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Show HN: My weekend project - NewsMap

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Re: Show HN: My weekend project - NewsMap

#14

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rmason wrote: post #10

Poorly drawn US map detracts greatly from your excellent effort. For example here's how the state of Michigan should look: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvbQgmBVvV4/TyGBIIw0a5I/AAAAAAAAA5...

I was using the map from http://jvectormap.com/maps/countries/usa/

I'll look into the fix, however. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: My weekend project - NewsMap

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kevinherron wrote: post #13

It's got some incorrect data. Sacramento's largest newspaper, the Sacramento Bee, is listed as a magazine. Sacramento Magazine, on the flip-side, is listed as a newspaper.

Thanks, I'll try and put in a fix. I extracted the data from a few sources and didn't have time to verify all of it.

Re: Show HN: My weekend project - NewsMap

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mehrshad wrote: post #9

First off, great concept. Always wanted to see a better version of http://www.world-newspapers.com to get a local perspective on international events. However, I'm noticing some errors in matching sites to locales, e.g. US > CA > Fillmore (San Francisco Downtown) maps to the San Luis Obispo times. Also, might want to consider tweaking the name to avoid confusion with the popular NewsMap [ http://www.newsmap.jp ].

That was my intention, as far as the concept went. I'll look into the data issue as well, it was extracted from various places.

Re: Show HN: My weekend project - NewsMap

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Post by vog »

mhlakhani wrote: post #14
rmason wrote: post #10

Poorly drawn US map detracts greatly from your excellent effort. For example here's how the state of Michigan should look: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvbQgmBVvV4/TyGBIIw0a5I/AAAAAAAAA5...

I was using the map from http://jvectormap.com/maps/countries/usa/ I'll look into the fix, however. Thanks!

I like the "Natural Earth" data sets very much, which I can really recommend:

http://www.naturalearthdata.com/

Re: Show HN: My weekend project - NewsMap

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Post by jlev »

mhlakhani wrote: post #14
rmason wrote: post #10

Poorly drawn US map detracts greatly from your excellent effort. For example here's how the state of Michigan should look: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvbQgmBVvV4/TyGBIIw0a5I/AAAAAAAAA5...

I was using the map from http://jvectormap.com/maps/countries/usa/ I'll look into the fix, however. Thanks!

JQVMap.com has a more pleasing projection, and doesn't munge michigan. I believe it uses Winkel tripel instead of Miller cylindrical. http://www.radicalcartography.net/?projectionref
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