{"id":5856,"date":"2016-06-30T19:08:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T19:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2016-05-23T19:10:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T19:10:20","slug":"linked-inside-the-secret-world-of-russias-cold-war-mapmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/06\/30\/linked-inside-the-secret-world-of-russias-cold-war-mapmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Inside the Secret World of Russia\u2019s Cold War Mapmakers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/07\/secret-cold-war-maps\/\">via Wired<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The maps were part of one of the most ambitious cartographic enterprises ever undertaken. During the Cold War, the Soviet military mapped the entire world, parts of it down to the level of individual buildings. The Soviet maps of US and European cities have details that aren\u2019t on domestic maps made around the same time, things like the precise width of roads, the load-bearing capacity of bridges, and the types of factories. They\u2019re the kinds of things that would come in handy if you\u2019re planning a tank invasion. Or an occupation. Things that would be virtually impossible to find out without eyes on the ground.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Amazing story. These maps are incredibly detailed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Wired: The maps were part of one of the most ambitious cartographic enterprises ever undertaken. 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Obviously, I can\u2019t\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4007,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/02\/02\/linked-super-bowl-interactive-maps-via-esri\/","url_meta":{"origin":5856,"position":2},"title":"Linked: Super Bowl Interactive Maps via ESRI","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"February 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Looks like ESRI has taken data from my employer (TomTom) and others to create a set of interactive maps in celebration of today\u2019s Super Bowl. 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Really amazing to see how generations of cartographers documented our shorelines and cities.\u00a0 http:\/\/mapsdesign.tumblr.com\/?og=1","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4743,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/07\/08\/linked-why-not-google\/","url_meta":{"origin":5856,"position":4},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Why not Google?&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"July 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"via Marco: There\u2019s a widespread assumption that heavy use of Google products is unavoidable and that they\u2019re always the \u201cbest\u201d. That hasn\u2019t been my experience. I\u2019m still very happy with DuckDuckGo for search, and Apple Maps has been no worse than Google Maps for me recently. 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