Kort for hovedet - The GIScovery Channel

GIS Applications Take to the Clouds

2010-07-21T21:35:00.000+02:00

For ikke så længe siden forudsagde jeg at GIS var som skabt til skyen, men at det ville tage tid inden den nåede derop ... Heldigvis tog jeg fejl ;-)
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A while back I predicted that GIS would be great news in the cloud but did not see it coming for a while ... Fortunately I was wrong ;-)
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications have been moving into the cloud with increased momentum but like other fields where software drives the business model, the move from complex software to the software as a service cloud model was slow to catch on due to the business of delivering software—not the technological constraints of doing so. This presents a new market for those previously locked out of GIS due to high startup costs and a potential paradigm shift for how this niche segment of the software industry does business from now on. The GIS example is representative not only of how large-scale application areas are tentatively approaching the cloud from a technological and business model standpoint, but how such shifts can begin to have an instant impact on the new user groups enabled by the delivery model.

The diverse field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has seen greater demand for its wide array of geospatial technologies, not only because the mainstream internet has allowed for a much richer, more inclusive way to map just about anything that is a noun via a sort of unconscious crowd-sourcing of metadata and geotagging, but because the applications for such data are growing. GIS technologies have traditionally been used in predictable ways in the foresntry, civil engineering and development areas, as well as in natural resource exploration and the culling of general population data for use by agencies and organizations of all sizes and purposes. As mapping has become more detailed and the underlying technology behind it more powerful, GIS has been increasingly used in marketing and consumer trend identification—and you can let your imagination take you from there. [...]

City News Globe

2010-07-19T09:53:00.001+02:00

Globale nyheder ...
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News around the world ...
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Read more: http://woj.com/citynewsglobe/

King of Bing Maps Challenge

2010-07-19T09:44:00.001+02:00

Er der nogen som har set nogen Bing Apps på dansk jord?
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Now playing: The Bing and I ...
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Read more: http://www.microsoft.com/maps/contest.aspx

ESRI UC Plenary Presentations

2010-07-18T21:17:00.000+02:00

Lidt til alle os som ikke deltog ...
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Wasn't there, didn't buy the T-shirt, and haven't yet seen the videos ...
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1 hr 32 min
Jack Dangermond: Vision for GIS and Status of ESRI
Jack Dangermond recognizes users' accomplishments and shares his vision for making GIS available to everyone.
1 hr 26 min
ArcGIS 10—A Complete System
Demos highlight capabilities of ArcGIS 10. Clark County gives a demo, and President's award goes to City of Frisco, Texas.
58 min
Awards
Lifetime Achievement award given to Carlos Salman Gonzalez. Student presentation. National Geographic Society Medals.
56 min
Keynote Presentation
Richard Saul Wurman, founder of TED, examines how cities organize themselves, finding patterns and comparing them.

10 Highlights From The ESRI UC Plenary Session

2010-07-18T21:03:00.000+02:00

En tilfældig Top10 liste fra dette års ESRI brugerkonference ...
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One of many Top10s from this years ESRI UC ...
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Sounds like ESRI is beginning to embrace crowd sourced data and social media. So much for the argument that crowd sourced data isn’t useful because it doesn’t originate from an “authoritative source”!
ESRI is publishing their REST Interface as an Open Standard like they did the Shapefile
World Topographic Basemap provides a seamless worldwide basemap at many scales from data compiled from many sources. The cartographic quality of this basemap is excellent.
It comes as no surprise, but Cloud computing is clearly a big part of the future for ESRI.
I thought the ability to create PowerPoint like presentations in ArcGIS Explorer Online was a nice addition.
ArcGIS for the iOS on the iPad. The interface is really sweet! Business Analyst Online a free application for the iPhone.
Lots of new functionality and performance improvements in ArcGIS 10 Desktop.
Social and Community Analyst product coming this Fall. Built for policy makers who need rich information and analysis. Available on the desktop, online, and server.
I think Jack mentioned that this is the largest gathering yet for the UC. Never heard an exact number, but just walking around it certainly felt as though there were more people than in the past.
Enjoyed the keynote from Richard Saul Wurman, et al. Quite different from past keynote presentations. Never thought I’d see Johnny Cash at the ESRI UC!

ESRI UC Plenary Overview

2010-07-18T20:58:00.000+02:00

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The 30^th ESRI International User Conference was the largest gathering of the GIS community the world has ever known. I sat in the plenary today with representatives from 134 countries representing 6,000 organizations and heard how GIS infrastructure is changing collaboration for doing work and managing the enterprise.
Jack Dangermond, ESRI president, welcomed the attendees by encouraging us to get to know each another as a community. He then acknowledged the 200 winners of the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award for outstanding work in their organizations and industries.
He gave the Making a Difference Award to the Government of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, that uses GIS for managing cities, utilities, health, response, and science. Abu Dhabi has also provided technology and expertise to the global community. His Excellency Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi, secretary-general executive council, Abu Dhabi, accepted the award.
Dangermond also acknowledged the work of the United Nations, especially its cartographic and statistical unit that has diligently worked to bring standards and templates to build a foundation for GIS users throughout the world.
Dangermond talked about his vision of GIS opening the world for everyone--the theme of the conference. "GIS already organizes our geographic information; it is time to share this with the world. Can this be done on a global scale?" he asks. "Converging forces of advancements in computers, the Web, mobile devices, real time measurement and GIS software are making this possible. A Web-based geospatial platform is emerging that is a distributed network of data and services."
The newly formed business City Sourced showed its creation of apps that enable people with location devices to see and report information, allowing them to become involved in their communities and for cities to interact with their citizens.
"Everyone is getting more involved in crowd sourcing and social media," noted Jack. "For example, Twitter tweets can now be georeferenced. There are huge opportunities to bring in new types of real time information from citizens. Responding to these opportunities takes collaboration for sharing data and technology. The geospatial platform is emerging to handle this. In terms of technology, we are about there. Now comes the fun."
"ArcGIS 10 is a complete system for geographic information, for pervasive GIS that is in the cloud, in the office, and in the field. Intelligent maps simplify the complexity of GIS (tables, metadata, workflow, etc.) and hide it behind a map. Geographic information is more than the data--it's all the pieces behind the maps that enable us to share our stories and get our ideas across to others."
"ArcGIS has hundreds of improvements such as fast display, templates, template-based editing, integrated parcel management, map books, and online resources," Jack said. "This makes for a stronger scientific platform for time awareness, advanced spatial analysis, integrated scientific programming, and 3D GIS."
ESRI technology experts demonstrated how ArcGIS is a system that can be used in a wide collaborative effort wherein the enterprise is connected to everyone else. Look for information about these among the UC plenary blog posts, or watch the videos at www.esri.com/uc. These include demonstrations on community maps, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS.com, IOS for iPhone and iPad, productivity in ArcGIS 10, the integration of Python scripting (Bob Pool of Clark County, Washington), imagery, GIS processing integration, ArcGIS Network Analyst, and analysis using 3D and new space and time enhancements. Also, Barney Krucoff, geospatial technologist for Washington, D.C., talked about the value of contributing data to ArcGIS online.
The President's Award was given to the City of Frisco, Texas, which has embedded GIS into the structure of the community from the school district to health care, to incident response. Paul Siebert, the city's assistant fire chief, came on the stage to the sound of flashing lights and alarms. Dressed in firefighter gear, he showed all the ways GIS is used in responding to an early morning smoke alarm from the high school: routing, the water system, real time camera feed, and the facilities plan. Susan Olson, City of Frisco, information services and GIS manager, accepted the award.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Carlos Salman Gonzalez, the president and CEO of Sistemas de Informacion Geográfica S.A. (SIGSA). He brought modern mapping tools to Mexico. He also purchased a nursery and led a movement that has planted millions of trees in that country. After working for the Mexican government, Carlos opened his own mapping company, which today is the largest mapping company in South America.
National Geographic Society's board chairman Gil Grosvenor awarded the society's highest honor, the Alexander Graham Bell Medal to Roger Tomlinson, the father of GIS. "The award honors Tomlinson's qualities of great innovation," said Grosvenor. "His efforts have made geographers out of people who didn't even know they were geographers." He also awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Award to Dangermond for his innovations that are transforming the world of geography, bringing the use of geographic information to every part of the globe.
Big Fork High School students Tia Bakker and Ernie Cottle from Montana took the stage wearing caver helmets. They explained their GIS analysis of cave natural resources inside Glacier National Park. Their teacher and GIS mentor Hans Bodenhamer encouraged the many GIS professionals in the audience to volunteer as GIS mentors to the youth in their communities.
Richard Saul Wurman, author of 80+ books and founder of the renowned TED conferences gave the keynote presentation. Wurman discussed the project19.20.21 and how GIS is used to answer the questions--where is a city's center, where does it end, and how do we determine its edge? The way we ask the question is extremely important. He talked geospatially about five factors for analysis: concrete density, geopolitical area, transportation basin, metropolitan statistical area, and city lights. Wurman hopes to eventually develop a standard for measuring cities so that they can be analyzed and compared around the world.
There is beauty in the world.

