December 10, 2009

Map O’ The Day #187 - Wind-Turbine Infographic

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Todays MOTD comes to us from Beau Daniels and is a technical Infographic of how a wind turbine works.

December 9, 2009

Map O’ The Day #186 - How To Make A Paper Airplane

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Today’s MOTD is another terrific infographic from Paul Horn and the Union-Tribune. It was done as an add for the San Diego Aerospace Museum and shows how to make one style of paper airplane.

December 7, 2009

Map O’ The Day #185 - Guggenheim Face-Lift

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Today’s MOTD comes to use from The New York Times and shows all of the cracks in the exterior on the West view of the structure.

December 3, 2009

Map O’ The Day #184 - Retrofitting The 805

Category: Uncategorized — Tags: , , – Grant Smith @ 6:38 pm

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Todays MOTD comes from Paul Horn of the Union Tribune and shows how Los Angeles retrofitted their highway to make it more earthquake resistant.

December 2, 2009

Map O’ The Day #183 - Great Lakes Profile

Category: Uncategorized — Tags: , , – Grant Smith @ 6:14 pm

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Today’s MOTD comes from the US Army Corps of Engineers and is a boaters reference for depths, lengths and connections of the various waterways that make up the great lakes.

December 1, 2009

Map O’ The Day #182 - Star Wars Influence Map

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Today’s MOTD is a very interesting and impressive map charting all of the associations that the original creators of Star Wars have had throughout the years in the categories of games, sound, films and special effects.