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Saturday, October 28, 2017

BBC on Maps

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20161007-why-paper-road-maps-wont-die

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160614-maps-have-north-at-the-top-but-it-couldve-been-different

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32545974

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141127-the-last-unmapped-places

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