StepMap - Create Your Personal Map for Free

2010-07-18T20:50:00.001+02:00

Endnu en personaliseret kortmaskine til det hele ...
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Create personalized maps yet again ...
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Read more: http://www.stepmap.com/editor.php

Have you mapped your data today?

2010-07-14T14:04:00.002+02:00

Jeg har i flere omgange postuleret at 80% af al information har en geografisk reference ... og at de resterende 20% er information hvortil denne endnu ikke er identificeret ... Når nogen nu postulerer at 95% af al data har en geografisk egenskab betyder det blot at vi nærmer os målet ...

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When delivering session I've often said that 80% of all data have a spatial reference ... for the remaining 20% we just haven't yet identified the spatial reference ... Stating that 95% have spatial reference just indicates that we're getting closer ...

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Are you connecting your data to a map? You should. Attractive and easy to understand, map-based presentations often make patterns more obvious than charts and graphs do. Many organizations are discovering the power of geographic information systems to incorporate location-specific data into effective visual presentations.
Recently, I learned that 20 years ago specialists were asserting that 80% of all data contains geographical references. That sounded high, so I asked Stuart Hamilton, GIS program director at the College of William and Mary, to clarify. His estimate: 95% is more accurate today. New technology is partially responsible, including cell phones, GPS devices and electronic toll collectors. [...]

Find & Report Civic Issues Around You

2010-07-12T22:11:00.002+02:00

Vi er alle potentielle informanter ...
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We're all potential informers ...
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Read more: http://www.citysourced.com/

Analyzing City Scapes Using 3D GIS Shows Impact of Proposed Buildings

2010-07-12T22:03:00.001+02:00

Med udsigt til en plads i skyggen ...
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Shadow on the wall ...
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ArcGIS 10 is a complete system for 3D GIS. Gert van Maren and Nathan Shephard of ESRI took the UC plenary stage to show how 3D GIS is used to analyze virtual city models and consider the impact of a proposed redevelopment project.
Using data from the City of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and TeleAtlas, they created a virtual city model. Using the ArcGIS Explorer tool, Gert performed a fly over of the city to give the audience a sense of the city while he zoomed in to areas of interest. Next he focused on the peninsula, where architects have proposed 5 new high rises. The public has raised concerns about the visibility and impact of these buildings, specifically their shadows.
Using the 3D editing environment to answer the visibility concern problem, Nathan ran a line of site analysis using ArcGIS 10 Desktop and determined the visibility from the road point of view, which is visualized in GIS. Significant visibility is calculated for each building against every 5 meters of the major roads. The results were displayed on the map.
To answer the question about how the shadow will impact neighboring buildings, Nathan used a python script model for calculating sun positions with an attribute for every hour of the day based on sunlight at the winter solstice. The results were shown on a map, and the 3D representation revealed when and where building shadows would impact their neighbors.
The analysis was loaded to the cloud so that people can view and interact with it from any Web-enabled device.
Using an app on a mobile device such as an iPad, a person can click on the buildings and retrieve attribute information from ArcGIS Server such as height, building name, and before and after visibility and shadow scenarios.
A 3D shadow analysis showed the shadow cast of existing buildings in grey, and of proposed buildings in red.

Amtsdata i skyen

2010-07-12T21:54:00.000+02:00

Lokal sky? Global sky? Inklusive Cloud Services adgang med lettere integration af data? Spændende, men hvad er ambitionsniveauet på sigt?
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Alle de gamle amtsdata, der ligger på Sikringsserveren, vil i løbet af sommeren blive flyttet i skyen. Og nej - det er ikke fordi, de har fået vinger. Siden maj har Danmarks Miljøportal arbejdet på, at flytte driften af sikringsserveren over på en cloudservice - også kaldt “skyen”. Og nu er det en realitet.

Danmarks Miljøportal forventer at kunne nedbringe driftsudgifterne med 20-25%. Samtidig vil brugerne opleve en forbedret oppetid og performance på sikringsserveren.

Enterprise arkitekt Jens Jakob Nørtved Bork fortæller, at det har været lidt af et eksperiment at flytte Sikringsserveren i skyen. Det er gået rigtig godt, og det har været forholdsvist nemt at gå til. Hvis de gode erfaringer fortsætter, og brugerne synes godt om det, kan det være at andre løsninger flyttes over på en cloudservice.

I løbet af sommeren bliver alle gamle amtsdata lagt op i skyen. Nysgerrige sjæle kan følge med på https://sikringsserver.miljoeportal.dk, hvor filerne kan søges frem og downloades. Er der filer, som endnu ikke er blevet lagt op, kan Danmarks Miljøportal kontaktes på miljoeportal@miljoeportal.dk.

Esri Releases ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap

2010-07-10T21:13:00.003+02:00

Med ArcGIS er der nu mulighed for at sætte en pro bag rattet ...

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Nice to see a pro establish bonds to the open source community ... and vice versa creating a fast and inexpensive connection to literally a world of data ...

