{"id":1786774,"date":"2018-11-27T18:11:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T23:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1786774"},"modified":"2018-11-27T18:19:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T23:19:31","slug":"popular-mechanics-proselytizes-paper-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/11\/popular-mechanics-proselytizes-paper-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Mechanics Proselytizes Paper Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Popular Mechanics<\/em><\/a>: “Even in 2019, there are good reasons to own a paper map, whether it’s the kind you can grab at the gas station or a sturdy road atlas […] that lives in your car.” This is a listicle, so six reasons are given, some of which are absolute rubbish: paper maps aren’t “nearly flawless” in terms of accuracy (they do<\/em> go out of date), and they’re not inherently more comparative (checking vs. online maps) than checking one online map against another (e.g. Google vs. Apple vs. OpenStreetMap). Valid points about reliability and being able to plot out your own routes, though. [CCA<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Popular Mechanics: “Even in 2019, there are good reasons to own a paper map, whether it’s the kind you can grab at the gas station or a sturdy road atlas […] that lives in your… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[752],"tags":[85,845,610],"class_list":["post-1786774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-navigation","tag-driving-directions","tag-paper-maps","tag-roads","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1806372,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/the-end-of-the-ski-trail-map\/","url_meta":{"origin":1786774,"position":0},"title":"The End of the Ski Trail Map","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"14 March 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Ski trail maps may not last much past Jim Niehues\u2019s retirement. Ski resorts are increasingly resorting to apps rather than paper ski trail maps to help their guests navigate, the New York Times reports. Ski areas are increasingly cutting back on the number of pocket-size paper trail maps they print\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sport & Recreation"","block_context":{"text":"Sport & Recreation","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/sport-recreation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1786930,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/01\/old-phones-old-maps-and-old-tech\/","url_meta":{"origin":1786774,"position":1},"title":"Old Phones, Old Maps and Old Tech","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"7 January 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"CNet\u2019s Kent German asks people to stop tech-shaming over old phones and paper maps, though I'm not exactly sure who exactly does this (it's not like he provides any examples). Anyway, one example he does use to bolster his argument is the time a paper map saved him from getting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mobile"","block_context":{"text":"Mobile","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/mobile\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1829634,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/04\/paper-maps-new-business-lost-loves\/","url_meta":{"origin":1786774,"position":2},"title":"Paper Maps: New Business, Lost Loves","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"5 April 2024","format":"link","excerpt":"GIS analyst and cartographer Andrew Middleton moved across the country to become the new owner of the Map Center, a Rhode Island map store, after the previous owner announced that he was looking for someone to give the store away to. 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In a piece for The Conversation, she applies her argument against what she calls \"technochauvinism\"\u2014the idea that the digital and the technological are always better\u2014to mapmaking. \"Technochauvinists may believe that all digital maps are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Navigation"","block_context":{"text":"Navigation","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/navigation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1811906,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/01\/the-return-of-paper-maps-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":1786774,"position":5},"title":"The Return of Paper Maps, Again","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"24 January 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Every so often we see a story about how paper maps are making a comeback. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that sales of paper maps have been going up in recent years\u2014a story that NBC\u2019s Today show picked up yesterday. 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