
Declassified 1980s CIA maps now freely available online
Hacker News·1mo·speckx
A collection of previously classified cartography from the CIA's Cold War era has been digitized and made public, offering historical researchers and map enthusiasts access to geopolitical intelligence visualizations from the 1980s. For indie developers building mapping or historical research tools, this represents a rich, legally available dataset worth exploring.
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