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New Tool Helps ArcGIS Users Become Active Contributors to Wiki World Map
Redlands, California—Esri has released a new, no-cost add-on for ArcGIS 10 that allows ArcGIS users to contribute data, using the editing capabilities of ArcGIS Desktop, to OpenStreetMap . Volunteered geographic information (VGI), such as that available from OpenStreetMap, is playing an increasingly significant role in emergency response during crises like the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. With this new, free and open source tool, ArcGIS Desktop users will be able to more easily contribute to the growing OpenStreetMap community.
The add-on allows ArcGIS users to download data from OpenStreetMap, store it locally in a geodatabase, and use the advanced editing environment of ArcGIS Desktop 10 to create, modify, or delete data. Once the edits are complete, the changes can be posted back to OpenStreetMap and made available to the OpenStreetMap community.
More details about the tool will be released over time, including access to the source code and enhanced documentation.
To download ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap or to provide feedback about the tool, visit the project’s Web site at www.esri.com/osm-editor.

ArcGIS Server with Cloud Infra´structure

2010-07-10T21:11:00.001+02:00

Når dette tilbud også bliver muligt i DK er der formentlig mange kommuner som seriøst burde overveje en ægte Cloud løsning (eller på gammel dansk Hosted løsning). Der er dog datacentre med musklerne som burde skaffe/anvende ekspertisen til at komme dette ulmende marked i møde ...
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Esri offers our users a flexible term license program for ArcGIS Server that includes virtual hardware, software, and Esri support. The offer is called the ArcGIS Server with Cloud Infrastructure. This offer is currently available to U.S. customers only.
One-stop shopping experience for end users interested in deploying ArcGIS Server in the cloud.
Flexible and convenient term licensing options that help you deploy ArcGIS Servers as-needed.
Fast and easy ArcGIS Server deployment that allows you to get to work right away.
No need to install or maintain software or manage cloud accounts and no set up fees.
Your server software is always up-to-date and running in a reliable cloud compute environment.
ArcGIS Server with Cloud Infrastructure is a term license to a preconfigured deployment of ArcGIS Server Enterprise running on a 4-core Windows Server 2008 virtual machine in the Amazon EC2 cloud infrastructure.
Deployment of the ArcGIS Server Enterprise license on a virtual 4-core EC2 server based on the following configuration:
2.0 GHz processor per core
15 GB of memory
500 GB of storage
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit platform
Documentation including a deployment guide, best practices, and online help
ESRI technical support and maintenance for the length of the license.
Term licenses for ArcGIS Server with Cloud Infrastructure are one (1) month, three (3) months, and twelve (12) months. The license fee remains the same if new terms are added and include software and data updates, as well as technical support. There are no additional maintenance fees.

Changing your perspective, once again...

2010-07-09T20:57:00.000+02:00

Mere guf til de kommunale byggesagsbehandlere ... når det også kommer til DK ...
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45 is the new 90 ... Google is closing yet another gap ...
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A few months ago we released a new type of aerial imagery to our users, first to the developer community through the Google Maps API, and then later as an experimental feature in Google Maps Labs. Today, we’re excited to announce the release of 45° imagery for of select cities in the U.S. and worldwide to all users of Google Maps. As you may have guessed from the name, 45° imagery is imagery depicting a location from a 45° angle rather than from the top. This type of imagery allows you to explore the sides of buildings and other locations -- you can even rotate around a particular point of interest using the compass ring to view it from four different perspectives. To see the new imagery, simply zoom into an area while in Satellite mode. Where we have 45° imagery available, the imagery will switch from an overhead to 45° angle as you zoom all the way in. You can then pan smoothly across the map to get a richer view of the area. Here are a few of my favorite spots:

SeaWorld, San Diego, California:

View Larger Map

Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California:

View Larger Map

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy:

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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa:

View Larger Map

See below for a map of areas where 45° imagery is currently available.

View 45° Imagery on Google Maps in a larger map. 45° imagery is available for portions of the U.S., Europe and South Africa.

We think you will find this imagery particularly helpful when exploring a new area on the map before a visit. After checking out the landmarks from a new angle, it’s helpful to turn on existing map layers like Photos or Wikipedia to get more context on the area. Even when looking at familiar areas, seeing driving directions overlaid on 45° imagery will give you a whole new understanding of the neighborhood. As we expand our coverage over the coming months, I hope you enjoy this new perspective on the world.

Yoda recording for TomTom GPS - behind the scenes

2010-07-09T20:45:00.001+02:00

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Read more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdcJVuylmsM

Mapplers, an Online Atlas of Hand-Drawn Maps

2010-07-09T20:44:00.001+02:00

Lad os sammen tegne verden ...
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Draw your own maps and be part of another kind of personalized crowd sourcing ...
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Thermal Map of Antwerp

2010-07-09T20:36:00.002+02:00

Vi maler byen rød ...
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Hot in the city ...
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Read more: http://zoominopuwdak.antwerpen.be/

Augmented reality taken to the extreme

2010-07-09T20:31:00.001+02:00

For meget af det gode eller hvad?
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Too much or too good? Too unreal anyway ...
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The 2010 Esri USer Conference Map

2010-07-08T10:39:00.000+02:00

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Read more: http://uc2010.esri.com/map/

Follow Team HTC - Columbia on Google Maps

2010-07-07T23:26:00.000+02:00

HTC hjerte banker for Google ...
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Pro cycling on the map like never before ...
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Experience the Tour de France like never before. Track all nine riders from Team HTC - Columbia and see their exact locations and real-time telemetry data. Check out the live map below:

GOCE giving new insights into Earth’s gravity

2010-07-05T22:36:00.000+02:00

Newton har ikke levet forgæves ...
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Newton on a global scale ...
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The first global gravity model based on GOCE satellite data has been presented at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium. ESA launched GOCE in March 2009 to map Earth's gravity with unprecedented accuracy and resolution.

The model, based on only two months of data, from November and December 2009, shows the excellent capability of the satellite to map tiny variations in Earth’s gravity.
"GOCE is delivering where it promised: in the fine spatial scales," GOCE Mission Manager Rune Floberghagen said.
"We have already been able to identify significant improvements in the high-resolution 'geoid', and the gravity model will improve as more data become available."
The geoid is the shape of an imaginary global ocean dictated by gravity in the absence of tides and currents. It is a crucial reference for accurately measuring ocean circulation, sea-level change and ice dynamics – all affected by climate change. [...]

ArcGIS for iOS - Extend GIS to the iPhone and iPad

2010-07-03T21:46:00.001+02:00

Endnu er argument for at få en (firmabetalt) iPhone ...
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iMap on the ArcPhone ...
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ArcGIS for iOS allows you to navigate maps, collect and report data, and perform GIS analysis. It is a part of the ArcGIS system and is a great way to

Discover content by browsing map galleries from ArcGIS Online or leverage your existing enterprise GIS services.
Display maps and capture information.
Develop a custom application or brand your own iOS app specific to your business needs.
Extend your GIS to a wider audience.

ArcGIS for iOS application will be available for download in the Apple App Store in early July 2010.

ArcGIS API for iOS is estimated to be officially released third quarter of 2010.

