Kort for hovedet - The GIScovery Channel

mandag den 12. juli 2010

Amtsdata i skyen

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.

lørdag den 10. juli 2010

Esri Releases ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap

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

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.

fredag den 9. juli 2010

Changing your perspective, once again...

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:

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Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California:

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Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy:

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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa:

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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

Ha ha

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LOL

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

Mapplers, an Online Atlas of Hand-Drawn Maps

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

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

For meget af det gode eller hvad?
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Too much or too good? Too unreal anyway ...
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torsdag den 8. juli 2010

The 2010 Esri USer Conference Map

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

onsdag den 7. juli 2010

Follow Team HTC - Columbia on Google Maps

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:

Read more: http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/mytrackstour/