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Lawrence's Map of Arabia
For those of you who have seen the movie or, dare I dream, read the book, The Map Room has a link to a newly found map created by the late T.E. Lawrence. by derek on 10/20 10:43pm - Story - 2,493 Hits
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GeoDa coming to Mac and Unix
New versions of GeoDa software are being developed as open source software and will be available for the Mac and Unix systems. by derek on 10/05 04:12pm - Story - 1,884 Hits
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Using Google Maps for Terrorism?
India, South Korea, Thailand, the Netherlands and a few other countries have expressed concern about the quality of satellite images on Google Maps and their potential use by terrorist groups. Maybe Google is trying to be the new Microsoft. by derek on 10/17 09:03am - Story - 1,260 Hits
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Review of online mapping sites
Fellow all-things-spatial obsessed blog Cartography has a review of all the major web mapping applications (Google Maps, Map24, Maporama, Mapquest, MSN Maps, Rand McNally, and Yahoo Maps). Categories reviewed in this 9 part series include: types of searches, map display, data layers, directions and overall use. Overall this is quite ... by derek on 11/02 10:44pm - Story - 1,153 Hits
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Old School Spatial Analysis
While reading through some geography blogs I saw a post about Charles Booths maps of London Poverty in 1889 and it sparked my interest in putting up a post about some of the earliest spatial analysis. In particular I thought I would focus on some of the classic examples of ... by derek on 12/04 12:17am - Story - 1,070 Hits
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Drop the map, comrade!
Apparently Google Maps isn't the only the only service to run into trouble with a foreign government, having a large scale map will do it as well. Forbes.com has an article about how Russia considers large scale maps to be state secrets. by derek on 10/24 10:25pm - Story - 1,062 Hits
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Creating a Marauder's Map for muggles
With the latest Harry Potter movie opening yesterday, fellow GIS obsessed blog Very Spatial has an article on whether it is possible to truly create a "marauder's map". For those of you who are not versed in the ways of Hogwarts, the marauder's map is a map which shows the ... by derek on 11/19 11:08pm - Story - 1,056 Hits
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Using GIS to model hurricane debris
Geospatial Solutions has an interesting story about a company (PBS&J Consulting) that created a huricanne debris model for Broward County Florida. by derek on 09/30 10:45pm - Story - 1,048 Hits
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Which mapping service is most popular
A recent article by the AP looks at the popularity of the different web mapping services and finds that the winner is not Google Maps but Mapquest. Despite the press that Google maps has been receiving the results indicate Mapquest is the clear leader with 70% of users stating they ... by derek on 11/29 10:58pm - Story - 951 Hits
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GPS the Movie?
How low has Hollywood sunk? Apparently low enough to make a teen/college killer-in-the-woods movie with geocaching as the main setup. by derek on 10/05 04:11pm - Story - 945 Hits
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Lose your dog?...GPS to the resuce
It seems like GPS is showing up in everything these days, including dog collars which can help you locate your lost pooch should they run away. Read more after the jump. by derek on 10/28 10:25pm - Story - 942 Hits
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Is Chicagocrime.org really that innovative?
