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Michigan’s is brand new for 2009, taking over from publications from 1984 and 1970. The 672-page “Michigan Geography and Geology” was published this year by Pearson Custom Publishers in Boston and serves as a collegiate text. Michigan State University Professor Randall Schaetzl led a team of 54 professors from 15 universities to put the book together.
“When I see these symbols on a map, they make me feel comfortable, and keep me from getting lost. A musical map is really similar. All of these things talk to us without using words.”
- Avid recreational hiker and Cleveland Orchestra cellist, David Harrell used analogies from navigation to explain how printed music works to underprivileged students in South Florida. Per the article in the Plain Dealer, “he likened a musical score to a map, pointing out how both offer precise, non-verbal information. A key signature, for instance, is a sort of musical compass.” (I’ve been playing music since I was about nine. I never thought of it that way. I guess a time signature is a sort of speed limit?)
This week we look at several lawsuits within the geospatial community that have made news in the past few weeks, and while we are not legal experts or lawyers, explore what they may "really" be about. Microsoft is suing TomTom; the Borings of Pennsylvania are going after Google once again and Pictometry and GEOSPAN continue to duke it out about patents.
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