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VMAP0 and VMAP1
MapAbility.com has a nice set of information about VMAP0 and VMAP1, data sets created by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (a branch of the US Government) to provide a basic world-level dataset. by gaige on 10/31 07:10pm - Story - 5,515 Hits
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Old school maps...really old school
The New York Public Library is hosting an exhibition entitled Treasured Maps, which runs from September 9, 2005 through April 9, 2006 and features 80 fine maps dating from the 1600s to the present. Although I haven't been, it looks like another great excuse to go to New York. More ... by gaige on 11/03 05:14pm - Story - 2,993 Hits
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AA New Zealand puts Kiwi maps online
AA New Zealand has now launched a service called AA Smartmaps which provides an online mapping service for the far away nation. The service is provided by New Zealand company GeoSmart, that makes a wide range of digital map data services, including GIS data, driving data, and satellite images for ... by gaige on 11/15 06:00am - Story - 2,970 Hits
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Risk-style game using Google Maps
An enterprising developer has used Google Maps as the basis for an implementation of Risk (a gamer originally from Hasbro). Play right now is limited to person vs. computer, but the author is working on a PvP version (person versus person). by gaige on 11/15 05:46am - Story - 2,319 Hits
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Gangland Map
UIUC has a Gangland Map on the UIUC Library website that was done in 1931 and shows the various gangs involved in the famous gang wars, their respective territories. More about the library's online offerings after the Jump. by gaige on 11/04 06:01am - Story - 1,626 Hits
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Geodetic reference points available in shapefile format
The National Geodetic Survey has a web service for providing geodetic reference data in shapefile format, suitable for use in GIS software. For those unfamiliar with the US NGS, they are a part of NOAA (go figure, they're not part of the USGS) that "defines and manages the national coordinate ... by gaige on 10/26 10:19pm - Story - 1,351 Hits
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1m resolution data on National Map
Just in case all of this discussion about governmental censorship of maps has you down, you should take a look at this map of Champaign, Illinois. The national map has some data at resolutions of 1m per pixel, which is unbelievably detailed. by gaige on 10/26 09:48pm - Story - 1,260 Hits
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ESRI announces upcoming ArcPad 8 release
ESRI has announced the 1Q09 availability of ArcPad 8, their mobile system for GIS tasks running under Windows Mobile. Highlights include: new included streetmaps, synchronization with ArcGIS Server, and a new UI. by gaige on 12/20 04:22pm - Story - 1,171 Hits
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Autodesk open sources MapServer Enterprise
Autodesk, makers of AutoCad, have announced a partnership with the University of Minnesota to develop and enhance web mapping servers and service platforms and release them as Open Source. by gaige on 11/29 10:25am - Story - 1,105 Hits
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Yahoo Maps! fires back at Google
With all of the talk about Google Maps, you'd think they were the only game in town. On the contrary, Yahoo! on wednesday, put into beta a new version of Yahoo! Maps that has some new and nifty features for users, especially in the area of viewing. More after the ... by gaige on 11/04 10:47am - Story - 1,078 Hits
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First Geologic Map of North America in 20 ...
