29thNovember
Whoa…all I can say for now. Been cranking away this week. Some of the stuff that caught my eye in the last day or so. Many thanks to Andy Hudson-Smith at Digital Urban for the posting about Edushi.com on BlinkGeo Stories. This is an impressive RIA that has given me much food for thought.
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21stNovember
By Andres | In Uncategorized
I hope everyone is having a swell week.
First things first. Though I am not a Mac person (yet), I got a kick out of this Mac commercial (see below):
A few links that caught my eye in recent days:
A nice new data source: EPA Displays Air Quality Information in Google Earth. I have to say I am a little confused though…aren’t they supposed to be using Virtual Earth to disseminate their data?
BBC News has additional coverage on how the American Association of Science is using satellite imagery to track human rights abuses in Burma. [Read more…]
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18thNovember
Finally getting a chance to turn some attention to the blog and post on some of my thoughts (though I do enjoy posting those karma links). So what’s been on my mind lately? If you’re looking for a short and sweet post, then move on. Otherwise, sit down, get comfortable, and follow me on an eclectic little journey.
So I’ve been trying to sort out what makes something sticky…sticky in the sense of catchy, captivating, compelling, [insert your own term here]. And more specifically, I am trying to understand whether there are patterns/trends that make something sticky in the general genre of technology, and if so, whether those patterns/trends transfer to the geospatial community, both from within or from the outside. In essence, I have been trying to wrap my mind around how the GIS industry/community can become more sticky (though not necessarily more mainstream). Why you ask? [Read more…]
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9thNovember
Well, the week flew by without much opportunity to attend to the blog. Didn’t even get that many blinks in! Hope to get some additional thoughts out next week. In the meantime, I offer links to some of the more notable content that I managed to catch…
GPS World has a small article on how OnStar (GM) has developed LBS technology that will slow down a stolen vehicle. Wild. [ via Where Blog]
There are some new layers in Google Earth. Stefan at Ogle Earth covers [Read more…]
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5thNovember
By Andres | In Uncategorized
Wow. This has been a crunched week/weekend for me. Haven’t had much of a chance to post any new/original thoughts in a while, but I hope to articulate some things I have been mulling later this week. In the meantime, enjoy some links to content that caught my attention in the last few days.
Mother Jones Magazine has an insightful article on Traffic.com, including some jarring statistics about the Navteq subsidiary, such as the fact that it was awarded over $50 million in sole source government contracts. Can you say pork and barrel at the same time?
The City of Burbank looks to Google Maps for [Read more…]
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