By Andres | In Toolbox
Last week I posted a few links to some online tools that could make life a little easier (and perhaps less expensive) for those of us in the geospatial community. Here are some additional “Web 2.0″ tools that may help you or your organization.
If you’re looking to get a Wiki up and running quickly without installing anything, PBWiki offers a great hosted service for free. Wetpaint is also a nice alternative. Speaking of online collaboration, you can use skrbl to create and share a virtual white board (free and paper-free to boot!). Stixy is a collaborative bulletin board that allows you to aggregate all kinds of content (PDFs, images, etc.).
If you’re developing software, you can use RefactorMyCode.com to get help from others. Ticketish offers a hosted online help ticket system for you to interface with your customers. betabug.com offers an online bug tracking system, complete with a widget that you can include on your web site that allows users to report bugs. Tractis has all kinds of legal document templates available online, including OEM software license agreements and software reseller agreements.
If you’re looking to implement some customer relationship management (CRM) software, take a look at Zoho CRM or Big Contacts. If you don’t know why you you should use CRM software, click here.
Lastly, if you want to ensure that your web site is reachable by your many, many users (and fans), Montastic offers an excellent web site uptime monitoring service for free (receive email alerts when your site is unreachable).
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By Andres | In Startups
Geospatial startup UpNext, which allows users to explore cities interactively through an immersive 3D interface, announced that it has added a cool new feature called Hotspots.
From the UpNext Blog: “HotSpots are glowing lights that indicate what’s UpNext in the city. These lights show events, new openings, festivals, and much more. Now you can visually see what’s happening in the city.”
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By Andres | In News
Yet another story posted earlier this morning (by yours truly) on BlinkGeo stories is starting to circulate around the blogosphere and newsphere…
A Navy complex built in the late 1960s will soon undergo a makeover to change its aerial footprint. Why, after all these years has the Navy decided to spend $600K on this project? It seems that when seen from above the Navy complex in Coronado, CA look a lot like a swastika. Until recently, not many folks had such widespread access to imagery, but Google Earth has changed all that.
According to the Washington Post, “The navy decided to alter the shape of the buildings, used by members of the Naval Construction Force at the Navy’s amphibious base at Coronado, near San Diego, after requests this year by Anti-Defamation League regional director Morris Casuto and Rep. Susan A. Davis (D-Calif.).”
The Motley Fool has more coverage on the story as well…
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By Andres | In Say Wut?
A new story posted on BlinkGeo stories references an article by the Economic Times (India) that states that the Indian GIS market is projected to reach $10 billion in ten years. That’s right, $10 billion.
Also according to the Times: “Annual revenues of the global GIS market are expected to grow from an estimated $4 billion to $150 billion in the next decade.” Explosive growth in the industry, or an inflated figure? Guess it depends on how you define the ‘GIS market.’
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