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Do you like maps?
Yes 45%  45%  [ 19 ]
Yes 45%  45%  [ 19 ]
No 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
No 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
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16 Jul 2006, 4:52 am

Who likes maps out there? Because I LOVE MAPS. I like them because I like looking at how citys are designed.



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16 Jul 2006, 4:54 am

I work as a mapmaker for a city government in the Houston area.

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16 Jul 2006, 5:26 am

I havent really ever thought about it before, but now that I did.. I do in fact like maps quite a bit. I enjoy those that show what lies under streets, tunnels, utilities, etc. I also just like seeing how things are done :)


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16 Jul 2006, 5:27 am

And I make maps that feature all the things you listed.

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16 Jul 2006, 5:34 am

Tim_Tex wrote:
And I make maps that feature all the things you listed.

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Well...now that is cool :)

Since you make them, perhaps you would know how I could get some of my city? The cities website doesnt seem to show anything along these lines. And I guess I really dont know if I can even ask for such maps.


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16 Jul 2006, 7:47 am

I like world maps, in fact, I bought one today! It's interesting to see how the countries are divided, and how dramatic some coastlines are.


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16 Jul 2006, 9:14 am

I enjoy looking at maps of Canada and Britain.



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16 Jul 2006, 10:05 am

I like maps and globes especially. I like studying where all the counties are even the tiny little island countries. After, i see where they are on the globe it sticks in my head and never forget it.


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16 Jul 2006, 10:16 am

Ever heard of GIS? That's what I use. My official title is GIS technician.

Funny you should mention Canada, because my supervisor (the GIS Specialist), is from Canada.

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16 Jul 2006, 10:55 am

Appen wrote:
Who likes maps out there? Because I LOVE MAPS. I like them because I like looking at how citys are designed.


Ummm... This is a duplicate poll. I already did a poll on this very question. 92% said yes. Your poll will have similar results. :roll:


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16 Jul 2006, 1:50 pm

Nope, I hate maps.

The fact that I can't read them may have something to do with that though.



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17 Jul 2006, 6:11 am

My favourite maps are the Melbourne Melways and the vicroads in australia.The way Melway is designed you can fit a lot of detail. you can see what I meen by going to this website. www.street-directory.com.au/



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17 Jul 2006, 2:01 pm

I used to be obsessed with the US Atlas I was given when I was like 8 but I don't look at it much anymore :(.


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17 Jul 2006, 5:21 pm

I dont mind finding out where places are etc, i cycle abit aswell so i often use them.



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17 Jul 2006, 8:43 pm

I like looking at historical maps and seeing how the world used to be divvied up.



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18 Jul 2006, 5:03 pm

werbert wrote:
I like looking at historical maps and seeing how the world used to be divvied up.


Just think in a few hundred years they will be looking at our maps and thinking the same thing


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