I have to admit that I JUST started calling Imagine and other Leica Geosystems Geospatial Inc products “Leica Imagineâ€. Now I have to unlearn this behavior as they have rebranded as ERDAS, Inc. 1) In my opinion this is a great marketing move, at least for those of us who have used the software for
3DNature software sale
Just got an email that 3D Nature has a big software bundle sale going on at the 3DNature Online Store until the end of March. You may remember that we had the chance to talk to Chris Hanson back in January on Epis 129 & 130. The bundle includes SceneExpress and their SketchUp Component Library
ArcGIS 9.2 Service Pack 5
The roadmap for 9.2 that we had seen previously showed SP 1-4 and an early ’08 release for 9.3. As we know 9.3 has been pushed back to Q3 (probably around the time of the UC) but keeping with their plan for quarterly service packs and updates ESRI announced that SP5 will be released later
Core Location…Wow that was quick
Was it just back in October that I was pondering how long it would take Apple to introduce Core Location to provide developers a simple hook into location information for new apps, much like Core Image and Core Audio. While Core Location isn’t coming to the laptop yet, it is going to be available through
Vista prices drop, is it ready for primetime…
Apparently Microsoft announce a price drop between $30-40 for Vista last week. With the release of Vista SP1 eminent I am wondering if this means Vista is finally ready for prime time. More importantly is it ready for the geospatial workflow. Apparently the restructured ESRI courses that will be rolling out in support of ArcGIS
Sony’s PhyreEngine – cross platform game development tools
Microsoft’s XNA announcements were not the only news to come out of the Game Developers Conference related to user community development tools for games. Sony will be releasing their PhyreEngine tools, which will allow development of games that can be recompiled for the PS3. PhyreEngine has already been used to create several games that are
Microsoft releases dev software to students
In their journey to get everyone hooked on their dev tools, Microsoft has rolled out DreamSpark, a site where students can download: Visual Studio 2008 Expression Studio Windows Server 2003 XNA Game Studio 2.0 These products are great for folks who are just starting out in development and design. They are free to students on
Globe Glider – Try some geo-browsing
Our reader Ed always sends us great links to cool applications and projects, and Globe Glider is another great find. According to the site, it’s a “geo-browser” with an interface that allows users to search and browse by location. Both a Google Maps and Virtual Earth interface are available (you can also use it in
Nav N Go’s 3D GPS mapping software in action
MobileMag links to a short YouTube video of Nav N Go’s 3D GPS software in action, which is being made available to manufacturers for use in devices that will be sold in the US. The software has its owns graphics engine, shows terrain, road elevation, and buildings, and can show over 10 miles in one
MacHeist – Lots of Mac software goodness
If you are a Mac user you can get 11 great software packages for only $49. I am always a little wary of these bundles, since the software creators miss out on some sales at full price, but they probably make up for it in volume. Either way, I am getting it for 1password and
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