Map of Human Sexuality

2010-07-02T22:38:00.000+02:00

Noget for kort fetichister?
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An Artistic View On the World

2010-06-30T22:50:00.000+02:00

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Extra! Extra! Google News redesigned to be more customizable and shareable

2010-06-30T22:40:00.000+02:00

Kun engelsk ...

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There’s an old saying that all GIS is local. But all GIS is personal too—we connect with it in different ways depending on our interests, where we live, what we do and a lot of other factors.

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There’s an old saying that all news is local. But all news is personal too—we connect with it in different ways depending on our interests, where we live, what we do and a lot of other factors. Today we’re revamping the Google News homepage with several changes designed to make the news that you see more relevant to you. We’re also trying to better highlight interesting stories you didn’t know existed and to make it easier for you to share stories through social networks.

Before:

After:

The new heart of the homepage is something we call “News for you”: a stream of headlines automatically tailored to your interests. You can help us get it right by using the “Edit personalization” box to specify how much you’re interested in Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports or any subject you want to add (whether it’s the Supreme Court, the World Cup or synthetic biology). You can choose to view the stories by Section view or List view, and reveal more headlines by hovering over the headline with your mouse. We’ll remember your preferences each time you log in. If you don’t want customized Google News, hit “Reset personalization" to clear all personalization preferences. If you haven't previously customized and would prefer not to, simply save and close the “Edit personalization” box. You can always go back and change it later.

To give you more control over the news that you see, we’re now allowing you to choose which news sources you’d like to see more or less often. You can do so in News Settings. These sources will rank higher or lower for you (but not for anyone else) in Google News search results and story clusters. We’ve also added keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation, like in Gmail or Google Reader. When you’re in Google News, hit the question mark key to pop up a full list of shortcuts.

There are the subjects that interest you and then there’s the major news of the day. To make it easy for you to find the big stories like Hurricane Alex, we’re adding links to topics that many outlets are covering. You’ll find these topics in the Top Stories section on the left side of the homepage as well as in linked keywords above headlines. Clicking on a topic link takes you to a list of related coverage that you can add to your news stream. You can change your preferences any time in “Edit personalization.”

We’re also more prominently displaying the Spotlight section, which features stories of more lasting interest than breaking news and has been one of our most popular sections since we introduced it last fall. And then there’s local news; we’re now highlighting weather and headlines about your city or neighborhood in their own section, which you can edit with whichever location you want to follow.

Finally, you can now easily share story clusters with other people via Buzz, Reader, Facebook or Twitter. Just select the drop-down menu marked by an arrow on the top-right of each story cluster. In the drop-down, you can also choose to see more or less of the first news source.

The redesigned Google News homepage is rolling out today in the English-language edition in the U.S., and we plan to expand it to all editions in the coming months. We’re making the ability to choose which sources you’ll see more or less often available in all English-language editions worldwide and plan to expand it soon.

Beat the Traffic 3D® Broadcast Traffic Reporting

2010-06-30T21:14:00.002+02:00

Fremtidens trafik vil bestå af enheder som kæmper for at beregne den bedste rute fra A til B via bedste punkter C og D og ...

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Cool graphics, cool animations, and cool visulizations ... What would traffic be like if all had all information?

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Beat the Traffic's award-winning, high-definition traffic system provides an easy-to-use, 3D mapping environment designed to highlight traffic information for viewers.
The Beat the Traffic 3D mapping application produces clear, customizable, information-rich animations.
Inspired from flight simulation technology, the Beat the Traffic-3D live-to-air system produces clear, customizable, information-rich animations. There is no pre-rendering involved yet the fluidity of the animation is not compromised. Traffic flow and incidents are visualized using intuitive animations, incorporating familiar three-dimensional icons. An intuitive, easy to use web-based control panel allows you to customize and override the automated data. [...]

Cool iPhone app gives lowdown on any neighborhood

2010-06-30T20:55:00.003+02:00

Kun amerikansk ...

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iSpy ... Get to know your neighboors ;-)

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The iPhone app, called Business Analyst Online, or BAO, links back to a wealth of geocoded demographic data stored in ESRI's geographic information system databases. Best of all, you can tap it for free.
"We think it’s really cool, because unlike any other app it will allow you to really check out a location, find out what it’s like and what kind of people live there," says Lead product manager James Killick.
Killick says ESRI is providing more than just rehashed Census data. "It’s updated demographics created by ESRI’s team of demographers, statisticians and economists who have been involved with building these kind of data sets for over 35 years," he says.
BAO was created with the needs of the real estate industry in mind, Killick says, but a search function will allow anyone to find locations that meet specific demographic criteria. [...]

World Cup Mashup combines twitter posts to show the public's predictions of World Cup scores

2010-06-30T20:04:00.003+02:00

Kan man vinde noget?

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What can I win?

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Read more: http://www.worldcupmashup.com/

Where Will the Next Volcano Erupt?

2010-06-30T17:01:00.000+02:00

Det er en farlig verden vi lever i ...

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The April 14 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano disrupted air traffic over much of Europe and stranded thousands of passengers across the world. The total cost is estimated to be $5 billion in lost GDP through May 24, 2010. But now that dust has cleared, we can see that the eruption was small by historical standards, and there is always the chance of a bigger one: At any given time there are roughly 20 active volcanoes around the world, and there are 16 volcanoes—called "Decade Volcanoes"—that are currently noted to have a history of large eruptions and a proximity to populated areas. Imagine the cost if one of those erupts.

GearScape is a Geographic Information System platform dedicated to geoprocessing

2010-06-29T21:42:00.005+02:00

En kort definition af GP: Geoproccessering går grundlæggende ud på at automatisere GIS opgaverne. Næsten alle former for GIS arbejde indebærer en stor del af gentagelser af de samme trin igen og igen. Dette skriger efter en eller anden form for maskineri til at definere og replikere disse processer. Geoprocessering er lige netop dette og indbefatter også dette at kunne kombinere flere af disse i serier af operationer. Denne process defineres vha. modeller og scripts ...

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The fundamental purpose of geoprocessing is to allow you to automate your GIS tasks. Almost all uses of GIS involve the repetition of work, and this creates the need for methods to automate, document, and share multiple-step procedures known as workflows. Geoprocessing supports the automation of workflows by providing a rich set of tools and a mechanism to combine a series of tools in a sequence of operations using models and scripts. [See more]

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Read more: http://gearscape.fergonco.es/

A Cloud-powered GIS App Store

2010-06-28T21:42:00.002+02:00

Saml din egen GIS med sky på ...

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Go ahead, cloud my day ... GIS in the cloud mashed up and tailored your every need ...

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[...]

The Cloud... Empowering End-User Choice
We use cloud computing to provide GIS users with the power to easily provision GIS applications and ultimately help them avoid vendor lock-in. By providing production-ready environments in a pay-as-you-go model, customers have on-demand access to enterprise GIS applications from many different vendors. Done using it or it didn't work for you? Okay, shut it down and stop paying. Compare this model to the "traditional" sales cycle of large software vendors, where buyers must trust marketing claims, pay up-front licensing fees, and independently procure hardware before the implementation even begins; we believe people will almost unanimously find the cloud deployment model a more desirable and user-friendly approach to software implementation.

