On July 12 the crew from Safe Software (@safesoftware on Twitter) hosted a webinar all about sharing your Geo data as PDFs. Interesting to note that to kick off the event, Dale Lutz commented how PDF is likely the most widely misunderstood data format used on the web for mapping purposes. Many (including a tweet […]
Esri Gets Geeky, More Analytic, and Social with the Addition of GeoIQ – Some Key Points
So, indeed this is turning out to be an interesting day in the GeoTech World; no, I’m not talking about TerraGo’s acquisition of Geosemble Technologies (but that did actually happen), and no I’m not speaking about the Microsoft buyout of Perceptive Pixel (think large-scale, multi-touch display solutions) , but rather, I refer to the Esri GeoIQ […]
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. The idea is to offer the enterprise user access to Google maps, real time data location […]
2012 Apple WWDC Keynote Recap – Key Numbers, New iOS 6 and the new Apple Maps
If you happen to be like me and didn’t manage to get to San Fran in person for 2012 WWDC that’s ok as the Monday keynote presentation along with all the iOS 6 announcements are now online for your viewing – about 2hrs in length. The following are some of the key numbers I picked […]
Apple Announces Maps at iOS 6 With Nav, SiRi and more – Many data partners
This week in San Fran at their annual Developer lovefest, Apple introduced developers, partners and others to the road ahead including word about Maps at iOS 6. In this much anticipated announcement Apple described details of their designed from the ground up offering, by Apple including the following features and functionality: interactive 3D views turn […]
Community Efforts Mapping Fort Collins Colorado #HighParkFire
I always closely follow Colorado news and current events as I have a personal interest there and if you’ve been watching the news over the week-end no doubt you’ve heard about the out of control High Park wildfire (check out this video shot Sunday afternoon) – see #highparkfire on Twitter. NOCO has an awesome GeoGeek […]
Mobile Done Right – The New Accuweather for iPad – This is how to deliver a mobile experience!
Are you a mobile developer or perhaps a would-be mobile developer? If so then take note of the new mobile iPad app from Accuweather – a fine example of how to deliver an awesome user experience! Accuweather has done all the right things here, right from the get go at point of purchase where they […]
10 +1 GIS and GeoTech Mapping apps for the iPhone Power User
There’s a number of fine mobile location aware mapping and “Geo” apps available for the hardcore, mobile Geo enthusiast and GeoGeek… I’ve plugged a number of these apps over the years and here’s a reminder of just a few of the fine apps available for you iOS fans. And so, 10+1 GIS and Mapping apps […]
Livehoods – Neighborhood Boundaries Generated using foursquare Social Media Data
I’ve always been a huge fan of mapping neighborhoods and perceived neighborhood boundaries. These often subjective, invisible boundaries are very useful in many applications and in my mind a huge, untapped opportunity (ping me if you want to go into business!). This article from Fast Company looks at mapping and analyzing boundaries created from foursquare […]
Carnival Of The Geospatialists #5 – Musings and Down-Right Cool Things Shared by the Geo Faithful
Once again another wander around the web and some cool Geo Musings to share in an edition of the Carnival of the GeoSpatialists… cool, fun things from the GeoGeek Community – Enjoy!