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

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

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 imagery, about sites that are considered sensitive. Check out the full article…or wait for next weeks podcast

Google urged to drop reactor images | Top stories | Breaking News 24/7 – NEWS.com.au (08-08-2005)

Spatial multimedia (pictures, video, audio, etc linked to a specific location) has been a goal for many researchers over the last decade in order to link qualitative information to the more quantitative GIS information. Now with the explosion of web-based mapping it has become a simple task to create hyperlink this media to specific locations. This is just on the of the many examples of this.

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I have the quick ArcReader example ready that I mentioned earlier this week on the podcast. You can download the file at http://www.veryspatial.com/download/WVU-Example.pmf.

To vew the file you will need to download ArcReader 9.1 from here.

This is only meant to give you a quick example. To see a great 3D mapping application check out Google Earth.