[...]

Lucky You
So, what's the moral of the story? Things are getting much easier for end-users of GIS technology. The capabilities of cloud computing simplify the long, daunting tasks of installing and maintaining complex GIS solutions. Now end-users will be able to complete extensive tasks like procuring hardware, installing servers in a data center, configuring networks, installing operations systems and installing GIS applications in a matter of minutes, rather than months.

If you are a GIS professional stuck with an IT manager's burden... consider the cloud your ticket to freedom.

Download ESRI ArcGIS 10 - Released

2010-06-28T21:32:00.002+02:00

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The ArcGIS 10 software will be available as a download from week commencing 28 June or on DVD at a later date.

If Christopher Columbus had the Internet.

2010-06-25T22:13:00.001+02:00

Google Sea View inkluderet ...

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Google Wave ...

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Read more: http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1763349

Geo-Genealogy of Irish Surnames

2010-06-25T22:08:00.001+02:00

OK så ...

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I need a search button ...

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Read more http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1aaNFG8daDI/TCSCBG2bZSI/AAAAAAAABts/JmFwqA6CkQo/s1600/Geo-Genealogy.jpg

Africa is BIG

2010-06-25T21:59:00.002+02:00

Afrikas størrelse både fysisk og politisk er aldrig kommet til rette i de mentale opfattelser vi har af det store kontinent mod syd ...

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Map projections really have distorted our view of the real world ...

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Read more: http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3sc052hMO1qzb2w7o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1277582381&Signature=8ulWODmIGXAuUlGLk18M4tziFkE%3D:

What's the Name of This Projection?

2010-06-25T21:54:00.001+02:00

Hjerteprojektionen ...

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The Heart Projection ...

2010-06-22T22:07:00.003+02:00

Prøv dette på maps.google.com:

1) Rutevejledning

2) Angiv 'Tokyo, Japan' som start

3) Angiv 'New York, USA' som slut

4) Hent rutevejledning

Check punkt nummer 24 og 38 på listen ...

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Try this on maps.google.com:

1) Choose 'Get directions'

2) Type 'Tokyo, Japan' as starting point

3) Type 'New York, USA' as destination

4) Go ahead ...

Now check out no. 24 and no. 38 ...

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Vis stort kort

Live train map for the London Underground

2010-06-22T22:05:00.002+02:00

Real time live data på et kort er bare fascinerende ...

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Read more: http://traintimes.org.uk:81/map/tube/

Beautiful Visualization: Looking at Data Through the Eyes of Experts

2010-06-21T21:51:00.002+02:00

Skønheden i data skal ofte ses igennem øjnene på dem som kan ...

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The hidden beauty of data seen through the eyes of the gifted ...

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Visualization is the graphic presentation of data -- portrayals meant to reveal complex information at a glance. Think of the familiar map of the New York City subway system, or a diagram of the human brain. Successful visualizations are beautiful not only for their aesthetic design, but also for elegant layers of detail that efficiently generate insight and new understanding.This book examines the methods of two dozen visualization experts who approach their projects from a variety of perspectives -- as artists, designers, commentators, scientists, analysts, statisticians, and more. Together they demonstrate how visualization can help us make sense of the world. Explore the importance of storytelling with a simple visualization exercise Learn how color conveys information that our brains recognize before we're fully aware of it Discover how the books we buy and the people we associate with reveal clues to our deeper selves Recognize a method to the madness of air travel with a visualization of civilian air traffic Find out how researchers investigate unknown phenomena, from initial sketches to published papers.

Contributors include:Nick Bilton,Michael E. Driscoll,Danyel Fisher,Jessica Hagy,Gregor Hochmuth,Todd Holloway,Noah Iliinsky,Eddie Jabbour,Valdean Klump,Aaron Koblin,Robert Kosara,Valdis Krebs,JoAnn Kuchera-Morin,Adam Perer,Anders Persson,Maximilian Schich,Matthias Shapiro,Julie Steele,Moritz Stefaner,Jer Thorp,Andrew Vande Moere,Fernanda Viega,Martin Wattenberg,and Michael Young.

Buy: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1449379869

With GISRoam iPad take your ESRI Shapefiles with you.

2010-06-21T21:44:00.002+02:00

iPad er på mange måder The missing link ... også når det gælder GIS i marken ...

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With GISRoam iPad take your ESRI Shapefiles with you.
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GISRoam’s iPad Free App Features:
Create new shape features using the GPS (Polygon, Line, and Point features) in new or existing Shapefile
Display current GPS position with Shapefile overlays
Edit existing attribution on Shapefiles and add new attributes while you roam
Perform powerful feature searches based on attribution
Find the Lat/Long positions on the map
Find the distance between two points or along a series of points
Edit and display large Shapefile layers with small memory footprint
Google Maps provides background maps
Note one cannot save collected/edited shapefiles or add new shapefiles to the Free GISRoam App without having a Webconnect account which is available in the GISRoam In App Store.
GISRoam’s iPad Webconnect Fee Plug-in Features: Getting Shapefile on and off the iPad with webconnect.
Webconnect is a cloud based storage, synchronization, and automated projections conversion application built specifically for the GISRoam application to address common GIS problems
Download entire new shapefiles and only changes to shapefiles already on the GISRoam client
Upload only the changes to the shapefiles saving bandwidth and time
Reproject shapefiles between thousands of Shapefiles projections using the standard .prj file
Revert changes you made in the shapefiles to those on the server as backup to errors.
Synchronize shapefiles between iPad and desktop computer from any web browser using WiFi or 3G networks today.
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Download iPad GISRoam:
GISRoam iPad client application is now available on the Apple App Store for FREE.
Cogent3D is currently taking contracts to customize, brand, and build new iPad GIS applications, so if you have a requirement not being filled by one of our commercial products talk to us about building one to your requirements. email us at: Contact@Cogent3D.com.

Read more: http://gisroam.com/?page_id=52

The Atlas of True Names

2010-06-16T21:06:00.002+02:00

Jeg fik papirudgaven i fødselsdag tidligere i år og har haft megen glæde af at gå på opdagelse i kortene ... Der er tilsyneladende kommet en iPhone / iPad version så hvis du har sådan en skulle du tag at hente applikationen ...

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The Atlas of True Names reveals the etymological roots, or original meanings,
of the familiar terms on today's maps of the World, Europe, the British Isles and the United States.

For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated,
the Atlas gives you "The Tawny One", derived from Arab. es-sahra “the fawn coloured, desert”.

The 'True Names' of 3000 cities, countries, rivers, oceans and mountain ranges
are displayed on these four fascinating maps,
each of which includes a comprehensive index of derivations. [...]

View Dublin Bus stops near you in 3D on iPhone 3GS and Android

2010-06-16T20:58:00.002+02:00

Det er svært at komme på noget som ikke allerede er fundet på ... Se mit forrige indlæg: http://gisdk.blogspot.com/2010/06/transport-for-london-data-released.html

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View Dublin Bus stops near you in 3D on iPhone 3GS and Android
This layar shows the location of bus stops in Dublin.
A list of the Dublin Bus routes servicing each bus stop is also displayed below the location.
To only view bus stops for a specific route simply enter the route number in to the filter settings. When the route filter is blank all bus stops are loaded.
Instructions:
iPhone*: Click here to view the layar
Android*: Click 'Get App' link below.
* To view this layer you need to have the free application Layar installed on your iPhone 3GS or Android phone.