What's all the fuss about the Chicagocrime.org Google hack. While this site gets all the press the Chicago Police Department has been mapping for years and putting it on the web for all to see. by derek on 10/05 04:13pm - Story - 921 Hits
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Community Mapping Project
Here is an interesting new community mapping project in the same vein as the pop vs soda mapping project. by derek on 10/17 09:05pm - Story - 915 Hits
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GPS and civil liberties
Wired magazine has an interesting article about the decision of WABC-TV in NYC to put GPS transmitters in their news trucks. Apparently the union members of the news agency are all hacked up because they feel this is an invasion of their privacy. While not a new issue, this is ... by derek on 11/20 09:36pm - Story - 913 Hits
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Mapping Hurricane Storm Surge
As is to be expected, GIS and mapping are playing a big role in the analysis, and future prevention efforts, of Hurricane storm damage. by derek on 10/10 10:42am - Story - 911 Hits
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GPS Navigation comes to Verizon phones
Verizon has announced a new service called VZ Navigator that provides navigation to your phone by triangulating your cell signal to get your position an then providing directions. When you want directions you use your keypad to type in a city and address and download the necessary map data (airtime ... by derek on 12/08 10:15pm - Story - 906 Hits
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Google mapping Google searches
As mentioned before, I tend to wonder if the people in Googleville ever sleep. The latest evidence is a Map that shows the worldwide distribution of Google searches over the period of a day. In analyzing the map it is possible to see a wave of search use as the ... by derek on 11/19 11:49pm - Story - 892 Hits
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Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Map
I missed this macabre little map in time for Halloween, but better late than never. As pointed out by others, the Golden Gate bridge isn't just a famous tourist attraction, its also the site of over 1,203 suicides. For the truly macabre the San Francisco Chronicle also has an accompanying ... by derek on 11/01 09:25pm - Story - 890 Hits
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Google releases Google Maps for mobile phones
Apparently the folks at Google just don't sleep as evidenced by the release of Google Maps for mobile phones today. While Yahoo Maps and others were busy playing catch up, the folks in Googleville, CA were taking their amazingly popular web-mapping application and making it work for mobile phones. As ... by derek on 11/07 10:19pm - Story - 888 Hits
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Google Maps Article Roundup
One of the most talked about new uses of mapping has spawned more than a few articles about its impact on society. by derek on 10/16 09:44pm - Story - 885 Hits
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What is a mashup and what is this ...
For those of you who have been living under a rock Google has a little thing called Google Maps and they have let everyone come in and play with it. The New York Times has an article that gives a nice overview of the Google Maps phenomenon as well as ... by derek on 10/20 10:20pm - Story - 880 Hits
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Where do they get road data, daddy?
Cnet News has an interesting article about how Tele atlas creates their road databases. Interestingly, they state in the article that its not their fault if you get the wrong directions, rather its a data refresh problem not an data error. Anyway, for anyone who has ever wondered how they ... by derek on 11/06 10:18pm - Story - 874 Hits
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Internet Mapping is the new black
News.com has an interesting article about internet mapping and "mashups" that are revolutionizing the internet. As part of their series called "Taking back the Web", News.com discusses the numerous different uses for internet mapping sites and how these different mashups, most involving Google Maps, are igniting whole new economies. In ... by derek on 11/17 09:14am - Story - 872 Hits
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Google Earth coming to Mac?
AppleInsider is reporting, and showing screen shots, of a version of Google Earth for the Mac. While still in development, AI reports that a pre-release version has been making the rounds overseas for about a month. The Mac version will reportedly have a good deal of customization, allowing for user ... by derek on 12/08 10:52pm - Story - 836 Hits
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Is 2005 the start of something big for ...
Five years from now we may look back on 2005 and realize that this was a watershed year in the growth and development of GIS and spatial analysis software in general. From Google maps and all of its press to Hurricanes a plenty in the Gulf region, the world has ... by derek on 11/03 11:07pm - Story - 821 Hits
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World's oldest "Western" Map
The Daily Telegraph has an interesting article about the discovery of the oldest "western" map. The map, named the Soleto map, was unearthed two years ago in southern Italy and depicts the heel area of the boot of Italy. Dating from 500 BC, the map contains Greek script marking towns ... by derek on 11/19 11:28pm - Story - 819 Hits
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Job opportunities look bright for those with Geotechnology ...
While GIS professionals already know this, new research by the Department of Labor indicates that in the future those who know how to perform analysis using GIS will be in demand. Read more from the article in Nature after the jump. by derek on 10/26 10:46pm - Story - 812 Hits
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Yahoo Maps on your iPod
Yahoo Maps have now come to the iPod via a free program called iWay. The program displays maps only on iPods capable of viewing photos and appears to work by creating a series of pictures of your directions that you scroll through using the fast forward and reverse buttons. Once ... by derek on 11/21 10:06pm - Story - 810 Hits
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The impact of webmapping on GIS software
Since the introduction of Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, A9 and other web mapping products earlier this year there has been a great deal of discussion about the effect these software packages will have on the GIS industry. Will these products kill GIS, improve GIS, or have no impacct at all ... by derek on 10/19 04:14pm - Story - 730 Hits
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Missouri to monitor traffic using cellphones
Welcome to a brave new world. Would you sacrifice a little privacy in order to have a better idea about traffic jams and commute times from home to work. If you live in Missouri you may get to answer that question, or have it answered for you very soon. More ... by derek on 10/19 10:26pm - Story - 711 Hits |
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