GIS_Software

• August 25, 2005WebMapping

  21st-century crime fighting with geospatial technologies

  Here is an article about the NYPD’s new Real Time Crime Center, a technology nerve center that “gives detectives instantaneous information on homicides and shootings citywide, enabling them to identify […]

• August 24, 2005WebMapping

  GPS-assisted biking

  MountainTownTrails.com is a website where cyclists can download GPS tracks and maps, mostly for the Rocky Mountains area. Here is a link to the article: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports/article/0,1299,DRMN_2_4017135,00.html And a link to […]

• August 24, 2005Navigation

  Sprint Precision Locator keeps track of employees via GPS

  Engadget has an entry on the joys of having your boss always know where you are thanks to Sprint, unless of course you “accidentally” forget your phone. Sprint Precision Locator […]

• August 23, 2005WebMapping

  ClickZ article on Mapping Mash-ups and marketing

  Here is a good short article on the power of mapping mash-ups in branding and marketing by Clickz.com http://www.clickz.com/experts/brand/brand/print.php/3528921

• August 23, 2005General, WebMapping

  Google Earth Updates Over 100 Cities

  I was too lazy to blog this myself when I saw it last week so I will let the folks over at DownloadSquad do it for me. High resolution imagery […]

• August 22, 2005WebMapping

  smugMaps

  The photo sharing site Smugmug, Inc. announced the launch of smugMaps, which allows users to combine photos and maps. Here is a link to the press release on Geocommunity http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2005/aug/22/news4.html […]

• August 21, 2005general, General, GIS_Software

  List of disk based GIS systems and goodies

  This is a list sent to us by Edward, a listener, of disk based GIS systems. These are bootable systems that do not require you to istall anything to your […]

• August 21, 2005general, General, WebMapping

  BBC Article – Portal race goes local and global

  BBC article on the neverending search engine battle. BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click Online | Portal race goes local and global

• August 19, 2005general, Remote Sensing, WebMapping

  How Hot is Aerial Mapping Technology?

  This article from GeoCommunity’s Spatial News will tell you…. http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2005/aug/18/news5.html

• August 19, 2005general, GIS_Software, Remote Sensing, WebMapping

  NCSS Web Soil Survey

  The NRCS’s Web Soil Survey has finally gone live. I have seen it since its alpha, and it is a good substitution to the hard copy soil reports. The WSS […]