The large intelligence inward online mapping this calendar week was the launch of OpenStreetMap's novel map editor iD. iD has been designed to lower the threshold for users to edit OpenStreetMap data.
Central to this mission of easing users into the skills needed to add together to OpenStreetMap is a neat introductory walk-through tutorial. When y'all commencement opened upwardly the editor an interactive tutorial guides y'all through unopen to of the of import features of editing OpenStreetMaps.
iD is a neat improvement on the sometime OpenStreetMaps editing tools as well as greatly reduces the learning fold for novel OpenStreetMap editors.
Ancient Maps of Jerusalem is a neat novel interactive tool to browse the National Library of Israel's collection of maps of Jerusalem.
H5N1 timeline interface allows users to browse the maps yesteryear date. The earliest map is Civitas Iherusalem, dating from 1486 as well as the timeline includes hundreds of maps, correct upwardly to the Map of Jerusalem as well as Environs, dated 1935.
If y'all click on whatsoever of the map images y'all tin give the sack persuasion the map inward a larger format. This larger format includes a handy piffling magnifying drinking glass tool that allows y'all to persuasion whatsoever department of the map inward close-up detail.
