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• The Paradox of GIS Simplicity

  
  Vector One — Authority: 130
  Many people talk about simplifying GIS and other geospatial tools today. This resulted from the realisation that some people were having to wade through large amounts of functionality embedded into software and hardware, much of which they personally did not feel that they used.That evolved into many of these people ...
  6 hours ago

• Modern Subterranean Substations in GIS Technology

  
  Power Industry News — Authority: 145
  Modern Subterranean Substations in GIS Technology – Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Demographic Change and Infrastructure Requirements Bert Strassburger, Peter Glaubitz, Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Germany 1. Summary This paper outlines the opportunities the use of modern subterranean substations ...
  7 hours ago

• New York Subway Map Quilt Fabric

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  Our latest example of map miscellany comes in the form of quilting fabrics with a pattern resembling a New York subway map from a quilt shop in New York City . Probably not for use in navigation. Via Very Spatial . New York Subway Map Quilt Fabric first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on ...
  13 hours ago

• Twitter Locations on Google Maps

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  Tweeting Places Tweeting Places is a directory of places that Tweet. Restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, universities and any other physical location that has a Twitter account can be shown on this Google Map. Each location is shown on the map with their Twitter profile picture. Clicking on the picture shows the ...
  1 day ago

• Destinator 9 GPS navigation for Android

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  Intrinsyc Software just announced a new GPS navigation app for Android phones out there. We’re not sure how good of competitor it will be for Google’s free navigation app but it is always good to have options. The new GPS navigation app is called Destinator 9 and the maps come from Navteq. Some of the features ...
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• 423 – Flow-Charting the Ring Trilogy

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
    Designed by J.R.R. Tolkien’s son Christopher and included in most editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the map of Middle-Earth is one of the best-known examples of fantasy cartography. The iconic map shows the fictional continent in which the action of the three books takes place, from Forodwaith in the ...
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• “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you”

  
  Vector One — Authority: 130
  The first words of Alexander Graham Bell to colleague Thomas A. Watson, over the first telephone call. I walked into the place where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone carrying a Nokia E71.  Bell spent his summers in a place called Brantford, Ontario where the homestead overlooks the Grand River from high ...
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• Ottawa receives ESRI Award of Excellence

  
  GIS in Education — Authority: 132
  The City of Ottawa received the Award of Excellence by ESRI for integrating geographic information system (GIS) technology with enterprise business systems to enhance municipal operations including public works, surveys and mapping, and urban forestry management. The ESRI enterprise GIS, which uses a ...
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• ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2009, from a distance

  
  Curious.Judith — Authority: 110
  Turning from a conference i (mostly) attended to a conference i had no excuse to attend, this week was the 17th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2009). Twitter didn’t reveal much discussion with a few tweets discovered with “sigspatial” ...
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• Rethinking Maps Reviewed

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  Jeff Thurston reviews Rethinking Maps: New Frontiers in Cartographic Theory , a collection of essays: In summary, this book cuts a wide swath. It is not solely for cartographers or map makers. Rather, it is about the processes that motivate people to include maps into their daily lives, from the simplest forms ...
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• Karaoke, News, Photos & Google Maps

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  Karaoke Base Karaoke Base is a Google Maps Mashup of karaoke venues in the US and UK. You can search the map for karaoke venues by location, by day of the week or you can filter by type of karaoke (public, private rooms, live band), or venue keyword. The map sidebar and the map markers provide additional ...
  2 days ago

• Weekly wrap-up

  
  The Seattle Condo Blog — Authority: 118
  Heron and Pagoda Towers The Seattle Times reports that Heron/Pagoda Towers developer Multi Capital Group has lost part of the property through foreclosure. A developer who had proposed a $900-million, twin-tower development across Fifth Avenue from the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle has lost part of the ...
  2 days ago

• GIS System Data Technician | Fort Worth, TX

  
  Geospatial Jobs - GIS Lounge — Authority: 119
  LOCATION: Ft. Worth TX**This is a very long term contract, approximately lasting 1-2 yrs possibly longer.  Will consider candidates who are willing to travel for this contract.  90% Travel.Rate: NegotiableDuties:Plan, coordinate, prioritize, and execute the activities within a team environment necessary to safely ...
  2 days ago

• Marzone — Australian Marine Zone Boundary Map Software

  
  Vector One — Authority: 130
  The Melbourne School of Engineering, Department of Geomatics has developed Marzone, a software for determining marine boundaries through user-defined specifications.From the downloadable user guide — “MarZone is a stand-alone maritime zone boundary delineation software package consisting of two integrated parts. ...
  2 days ago

• Cramers Mad Money Follow-Up: Nov. 6

  
  TheStreet.com — Authority: 605
  Heres how some of Thursdays Mad Money stocks fared on Friday.
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• 3DWH: we just completed this weeks 3D data release. two new cities – Milwaukee and Indianapolis, plus *thousands* of UGC models – enjoy!

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  3DWH: we just completed this weeks 3D data release. two new cities - Milwaukee and Indianapolis, plus *thousands* of UGC models - enjoy! ::: via :::
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• Alice Embree : Heres to the Soldiers of Fort Hood

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 540
  Jackie Thomas at Under the Hood Coffeehouse near Ft. Hood. Photo by Cynthia Thomas / The Rag Blog.Thoughts of Charles Whitman on the tower,And the soldiers who come back broken from warBring the troops home and take care of them.By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2009A call from Seattle alerted me to the ...
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• Cramers Mad Money - Hey Big Spenders (11/5/09)

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 681
  Stocks discussed on the in-depth s ession of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV Program, Thursday November 5. Return of the Rich: Whole Foods ( WFMI ), Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ), Tiffany ( TIF ), Coach ( COH ), Ralph Lauren ( RL ), Safeway ( SWY ), TJX Stores ( TJX ), Ross Stores ( ROST ), Darden ( DRI ), American Express ...
  3 days ago

• Evolution Mappy AP7

  
  geo2web.com — Authority: 447
  South Koreans love adding fancy GUIs to their portable media players. This one you see is quite new on the market and it is called Evolution Mappy AP7 . It does a lot for its size. It is a digital TV player, movie player, audio player, FM radio, and of course a GPS navigation system. It is capable of receiving live ...
  3 days ago

• ESRI, Google Enterprise, and Virtual Alabama

  
  VizWorld.com — Authority: 491
  I’m sure most people don’t think of Alabama being the pinnacle of geospatial research and imaging, but Google Enterprise is developing a GIS system for a “Virtual Alabama” and ESRI is building the “Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response”.  GCN’s Wyatt Kash sits down with Jack ...
  3 days ago

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