The Geological Society of America (GSA) as announced a new geologic map of North America. The map is the first one to be produced since the theory of plate tectonics and was a joint project between the USGS, WHOI, and the Geological Survey of Canada.. The map is available from ... by gaige on 01/20 06:03pm - Story - 1,074 Hits
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The Prejudice Map
Although probably not created using any form of GIS, this map, called The Prejudice Map, was created by doing google searches for the phrase " are known for *" and applying that information to a map. by gaige on 01/16 09:11am - Story - 1,064 Hits
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Ordnance Survey reasearch papers available
VerySpatial has a story about research papers from Ordnance Survey being available online now. The link comes from EdParsons.com, blog of the CTO at Ordnance Survey. by gaige on 02/08 03:42am - Story - 1,042 Hits
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Open Source Geospatial Foundation named
The foundation created when Autodesk decided to push out it's version of MapServer Enterprise into the Open Source world now has a new name. According to an article from GIS Café, there was an organizational meeting the past week in Chicago where the name was decided upon and the new ... by gaige on 02/13 07:03am - Story - 1,022 Hits
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Garmin introduces XM-enabled GPS systems
In a flurry of announcements yesterday, venerable GPS manufacturer Garmin announced the StreetPilot 2730, the StreetPilot 7200, and the StreetPilot 7500, each with XM Satellite radio, weather, and traffic capabilities. More details after the jump. by gaige on 11/01 08:28am - Story - 1,005 Hits
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OGC approves GML in JPEG 2000 specificaion
According to a press release (formatted in an extremely ugly fashion due to the lame web site) from the Open Geospatial Consortium, the OGC has approved proposals for putting GML inside of JPEG2000. The specification (PDF) gives details on how this data is to be inserted into the image files. by gaige on 02/16 11:25am - Story - 990 Hits
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Google and Volkswagen to do car navigation
A press release on Friday from Volkswagen talks about a plan between the car maker, nVidia, and Google Earth to produce a new navigational system prototype that shows terrain in 3D with mapped orthophotos such that drivers can see from their point of view what things should look like. by gaige on 02/03 09:35pm - Story - 981 Hits
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Garmin to support Macs in 2006
I personally met with people from Garmin today at MacWorld (Yes, they were there) and was told that by the end of the year they would be fully supporting the Macintosh. Details after the link. by gaige on 01/10 10:00pm - Story - 968 Hits
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SiRF acquires Bluetooth company
SiRF, the company that makes what is likely the most popular GPS chipset available today, has announced the acquisition of Impulsesoft Pvt. Ltd.(Word file), a Bluetooth-enabled software company in India, and has combined this announcement with the introduction of the SiRFLinkI (Word file) (a chipset with BlueTooth and GPS built ... by gaige on 01/26 04:51am - Story - 961 Hits
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What are Google Maps?
We've been hearing a lot (and writing a lot here) about Google Maps, but how does the service actually work? In particular, how does additional data get added in to a Google map? by gaige on 10/22 07:23am - Story - 952 Hits
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Google Maps used for train information service
DartMaps is a mashup with Google Maps that plots real-time data from Irish Rail and overlays it onto a Map of the area, with the use of some ancillary files. Nice job by the mashup artist and a good example of the type of stuff that Google's really looking for. ... by gaige on 02/16 12:01pm - Story - 945 Hits
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National Atlas
The National Atlas is a US government site that provides access to government mapping data in an interactive form. by gaige on 10/21 08:04am - Story - 888 Hits
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World news usage map
Akamai, one of the largest traffic pushers on the net (they push traffic locally for web sites that want to get the word out but don't want to have to put servers in every hosting center just to be fast), has a very cool page which displays the Net Usage ... by gaige on 11/04 07:10am - Story - 875 Hits
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Happy GIS Day!
Today is GIS Day! When you look around at the information around you, take stock in what has been put together through GIS systems, and imagine how much more there could be if we processed more with them. Articles like It's about so much more than just maps in the ... by gaige on 11/16 05:29am - Story - 820 Hits
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Frapper! provides community mapping
Another in a long string of recent Google Maps hacks, Rising Concepts has created a service called Frapper! that provides groups of people with similar interests a way to share their general location. by gaige on 10/22 06:59am - Story - 819 Hits
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That was GIS Day 2005
We hope you all enjoyed GIS Day 2005, and look forward to more enjoying it in 2006. Here's a the information that we found about locations and events for 2005. Hopefully for 2006, our list will be bigger (and a bit earlier in getting out). by gaige on 11/17 10:39am - Story - 808 Hits
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Politics and maps
The BBC News has an article (China angry at Google map change) about a row between China and Google over changes in Google Maps (now Google Local) because of a recent change in the way Taiwan is labeled. by gaige on 10/22 06:43am - Story - 788 Hits
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NGS answers your question
Continuing my recent fascination with the National Geodetic Survey, here's a pointer to their FAQ list, which covers all sorts of great questions about GPS, NGS, Datums, and positions. Even more interesting are the links to ask your scientific questions of real scientists. by gaige on 10/27 01:38pm - Story - 783 Hits
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Health department readies GIS system for assessment
An article on MobileVillage describes a program in North Carolina, partially funded by a grant from the CDC to provide Rapid Needs Assessment in times of health crisis in the state. by gaige on 10/31 06:27am - Story - 781 Hits
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Apple sees maps everywhere in iLife 09
Just in case we were wondering how much mapping is making it into the mainstream, check out the new features in Apple's iLife '09 products. For starters, they've added support for manual geocoding (type a place name and drag a pin around on a map) and maps for navigation of ... by gaige on 01/06 10:08pm - Story - 733 Hits |
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