Transport for London Data Released

2010-06-16T20:48:00.002+02:00

På arbejdet lavede vi for sjov en Layar app med alle busstoppesteder i landet ... Forestil dig at du kan pege på et stoppested med din mobiltelefon og få oplysninger om afgangstider ... Og ikke blot de stoppesteder indenfor synsfeltet ...

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Google Earth now available for iPad

2010-06-15T22:27:00.002+02:00

Et perfekt match ...

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A perfect match ...

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Google Earth has been finding itself in all sorts of places lately, from the iPhone to Android phones, to the browser, and even the car. Today, hot on the heels of yesterday's launch ofGoogle Earth 5.2 we are proud to announce that Google Earth is now available for Apple’s iPad.

Google Earth for iPad is one of the best ways yet to experience Google Earth. With the combination of an intuitive touch interface, a large screen, and the snappy A4 processor, you a great new way to explore the globe and share your adventures with your friends.

Some iPad users have noticed that Google Earth has been available for the iPad from the very beginning, but until today, this has simply been the iPhone version running in a scaled-up mode. With our latest release, we now have native support for the iPad, which means that you get to see the world in beautiful full-resolution imagery. There is a custom toolbar at the top, and you can click on individual icons to open “balloons” without having to navigate away from the 3D view.

As with the iPhone version, you can easily navigate with your fingers, using one finger to move the globe; two fingers to change your viewpoint; a single finger double-tap to zoom in; and a two-finger double-tap to zoom out. And like all Google Earth products, you can search for geographic features and businesses by typing your query in the search box.

Along with Panoramio photos, Wikipedia articles, and Google Places, you can also view roads rendered directly on the terrain. Select any of these layers from the “Layers” menu in the toolbar.

To start exploring the world on your iPad, download it today from the iTunes store.

Consistent and Seamless National Land Cover Map Unveiled

2010-06-15T22:22:00.002+02:00

USA united ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey has released the Gap Analysis Program (GAP) national land cover dataset of the entire continental United States as both a data download and online viewer. The mission of the program is to “keep common species common” by identifying quality habitat to support wildlife. The effort effectively creates a baseline for biodiversity [...]

2010-06-13T20:14:00.002+02:00

Lidt som at være Palle alene i verden ...

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Bing Maps World Cup 2010

2010-06-12T20:41:00.002+02:00

Bing ... Giver minder tilbage til go'e gamle sportslørdag og Dong bold ...

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Bing Ball ...

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Interactive World Cup schedule

2010-06-10T22:02:00.002+02:00

Inspiration til et effektivt UI når man skal skabe et hurtigt overblik over mange data ...

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Seeing new sights with photo overlays

2010-06-10T20:43:00.002+02:00

Som nævnt i et tidligere indlæg (http://gisdk.blogspot.com/2010/06/pin-your-history-to-world.html) kan StreetView også bruges som en platform hvor igennem vi kan føle historiens vingesus ...

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As mentioned in and earlier post (http://gisdk.blogspot.com/2010/06/pin-your-history-to-world.html) StreetView can be injected with history and giving life and presence to the past ...

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Sometimes you want to explore a place for yourself, and sometimes you want to get a sense of how other people experience it. With our newest update to User Photos available within Street View, you can seamlessly do both. Now when you’re browsing a location in Street View, you can see user-contributed photographs directly overlaid within the panorama.

The new feature places thumbnails of relevant photos on top of the Street View imagery when you click the “Photos” option at the top right of the panorama. When you move your mouse cursor over one of these thumbnails, a photo appears which matches the content of the panoramic view. Using the overlays you can quickly preview several photos without changing your viewpoint or losing track of where you were. And if you click on the photo, you enter ourinteractive photo browser to explore additional pictures taken by the community.

It is now even easier to inspect architectural details and close-up quirks, or see what is happening at a place at more than one time of the day. Start to explore this new world through the eyes of other travelers with some of these locations:

See how Bundesplatz in Bern comes alive during the summer

Explore Ponte Vecchio in Florence from a new perspective

See the sun rise over Notre Dame

Play TaxiCity

2010-06-10T20:38:00.002+02:00

Har du ikke altid drømt om at køre taxi?

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It's driving me map ...

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Game

Read more: http://taxicity.ca/

Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change

2010-06-10T20:18:00.002+02:00

Mange linjer dele denne verdens regioner ind i mange dele men ingen linjer deler verden på en så dramatisk måde som kystlinjer ...

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So many lines divide the world into separate regions but no lines divide the world like coast lines ... A line has been drawn in the sand ...

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She sells seashells on the seashore
The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure
So if she sells seashells on the seashore
Then I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

Terry Sullivan

Book

In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to all aspects of coastal existence—chiefly economic, residential, and environmental—as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. It is this facet of coastal life that Mark Monmonier tackles in Coast Lines. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, Monmonier reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps.

Whether for sailing charts or property maps, Monmonier shows, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. Coast Lines is peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline’s length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access.

Five Islands, Maine, as shown on the U.S. Geological Survey's Boothbay Harbor 7.5-minute topographic map, published in 1979. Topographic maps emphasize features on land.

Five Islands, Maine, as shown on U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey chart 238, Kennebec and Sheepscot River Entrances,published in 1970. Coastal charts emphasize shoreline features and hazards to navigation.

Buy: http://www.amazon.com/Coast-Lines-Mapmakers-Environmental-Change/dp/0226534030/

Street View brings a taste of South Africa to football fans everywhere

2010-06-09T21:36:00.003+02:00

Det er ikke mange år siden at Sydafrika bedst var kendt for Apartheid ... Heldigvis er der nogen ting som ændrer sig til det bedre ... VM kunne aldrig have været det samme ... De hvide spiller på den venstre banehalvdel og de sorte på den højre ...

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Not so many years ago South Africa was synonymous with Apartheid ... Some things do chance for the better after all ... So now let's play ball ...

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It’s not every day that you find an elephant in Street View, or for that matter get to visit most of the South African football (or you may know it better as soccer) stadiums in one day. But from today you can do both with our bumper set of brand new Street View images and 3D models of host nation South Africa.

With just days to go before the tournament kicks off, football fans can start soaking up the atmosphere in seven of South Africa’s soccer stadiums, including Soccer City in Johannesburg, Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Thanks to some serious pedal-power by our trike riders in South Africa we’ve made available these pitch-level pictures from inside and outside of these stadiums. And we’ve created complete 3D models of all 10 stadiums, as well as many host cities which can be viewed in Google Earth -- check them out on the SketchUp Blog.

To make it easier for people to find all these great places South African Tourism have provided information on the most important sights. Visit maps.google.com/exploresouthafrica to start virtually exploring South Africa. Here are some amazing shots from on the field to get you excited:

Moses Mabdhiba Stadium:

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Soccer City Stadium:

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You can view more photos from inside the stadiums in our Street View gallery. But for those who can’t tell their keeper from their striker we’ve got something altogether different. There’s dramatic coastal scenery in the Cape; the urban buzz of Soweto, home to Nelson Mandela; or the world renowned Kruger National Park to explore at your leisure.

