An interesting update comes our way from the developers of Tripomatic – custom maps for iOS, Android or BlackBerry that focus on the features tourists really appreciate! What’s way cool about this app is that Tripomatic is based on OpenStreetMap and the Mapnik rendering toolkit while the symbology was designed using TileMill software developed by […]
State of the Map US @sotmus 2014, April 12-13, Washington DC
This comes via the official SOTM website regarding SOTM 2014… We’re happy to announce that the 2014 State of the Map US conference will take place in Washington DC at the Convention Center April 12 and 13. Plan to join us to connect with other mappers, learn how to work with OpenStreetMap data, and hack […]
Open Source Leader, Boundless, Rolls out OpenGeo 4.0
The open source hipsters and geogeeks are being treated to a release this week as OpenGeo errrrrr Boudless has announced the availability ofOpenGeo suite 4.0. According to teh company, this release brings new features and improvements, including component upgrades to PostGIS 2.1, GeoServer 2.4, GeoWebCache 1.5 and support for OpenLayers 3 and QGIS. Additional developments include […]
OSM Mappers take to the Streets for October 19-20 Fall #editathon
This week-end OSM mappers , GeoGeeks, and mapping enthusiasts will get together in about 12 cities to take a shot at updating the ever popular OpenStreetMap open data product. Using popular map editing tools, the geeks will add features, make edits and improve upon the OSM map for everyone to enjoy. This from the OSM […]
Mashing-up Opendata for a B.C Liquor Outlet Map with CartoDB
All the twitter chatter today from #FOSS4G and the hype surrounding CartoDB got me wanting to mashup some data with the awesome open Geo tools out there so I decided to go look for some data and see what I could come up with. It took me a few minutes by I managed to locate […]
OpenGeo Rebrands as Boundless
In case you haven’t heard or noticed, open source solution provider / leader OpenGeo is now Boundless – according to the company, a new corporate brand to better reflect the growing range of platforms, applications, and services the company develops and sells. Boundless was spun out of its longtime incubator, OpenPlans, in April 2013 and has sold […]
Video – Meet Steve Coast, new Head of OSM at Telenav
Here’s a nice video from Steve Coast describing his history with OpenStreetMap and introducing himself in his new role at Telenav… “OpenStreetMap is its own reward…” read more about Steve’s new adventure here
Happy Birthday GRASS! Celebrating 30 years of GRASS GIS
Some cool news from the GRASS GIS development team as GRASS turns 30! Today the Free Software community celebrates the 30th birthday of GRASS GIS! GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source Geographic Information System (GIS) software suite used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics and map […]
First Look at the First Firefox OS Smartphones from Mozilla
Woah, sweet! Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica will release the first Firefox OS devices, the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fire and the ZTE Open, soon. Individual partners will announce specifics about launches in each market soon. Firefox OS phones come with Firefox Marketplace, which unleashes the power of HTML5 apps on mobile. FYI, Maps on Firefox OS will […]
Just in Time for SOTMUS, The 2013 OpenStreetMap (OSM) Report
Just in time for the 2013 SOTMUS event taking place June 8-9 in San Fran, The 2013 OpenStreetMap Data Report – some stunning and interactive data visualizations that show how active the OpenStreetMap community is, how fast it continues to grow, and how competitive the open data community is becoming. There’s no doubt that the […]
