{"id":1787878,"date":"2019-10-03T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1787878"},"modified":"2019-10-03T15:52:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:52:54","slug":"we-are-here-an-atlas-of-aotearoa-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/10\/we-are-here-an-atlas-of-aotearoa-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa (New Zealand)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today* is the publication date for We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (Massey University Press<\/a>), a visual atlas of New Zealand by geographer Chris McDowall<\/a> and designer Tim Denee<\/a>. An excerpt of the book can be viewed online here<\/a>. The authors have open sourced the code and data that went into making the book: it\u2019s all available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* Well, yesterday: it\u2019s already tomorrow in New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today* is the publication date for We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa (Massey University Press), a visual atlas of New Zealand by geographer Chris McDowall and designer Tim Denee. 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