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dedication: Preface

Ch. 1. Mapping Your Life

Ch. 2. Mapping Your Neighborhood

Ch. 3. Mapping Your World

Hack 22. Digging to China

Hack 23. Explore David Rumsey's Historical Maps

Hack 24. Explore a 3-D Model of the Entire World

Hack 25. Work with Multiple Lat/Long Formats

Hack 26. Work with Different Coordinate Systems

Hack 27. Calculate the Distance Between Points on the Earth's Surface

Hack 28. Experiment with Different Cartographic Projections

Hack 29. Plot Arbitrary Points on a World Map

Hack 30. Plot a Great Circle on a Flat Map

Hack 31. Plot Dymaxion Maps in Perl

Hack 32. Hack on Base Maps in Your Favorite Image Editor

Hack 33. Georeference an Arbitrary Tourist Map

Hack 34. Map Other Planets

Ch. 4. Mapping (on) the Web

Ch. 5. Mapping with Gadgets

Ch. 6. Mapping on Your Desktop

Ch. 7. Names and Places

Ch. 8. Building the Geospatial Web

Ch. 9. Mapping with Other People

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Hack 22. Digging to China

Impale the planet and debunk urban myths with some basic arithmetic.

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