Well, well lookee there… a Google Canada blog… I’m almost kind of stunned! Even with many Canucks flocking to the Googleplex over the years (Mike Pegg a Google Maps evangelist comes to mind) it took them until 2012 to finally get an official Google Canada blog (I’m actually a bit surprised it took that long) […]
New Mobile App for Custom Maps Looking For a KickStart
Mapocosm has just released Map Explorer, a mobile app for exploring custom maps. Using Google My Places or other tools that generate KML files, users generate custom maps that can be shared with Map Explorer, including associated descriptions, photos, and links. A full set of location-based services is integrated into the map browsing experience. Interested […]
The Google I/O Project Glass Launch
If you sat in on the Google I/O livestream with about 1 million other folks around the Globe then you may have caught the cool Project Glass announcement that was kicked off with an impressive demo from a crew of sky diving Glass wearing high flyers. Using an amazing race style relay team of outdoor […]
Video – New 3D Imagery in Google earth for mobile
Impressive imagery from Google via Google earth tour guide. This from Google… “Our new 3D imagery of entire metropolitan areas brings a new frontier to your fingertips. Also, the new tour guide makes exploring the world even easier by suggesting landmarks or natural wonders that you might not know to search for.” See more at http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/mobile.html
Google Announces Nexus 7, light, portable tablet for Google Play
Today at Google I/O Google lifted the lid off their new tablet offering (Actually many of you will consider it an E reader) the Google Nexus 7. The device has a 7″ screen and tight Google Play integration – ideal for watching videos and consuming digital media like e-books and music (sorry, Google play music […]
Google I/O reminder and live feed
Time for another Google I/O event and once again Google will be live streaming portions of the event so all of us that couldn’t make it to San Fran can still enjoy it, albeit without all the Google Kool-Aid and amazing free Swag that no doubt the attendees will be walking away with! Live feed […]
Google Maps Coordinate for Workforce Management
Something new this week out of the Google Lat/Long blog for the enterprise – Google Maps Coordinate, a workforce management tool designed to improve communication between businesses and mobile workers and enable collaboration between teams with your mobile assets. Simply put, Google Maps Coordinate combines the power of Google’s mapping technologies with modern smartphones to […]
Google Maps vs Apple Maps
So, by now we’ve all had a little time to digest the news about Apple Maps and the coming use of Apple’s very own map service for the iOS platform but what will it look like? No doubt there’s still many unanswered questions but we have some info to go on, in particular a pretty […]
Data Visualizations and the Google Politics and Election Blog
Let me share an interesting find with you that offers up the latest maps and data visualizations of the US political landscape… enter the Politics and election blog from the Google politics and elections team. Browsing the blog you’ll find some very interesting visualizations along with detailed information on data products, APIs and more. For […]
DataAppeal – 3D and animated maps on google earth platform
Here’s a tip off about an interesting solution for you Google Earth fanatics – DataAppeal. According to the developers, DataAppeal uses art and design to create alluring maps and images via a free, simple to use UI. The application has just received an update with some new functionality including: the option of layering multiple maps […]