In fact, you’ll be greeted by a special host when you start exploring the imagery of Kruger:

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And this coastal view lets you see the sea, as well as Table Mountain in the distance:

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Whatever colours you’ll be wearing when the whistle blows and whichever side you’ll be cheering for in the dreaded penalty shoot out, you can now get a sense for how it might feel for the players to step out onto the turf to take part in the most famous football/soccer tournament in the world!

2010-06-03T22:14:00.002+02:00

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Read more: http://teczno.com/faumaxion-II/

Green River Utah Structural Geology 3D Visualization

2010-06-03T22:04:00.003+02:00

Spændende blanding af ny tog gammelt, af analog og digital, af virkeligheder ... En udvidelse af den kendte verden ind i en ny dimmension ...

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Mixing new and old, mixing analogue and digital, mixing realities ... Extending the known world into a new dimension ...

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The geological maps seen in these visualizations are constructed using data from a publication titled "Geologic Map 180" created by the Utah Geological Survey, a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources (we have obtained permission from the UGS to use this publication as a basis for our visualization). The maps are authored by Hellmut H. Doelling of the Utah Geological Survey in the year 2001. The elevation surface of the region is modeled from the National Elevation Dataset using 10m spaced data points and Landsat natural color mosaics are applied as surface textures in the non-geographic overlay version of the animation.

Our visualization begins with a north-up overhead view of an area of Utah between Green River and Moab. The La Sal mountains are in the lower right portion of the viewpoint. Both Landsat satellite imagery and geological interpretive maps are overlaid onto a flat surface, which will later become three dimensional. As the camera moves into position near the South East corner of the working area, the geologic cross sections will be extruded to true height above sea level, reaching vertically out of the flat terrain surface.

Read more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CHd6_cIT44

Visualizing the BP Oil Spill Disaster

2010-06-03T21:10:00.003+02:00

Hvor mange supertankere skal der til for at rumme den mængde olie?

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An explosion on the BP operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed eleven crew members on April 20, 2010m sparking the greatest environmental disaster in United States history. In combination with the Texas City Refinery Explosion and the Prudohoe Bay Oil Spill, this marks the third serious incident involving BP in the United States in the last five years. Current estimates put the amount of oil being discharged from the broken well at above 1,050,000 US gallons per day! There are over 400 different species of animals living in the area affected by the spill. 253 sea turtles and 29 dolphins have been found dead within the spill area (NOAA).

Read more: http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/

Metaio presents: next generation augmented reality browsing

2010-06-02T22:28:00.001+02:00

Karlsons klister ... Lim rumlig information fast til den virkelige verden ...

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Metaio`s exciting new "augmented reality" browser junaio® has extended its capabilities beyond the usual location based internet services. Not only may the user obtain information on nearby POIs such as shops, restaurants or train stations, but the camera`s eye is now able to identify objects and "glue" object specific real-time, dynamic, social and 3D information onto the object itself. This unique feature is now being extended through collaboration with kooaba and its visual object search capability, providing access to kooaba`s extensive object databases. Initially available on Android, an iPhone release will follow soon.

Read more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz-lYtzKpTo

Take a test drive into the cloud

2010-06-02T22:19:00.002+02:00

Skyhøje priser eller tågedis over landet ... ?

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Buy a small piece of the Internet ... Go Google ...

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We’ve talked about the power of cloud computing and how millions of businesses have alreadygone Google by switching to Apps. But sometimes it’s hard to imagine what working in the cloud would really mean, and frequently, people ask us how they can better understand the benefits of Google Apps specifically for their business. How would online collaboration really affect your workplace? And how could increased email storage or integrated IM and video chat actually impact your company’s productivity?

To answer some of these questions, we’ve created the Go Google cloud calculator to let you take a test drive into the cloud. Whether your company is big or small, brand new or been around for a while, this tool will give you a sense of the benefits of going Google in an easy-to-understand way. Here’s a quick demo:

Once you take a spin and learn about the potential cost and time savings, the tool will create a custom URL, presentation PDF, spreadsheet or even a poster that you can share with other decision makers within your business as you discuss going Google.

To show you a real-life example, we asked one our customers, Smart Furniture (you may remember them from their recent guest post), to test-drive the tool for us. And here’s their poster:

So if you’ve been thinking about moving your business to the cloud, take a couple minutes and see what it would be like to go Google. Be sure to tweet and share your results. The Go Google cloud calculator can be found at www.gonegoogle.com.

Europe in bloom: a living façade at the European Environment Agency

2010-06-02T22:15:00.001+02:00

Et levende kort ...

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Living map ...

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The Living Façade is one of EEA's main contributions to the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity. The front of our building on Kongens Nytorv 6 is covered with about 5,000 annual plants showing a map of Europe and plant biodiversity. The façade will stay in place from 22 May to October 2010. Follow the project step by step, and learn more about the science behind it.

Augmented Reality and ESRI’s ArcGIS API for Silverlight

2010-05-31T20:23:00.002+02:00

Udvid din kortoplevelse ... En dag kan det måske også bruges til noget ...

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The lab has just completed a prototype that combines ESRI’s ArcGIS API for Silverlight with the open source Silverlight Augmented Reality Toolkit.
The toolkit allows developers to detect the spatial orientation of a predefined marker. The lab used the orientation information to overlay a map from ESRI’s ArcGIS API for Silverlight. As shown in the video, the map is fully functional even with the perspective distortion.
The demonstration starts with the user browsing a default basemap from ESRI’s resource centerand then performs a search of GeoEye imagery in New Zealand. All imagery is tagged with sensor information such as the capture date, percentage cloud cover and satellite position. In the video, this information is used to order and then offset overlapping imagery. This effect is useful to quickly find imagery based on specific criteria, for example, find the newest imagery with the least amount of cloud cover.
Finally, why not try this demonstration yourself? You will need a computer with a webcam. Clickhere to start the Augmented Reality web application and here to download and print the marker symbol.
Contributed by Richie C.

World Atlas HD for iPad

2010-05-31T19:49:00.003+02:00

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Designed specifically for the iPad, National Geographic’s World Atlas HD puts our best maps in the palm of your hand.

Price: $1.99

Looking for the iPhone version? click here

:: THE BEST MAPS ::
Unlike other map applications, the National Geographic World Atlas HD utilizes our highest resolution, press-ready images, providing you the same rich detail, accuracy, and artistic beauty found in our award-winning wall maps and bound atlases. The app is preloaded with 3 different styles of world maps, down to country-level detail. With an internet connection, you can continue zooming thru continent-level maps to detailed Bing maps – close enough to see your home!

:: WORLD FLAGS AND FACTS ::
Learn more about the world around you using the up-to-date, expertly researched, Flags and Facts database which contains concise geographic and socio-economic data.

