Dora and Maps
As if I could make my map like Dora's map

Like a morning habit, every 7AM on ANTV, channel 8 at my home, my son has sit up nicely and ready for Dora.
Once I wacthed Dora is really interested, we can interact actively. Dora the Explorer is a half-hour animated children's television series starring a 7-year-old Latina girl and her friends. The show is designed to actively engage preschoolers in a play-along, computer-style adventure. Dora teaches many things, about, solving the problem when she and boots got lost, basic English and Spanish, gym, counting, jumping, rowing, clapping, etc.

I graduted from Geodetic Engineering and working closely with maps. I think Dora is one of great point to make maps as an interesting things. When I was at elementary school, dont know why but maps is only one of bored things. Never love to map but I was trapped to Geodetic Eng. when entry the university degree and force me to love map. I know map both theoritically and practically as its application. Thanks GOD, finally I love to work with map. And love to Dora! As if I could make my maps like Dora's map

Now, widely famous online map is Google Earth, we can observe and explore the GE as many kind of purpose. The latest news is we can use elevation model on the GE where we can know exactly the high of our area above mean sea level with the accuracy about 16 m. WOW!

When I went to Geospatial Exhibition at JHCC last week, one of big company like Intermap has explored the GE and their output product is Map with its accuracy about 30 cm of course the add some additional data, but I got the information that the data is world bank's aid so we can get it for free, unfortunately until now, I cant get any resoruce how to get this data. So, when the map is very important, might be interesting, and got for free :)

I hope that one day I can be like Dora. Dora, is a problem solver who doesn't give up when faced with obstacles. She's a caring friend always ready to stop and help someone in need; and she's an adventurer whose curiosity and spirit lead her to explore the world. Dora's a role model not only for children, but for adults, too!