This is something I have been waiting to see since the Google Earth API was introduced a few years ago. The Earth Knowledge Virtual Globe is a project which is creating an application with a selection of data layers as an alternative to the layers offered by default in the Google Earth client. All the …
First interesting paper of the day at #gisruk using flickr photos to identify geomorphological features – language analysis of tags # At last some CS at #gisruk HTML5 for web GIS from my friends at NUIM – GIS guys need to take note – this is the future ! #
Looking forward to attending #gisruk this year, meeting the brightest and best of Europe's GIS researchers! # Seems to be a accuracy of OSM meme at #gisruk confirms in my view the value of MapMaker moderation process and fixed data model #
Waiting in for @virginmedia senior engineer to visit – he has his own laptop so thats real progress ! # So despite having his own laptop, @virginmedia super engineer failed to show up – am I surprised ? # Thinking of starting a "Your iPhone knows what you are going to do next week" meme …
Last week location tracking almost hit the mainstream following Pete Walden’s presentation at the Where 2.0 conference, organised by O’Reilly who where also key in promoting the story.. Both Gary at www.vicchi.org and Peter at geothought.blogspot.com offer a more nuanced and thoughtful commentary than the near hysterical reactions of the blogosphere and tech press. At worst …
Read more “A smartphone without location is just not smart !”
He are some words of wisdom, originally written as I waited for a later flight to Dublin casued by my first flights aircraft going unserviceable as a result of the cargo door handle falling off ! Delay and cancellations are part of air travel, but due to some EU legislation (EU Regulation 261/2004) you should be able to …
I will happily admit that this post may only be of interest to my Teddington Readers, (Hi Gary !!) but this is just such an interesting video. It follows the route of the Trolleybus between Twickenham and Teddington on it’s first day of operation in May 1931. Trolleybuses, electric powered buses as you find in …
Andrew has a simple demonstration of the usefulness of the mapping functions of Google Fusion tables on his Blog . A nice combination of online resources and tools that take mash ups to the next level.. Think late 1990’s MapInfo or ArcView delivered from the cloud.. Written and submitted from home (51.425N, 0.331W)
In the past I have been unfairly accused of “disliking” cartographers, this has never been the case. I have however been critical of the discipline of Cartography concentrating too much on the processes and techniques of “paper mapping” not recognising the potential of new techniques which make use of the dynamic nature of onscreen display. …
Next time you are stuck back in seat 46G with 30 inches between you and the passenger in front/behind you for the next 10 hours just close your eyes and imagine that rather than flying to San Francisco or Singapore you are flying between Westray (WRY) and Papa Westray (PPW) in the Scottish Orkney Islands. This is the worlds …
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