and one could do great things using the computer for that. Hmmmm....
Just remember me when you get that "de-luxe apartment in the sky", 'kay? Jimmy needs a new pair of amps.
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In fact, as soon as I move into my upper West Side apartment I'll send you, *absolutely free*, Yorx's very finest tuner/amp/8-track/record player combo with matching Panasonic Thruster speakers. That should satisfy any audio craving you ever had ;-)
Is this some of your past work??
I can't see it, BB! It's all fuzzy!Give me a coupla days....
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Can you see these?Smile
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Holy canole, Batman! I can count the goose-pimples on her nipples!Yup! I think I'm gonna like this new graphics card!
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Computer store, here I come!
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Those Europeans really are different eh?
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.......don't you think?Smile
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