Picked this link up from Digg.com. Another nifty Google Maps interface. Google Maps Transparencies
Clouds on Google Maps
OK, it is late I probably shouldn’t blog just before sleep, but I figured I would forget this link in the morning. The Digg submission linked below is a person who found clouds on the aerial imagery when they were on Google Maps. They don’t say whether they think this is good or bad, but
HiRise high-resolution camera set to depart for Mars
Continuing my obsession is an article regarding NASA’s new instrument for capturing the martian surface. Please not that they talk about the number of pixels the instrument will collect at a time, but not what the spatial resolution of each pixel will be, which is actually more important for the end-user. The other important information,
Google Maps in Journalism
An interesting perspective on how a Google Maps news link might appear. Poynter Online – E-Media Tidbits
Welcome to a new contributor
Frank will be joining us to offer a column on the state of web mapping and any other matters he thinks are relevant to the topic of Geography and geospatial technologies.
Follow-up: Google Earth ‘no security threat’
Here is a follow-up on the Australian security issue…now it isn’t as significant apparently. The Daily Telegraph | Google Earth ‘no security threat’
Wired News: Riding With the Urban Mappers
An interesting article regarding Amazon’s street imaging in urban areas. Wired News: Riding With the Urban Mappers
“Rant” on Spatially Adjusted
Following the ever growing stream on the current WebMapping boom, James, over at Spatially Adjusted, had some thoughts to share. Spatially Adjusted – Blog about ESRI and GIS: Google Maps hackers just don’t get it
GPS added to school buses
While the use of GPS to track and route vehicles for corporations such as UPS and FedEx is nothing, it is always nice to see these technologies filter down to an everyday use. Nashville City Paper
Google urged to drop reactor images
This article from news.com.au that I picked up from SlashDot ties into a topic that we covered in the podcast this week…the concern over what high resolution aerial/satellite imagery is appropriate to release and what is not. The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation is concerned about the easy access to information, in this case
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