Comments on: Google Maps API meets the podfather http://www.edparsons.com/2005/08/google-maps-api-meets-the-podfather/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin Kyle http://www.edparsons.com/2005/08/google-maps-api-meets-the-podfather/comment-page-1/#comment-150246 Martin Kyle Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:14:13 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=82#comment-150246 Google Maps and Google Earth were the subject of much discussion at GML Days this year...with a specific focus around whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. There were parties in both camps but I believe the bad camp simply feels a bit jilted. I briefly comment on this subject in my blog (http://geopinion.blogspot.com). Google Maps and Google Earth were the subject of much discussion at GML Days this year…with a specific focus around whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. There were parties in both camps but I believe the bad camp simply feels a bit jilted. I briefly comment on this subject in my blog (http://geopinion.blogspot.com).

]]> By: Phil Bridges http://www.edparsons.com/2005/08/google-maps-api-meets-the-podfather/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Phil Bridges Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:08:53 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=82#comment-33 Interesting blog, I really do hope the GIS industry is SENSIBLE enough to leave such such standards be and not ’ tweak’ or ‘bolt bits’ on UNLESS these are 100% backwards compatible or are earth shattering breakthroughs that could change our lives. The Electronics and IT Industries have really polluted some excellent ’standards’ over the years, must have dented investor confiendence on numerous occasions I’d have thought. Oh... and maybe your next blog could enlighten us about 'KML' with the advent of Google Earth? Interesting blog, I really do hope the GIS industry is SENSIBLE enough to leave such such standards be and not ’ tweak’ or ‘bolt bits’ on UNLESS these are 100% backwards compatible or are earth shattering breakthroughs that could change our lives.

The Electronics and IT Industries have really polluted some excellent ’standards’ over the years, must have dented investor confiendence on numerous occasions I’d have thought.

Oh… and maybe your next blog could enlighten us about ‘KML’ with the advent of Google Earth?

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