For those of you interested in the cutting-edge tech-side of GIS and other geospatial technologies, the Call for Participation has gone out for the 2006 O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. According to the conference website: “The O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference frames the ideas, projects, and technologies that the alpha geeks are thinking about, hacking on, and
Google Maps Transparencies
Picked this link up from Digg.com. Another nifty Google Maps interface. Google Maps Transparencies
Bell Canada launches Seek & Find
If you thought your parents had uncanny ways of knowing what you were up to, check out how parents in Canada can now monitor their kids’ locations in near real-time on a map using Bell Canada’s Seek & Find which uses the embedded GPS capability of their cell phones and the Internet. http://www.lbszone.com/content/view/252/2/
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
Google Maps in Journalism
An interesting perspective on how a Google Maps news link might appear. Poynter Online – E-Media Tidbits
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
Tech Biz: Where Google’s maps will take us – Aug. 5, 2005
Here is an article from CNNMoney, talking about the implications of online mapping applications like Google Maps http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/04/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htm?section=money_latest
“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
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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