Ok, this one is simply too cool not to share! Imagine a complete, open source solution for developing, deploying, and managing an urban tree inventory/management system – enter the OpenTreeMap open Source Solution. Designed with institutions, government, and public agencies in mind (although the public at large is more than welcome to take part) OpenTreeMap […]
A few highlights of Where2.0 #whereconf 2012 Tuesday Morning Livestream Session
This morning (April 3, 2012) there was a flurry of activity and a few announcements made at the popular Where2.0 conference – you know, the cool, geeky event attracting geeks from all walks of life who are interested in social, location, mobile, and other related technologies – but mostly location! A few of the key […]
Amazing Street View WebMap of National Parks from @Nature_Valley
Wow, I’m simply loving this one! During my morning crawl around the web for interesting “Geo” news announcements I was surprised to notice a little gem from of all companies, Nature Valley – yes indeed, the guys who make those awesome, healthy bars that you may have enjoyed. Interesting to note, have you ever checked […]
5 Awesome Mobile Apps and Services to Save You $$ At The Gas Pump
Gas prices are reaching record highs (again) and so there’s no doubt that drivers will be turning to technology to help save a little at the pump.
Privacy, Location and Social Media + A Stalker Exercise – Are You Concerned? What Are You Sharing?
The whole privacy issue thing is really getting interesting lately. Perhaps it’s a good thing… In this article I look at sharing your location, geo-tagged media, privacy concerns, and offer a sample stalker exercise that begins with a simple foursquare checkin.
The Geography (and Visualization) of Basketball
Imagine creating a heat map that reveals exactly where on the court a basketball team, or specific player, is most likely to have the best luck at making a shot! That’s exactly what you can accomplish by mapping the court and applying some interesting data to the analysis. Here’s an interesting story from the Slate […]
The @safesoftware FME Webinar Recap – Safe Software and Working With LiDAR Data
Safe Software has continued with their deliver of fine online training, this time via a session on March 8 titled "How to Prepare LIDAR Data to Meet Your Requirements".
InstaPrint from @BREAKFASTny – Awesome Location-Based Photo Booth For Instagram
Every now and then I run into details of a Tweet, press release, or a video that introduces some cool, new technology and it makes me say "WOW"… InstaPrint is one of those things!
Steve Coast, OSM Founder, Develops OpenGeocoder – The skinny from RWW
This interesting tidbit comes from an article on RWW titled, Can OpenGeocoder Fill the Platform Gap Left by Google Maps? It looks at a new, Open GeoCoder developed by Steve Coast, founder of OpenStreetMap From the article… How do machines understand what place you’re talking about when you say the name of a city, a […]
A Look at the Government of Canada Open data Pilot Project #OpenGov
Government of Canada Open data Pilot Project – access to thousands of GIS data products and more