:: SEARCH AND BOOKMARK ::
Bookmark your favorite places with notes or pictures from your photo library. Center the map to your current position on GPS-enabled 3G iPads. Find places by name using the built-in index of major world cities or the full online search of nearly 7 million places.

Map your data with the Maps API and Fusion Tables

2010-05-30T17:31:00.002+02:00

Punkter på et kort er BARE ikke nok ... Nej, gem i stedet data i FusionTables og vis dem på Google Map ... En dag (snart?) vil data fra ESRI/MapInfo bo i skyen og blive vist på Google ... Ét kort - mange kilder ...

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If you have ever tried to plot a very large number of overlays on an API map you have probably reached a point at which the performance of your application begins to suffer. With one hundred or so markers, most browsers cope just fine, and clustering solutions like Fluster can help support more. But if you have thousands of overlays that you wish to show, rendering them individually can be problematic.
The Maps API v3 now offers two solutions to this problem. If you have a large volume of geospatial data that can be served as KML, the KmlLayer class can render up to 50,000 features as an overlay that does not impact performance on any browser. To support data sets that are structured as tables, such as a database or spreadsheet, we have also now added the FusionTablesLayer class for rendering data stored in Google Fusion Tables.
Google Fusion Tables is a fascinating new experimental Google Research project offering storage, search, and management of large structured data sets in the cloud. Up to 100MB of data can be stored per table, and each row in a table can have an associated location, line, or polygon feature. Using the FusionTablesLayer class you can render features on an API map as a clickable overlay. When a feature is clicked, the application can access a copy of the complete row of data associated with the feature.
Fusion Tables also supports an SQL like query language, which you can use to filter the features shown on a map. The below map visualises mountain biking trails uploaded to Fusion Tables by mtbguru.com. The slider allows you to filter trails by their length, and the trails shown on the map are updated accordingly. If you click on a trail a custom dialog is shown which indicates the elevation profile for the trail concerned.

The FusionTablesLayer also supports rendering data sets as a heatmap. The below map of beaches in Brazil illustrates the benefit of this. When rendered as point features it is difficult to tell the relative density of the beaches without zooming in further. However once you switch to displaying the data as a heatmap the high density of beaches west of Rio de Janeiro becomes immediately clear.

The combination of Fusion Tables with the Maps API makes it easy to host large sets of data in the cloud, and visualise them in your Maps API application. It is quick and simple to get up and running with Fusion Tables, and the addition of the FusionTableLayer class to Maps API v3 enables Maps applications to be tightly coupled with data hosted in Fusion Tables. Give it a try, and let us know what you think of this experiment in the Groups!

Read more: http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2010/05/map-your-data-with-maps-api-and-fusion.html

Dit liv i tal

2010-05-30T13:24:00.003+02:00

Er det en evig søgen efter udødelighed ... eller blot en måde at føle sig levende på? Del alt med dine omgivelser ellers kan man (andre) ikke mærke at jeg lever ...

The Truman Show med modsat fortegn ...

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Only Danish ...

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Mål dig selv. Den store dille i San Francisco området lige nu er at indsamle data om sig selv ved hjælp af teknologi som mobiltelefoner og skridttællere. En gang om måneden mødes cirka 100 mennesker og diskuterer deres data, som de undervejs har delt over nettet. Er privatlivet dødt? Når vi samler og deler data om vores meget personlige forhold – ja, faktisk også om vores gener – så rejser spørgsmålet om privatlivets fred sig også. Hvor går grænsen?
Oprindelig lydkilde (harddisken_100526.mp3)

Fortæl historien om dit liv med tal i stedet for ord. Fra vandreture med GPS til vægt og DNA – det hele kan bruges!
Det er budskabet fra gruppen the quantified self – det kvantificerede selv – der med base i San Francisco har bredt sig ud over hele USA.
Hver måned mødes en gruppe mennesker, der forsker i sig selv og diskuterer deres resultater. Harddisken har mødt to af stifterne – Gary Wolf og Kevin Kelly – for at finde ud af, hvorfor det pludselig er blevet interessant at bruge teknologi til at indsamle data om ens hverdagsliv og dele disse data med andre mennesker.
Er privatlivet dødt?
Når vi samler og deler data om vores meget personlige forhold – ja, faktisk også om vores gener – så rejser spørgsmålet om privatlivets fred sig også. Hvor går grænsen? Er der overhovedet nogen grænse for hvad vi kan dele og med hvem? Det kigger vi på blandt andet i forbindelse med Facebook og den nyeste ballade om deres indstillinger for privatliv.
Måske er vi allerede langt forbi det der med privatlivet. Den tyske futurist Christian Heller mener i hvert fald, at vi allerede befinder os i en situation med post-privatliv.

Read more: http://www.dr.dk/harddisken

Making Mapping an Accessory to a Crime

2010-05-30T13:14:00.002+02:00

Anvend online kort i forbindelse med planlægning af indbrud eller terrorisme vil ive dig hhv. 1 eller 10 år ekstra i spjældet ...

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In short: using maps for burglarization or terrorism will add either 1 or 10 years to your sentence ...

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Read more: http://gislounge.com/mapping-during-a-crime/

Via: GIS Lounge

Stockholm 3D in Google Earth

2010-05-29T21:30:00.002+02:00

En rigtig dejlig by ...

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Nice town ...

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Read more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5P-A-qhOqE

3-D digital scanning feature - Capturing History at Mount Rushmore

2010-05-29T21:13:00.003+02:00

Jeg kendte engang en fyr som havde et rigtigt menneskekranium (hans far var læge) og han havde møjsommeligt opmålt x,y,z på overfladen og derved skabt at rigtigt flot 3D billede af Frede (det navn som hans far havde givet det ellers navneløse hoved) ...

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I once knew a guy who had a real human skull (his father was a doctor) and he meticulously measured the x,y,z of the surface - making a stunning 3D image of Fred (the name given to the otherwise nameless guy (or girl)) ...

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial is performing a 3-D digital laser scan of the sculpture and other historic resources. These photos show the process and people involved in capturing the laser scan.

Read more: http://www.nps.gov/moru/parknews/digital-scanning-photos-and-multimedia.htm?eid=204714&root_aId=591#e_204714

Iraq and Afghanistan casualities, home and away

2010-05-28T20:51:00.003+02:00

En krig med mange faldne ... eller et fald med mange krige ...

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Each live lost may one day either be one more reason for hope or one more reason for hopelessness ...

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In a collaboration between CNN and Stamen Design, Home and Away offers a sobering view into casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, since 2001.

On the left is a map that shows hometown locations, and on the right is a map of casualty locations. The two maps are linked such that you see where people are from and where they served. Linked filters on the bottom show distributions of age, location, and date. Select or search for an individual to see further details. Friends and family are also able to submit fond memories of fallen loved ones.

Altogether, the interactive provides a connection between the data and the people behind it. See the full piece on CNN.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/index.html

The Geotaggers' World Atlas

2010-05-27T23:33:00.004+02:00

Street Credit til Søren for atter engang at gøre information lettere tilgængelig ...

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See more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/sets/72157623971287575/

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Read more: http://www.microformats.dk/kort/imagecutter/geotagcopenhagen.html