The Open Group Cloud Work Group

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Cloud Computing vil ende i hegnet hvis ikke der kommer standarder på bordet ... I værste fald vil vi komme til at se en række skyformationer ...
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Cloud Computing won't succeed unless standards gets agreed upon ... In worst case scenario we will see different Clouds formations in the horizon ...
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The Open Group Cloud Work Group exists to create a common understanding among buyers and suppliers of how enterprises of all sizes and scales of operation can include Cloud Computing technology in a safe and secure way in their architectures to realize its significant cost, scalability and agility benefits. It includes some of the industry’s leading cloud providers and end-user organizations, collaborating on standard models and frameworks aimed at eliminating vendor lock-in for enterprises looking to benefit from cloud products and services.

We are committed to work with other groups with similar aims. At the outset, it is our intent to work with:

• The Cloud Security Alliance
• The Open Cloud Manifesto
• The Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum
• CloudCamp
• The Cloud Computing Use Cases Group

We are open to working with other relevant organizations.

The direction of the group is determined by Open Group members, but you don't have to be a member to participate - everyone interested in cloud computing can join in the discussions. [...]

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Read more: http://www.opengroup.org/cloudcomputing/

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Mobile map projector with GPS lights the way

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De første mobiltelefoner med projektor er også på trapperne ...
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Mobile phones with projector beams are coming too ...
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This handy portable map projector equipped with GPS makes getting lost a thing of the past. All you need is a surface to shine your map on. A friend's forehead would do. [...]

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Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10316753-1.html

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Free Copy Of ‘Google Maps For Your Apps’

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Summary
This course is designed to enable you to take advantage of Google Maps for your website. You will learn how to create maps, add map controls for user interactions (zooming, and panning), programmatically alter the map extent, add points of interest to the map, add custom icons, geocode addresses on the fly, read addresses from a database or XML file, and display aerial photography.

Intended Audience
This course is designed for all levels.

Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Google Maps
Module 2: Google Maps Basics
Module 3: Geocoding
Module 4: Reading Data from XML Files and Databases
Module 5: Google Maps Utility Classes
Module 6: Driving Directions, Traffic, and Street View
Module 7: Integration with Google Earth
Module 8: Integrating Local Search with Google Maps

Detailed Syllabus

Our Published Articles on this Subject
Reading XML Files with the Google Maps API
Density Mapping with the HeatMap API
Enhancing Your Google Maps Applications with MarkerManager and ProgressBar Control

Purchase Online
E-Delivery Only: FREE Through September 30th - regular price $60.00 (Email with downlink link) [...]

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Read more: http://geospatialtraining.com/index.php?option=com_catalog&view=node&id=2:google-maps-for-your-apps&Itemid=85

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Global Flood Map

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Alt andet er vand ved siden af ...
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Water gives and waters takes ...
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Read more: http://globalfloodmap.org/

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Coffee me ...

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Så sandt ...
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So true ...
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Read more: http://high-street.org/uploads/430_system.gif

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Deprecation Plans For ArcGIS 9.3.1 And ArcGIS 9.4. An Important Document To Read

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ArcIMS har langt om længe nået sin afslutning ...
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ArcIMS is finally put 5 feet under by 9.4 ...
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The deprecation plans for ArcGIS 9.3.1 and ArcGIS 9.4 have now been released. With every release, platforms not being used as much anymore or at the end of their supportability are assessed. With platforms, these can include operating systems, databases, development environments, hardware and the like. [...]

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Read more:

1. http://geo.geek.nz/esri/deprecation-plans-for-arcgis-9-3-1-and-arcgis-9-4-an-important-document-to-read/
2. http://downloads2.esri.com/support/TechArticles/ArcGIS_931_and__94_Deprecation_Plan.pdf
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcIMS

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Drain The Ocean

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Hvordan ser det ud hvis der ikke var noget vand?
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What does it look like? No water ... Just land ...
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Read more: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/drain-the-ocean-3639/Overview#tab-Overview

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Genealogical mapping with bing maps and ancestry

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Personligt bruger jeg MyHeritage.com ... Men den har ikke andre kort end hurtige opslag på Google Map ...
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Personally I use MyHeritage.com ... No map service like the one mentioned below though ...
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Additionally, Family Tree Maker 2010 provides unique ways to view your family history. You can now track the migration paths of a person and their family through time, by mapping event locations with Bing™ Maps. This is pretty sweet, actually. I entered a bunch of data about my family – where they were born, married and died. Then, as I click on each person’s name I can see the migration path between all of these locations. I can also view the migration paths for several generations of my family. I selected 4 generations of family and you can see the lines rendered on the Bing™ map highlight all family members birthplaces and death places. The more data you get into the application, the more you’ll see migratory flows of where a family came from and is headed. Maybe, had I had this years ago I would’ve known I’d end up in Seattle and could’ve planned for that!

Not to be overshadowed, the Ancestry.com site also has Bing™ Maps integrated right into their user experience. For any location found within a user’s profile you can map it out on their Ancestry.com Maps Beta contained behind the login of their genealogy site. [...]

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Read more: http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/08/20/genealogical-mapping-with-bing-maps-and-ancestry.aspx

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Exploring the exploding internet

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Hvordan ville en tilsvarende visualisering se ud hvis det var GIS ...
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What would a similar visualization look like had it been GIS ...
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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/mg20227061900-exploring-the-exploding-internet

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Death to Receipts! How can we trash them?

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Herhjemme har vi eKvittering.dk ...
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So many things would be so much easier without receipts ...
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[...] This is where the credit card companies come in. First thought: Let's put our e-mail addresses on that magnetic strip on the back of the card. All sorts of other data lives back there, so there's no reason why our e-mail addresses can't as well. I put in a call to four big credit card companies—American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa—and all of them either declined comment or did not respond. But I spoke with other experts in the industry, and they say it's possible to pop some more data onto that magnetic strip.

There are, of course, privacy concerns about putting even more personal information onto a piece of plastic that already holds far too much. (Note that the issue isn't giving the card companies our e-mail addresses in the first place, as they probably already have them. It's just embedding them in the cards.) Plus, we may not want each merchant we visit getting our e-mail addresses, especially without the sellers explicitly asking for them. Their knowing our addresses would need to happen if the store were the one e-mailing us the receipts, as Apple does now. We'd need to figure out a way to stop them from keeping our information, which would entail getting the credit card industry's standards council involved, which would only slow things down. So, a compromise: Let's not have our receipts e-mailed to us. Let's just have them digitized.

In that scenario, the credit card companies (or the banks that offer the cards) would be the ones indexing our receipts online. We'd log into, say, visa.com/receipts and see a list of all of our purchases, just as we do now when we do online banking. But then you could click on the purchase and see the receipt therein. Now you have a digital copy that eliminates the need for a paper one. [...]

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Read more: http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/hey-wait-minute/2009/08/20/death-receipts?page=full

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