We’re losing our mental maps
Can't go anywhere without your sat-nav? You might be wiping out your memory. They are supposed to make getting around easier, but evidently over-reliance on sat-navs could leave us completely lost, More »
Londonist Highly Recommends LMF Book
The Londonist is the first to review LMF's London in Maps, A Changing Perspective, a brand new book setting out unusual and intriguing London maps you might not have seen before. Read the full review here. Available for purchase now from the London Mapping Festival. £29.99 plus P&P, 200 pages, hardcover, full colour. More »
UK Police Forces Embrace 3D Laser Scanning
LMF supporter, Leica Geosystems, is pleased to announce the largest ever order of Leica ScanStation C10’s as UK Police Forces embrace High Definition SurveyingTM (HDS). The scanners will be supplied as part of a £2.7 million investment from the Department of Transport to reduce motorway closures following a collision. Delivery of the instruments, full onsite training and support will commence later this month in readiness to help ease the potential traffic congestion caused by major collisions, especially in light of the forthcoming 2012 Olympics. More »
LMF’s First Six Months
The London Mapping Festival has had an incredibly successful first six months boasting a sell out launch, a 30-strong exhibitor showcase, a comprehensive map gallery, in excess of 80 commercial and non-commercial supporters, over 500 twitter followers, 25 Supporters’ events, and a 1st book print run that’s sold out. So what’s in store for 2012? Keep up to date by signing up to the monthly LMF e-newsletter. More »
