WebMapping

• December 8, 2005WebMapping

  Windows Live Local beta

  So, I guess the other web mapping news would be the release of Windows Live Local in beta, which incorporates Virtual Earth. I played around with it a little in […]

• December 8, 2005WebMapping

  Google Transit beta

  Here’s is the latest beta in Google’s stable of mapping apps: Google Transit. It’s the same interface as Google Local, except it plots your trip directions using public transportation, and […]

• December 7, 2005WebMapping

  A9.com – mapping at ground level

  Although a lot of the attention has been focused on Google Maps, MSN Virtual Earth, and Google Earth, Amazon’s A9.com subsidiary is continuing to map US cities in a different […]

• December 6, 2005WebMapping

  UFO Maps for Google Maps and Virtual Earth

  So if you want to get the scoop on recent UFO sightings, check out ufomaps.comwhich offers summaries of UFO sightings reported to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC). Turns out […]

• December 4, 2005WebMapping

  GIS and the “Google Phenomenon” – from Directions Magazine

  A recent editorial by Joe Francica at Directions Magazine discusses the impact of the “Google Phenomenon” on the geospatial software industry, and offers some interesting perspectives on how Google Maps […]

• December 3, 2005GeographyBlogs, WebMapping

  Satellite Fun Maps

  A fun site where you can see physical features found in Google Maps that look like various other objects. Satellite Fun Maps Via Digg

• November 30, 2005WebMapping

  MapServer Foundation

  Monday marked the launch of the MapServer Foundation, a “nonprofit legal entity established to support the needs of the open source web mapping community.” Included among the 11 people who […]

• November 30, 2005WebMapping

  Microsoft selects 15-meter imagery for Windows Live Local

  Harris Corporation announced on Monday that Microsoft will be using their 15-meter Global Dataset imagery for their Windows Live Local Powered by Virtual Earth. I couldn’t find a definite release […]

• November 28, 2005WebMapping

  New Demos for Boston HyperMap Atlas

  StrataVarious, the company that has developed the Boston HyperMap Atlas, has just released 2 new demos, one using MSN Virtual Earth and one using Yahoo Maps. They have also prepared […]

• November 26, 2005WebMapping

  What has MapQuest Been Up To?

  Although MapQuest has been largely left out of a lot of the discussion on the recent explosion of web mapping, they are still out there and are retaining a significant […]