ESRI EUC Presentation

Yesterdays presentation is available here for download, my main point I guess was to point out the shift in thinking needed by Mapping Agencies as we move from the age of document centric cartography to cartography driven from databases. Written and submitted from the Westin Hotel, Warsaw, using the hotels broadband network.

USGS – admits failure and turns to outsourcing ?

Adena at All Points Blog reports on some very interesting news from the USGS, which seems to be beginning the process of outsourcing map production. New USGS Director Patrick Leahy is reported to be looking to outsource the production of maps in flood risk areas to state and local government and importantly commercial suppliers. This …

Google Earth too detailed for India

Wired News reports that the Indian Government are concerned that Google Earth represents a security risk. Imagery clearly shows key government building in Delhi, Air-Bases etc.. When will government’s realise that the horse has already bolted here.. High Resolution imagery is available to anybody with a network connection, but without some local information or context …

Cybarber at work..

William A Slabbekoorn aka “the Cybarber” has produced a KML version of my “wheres ed” google local (note new name) mash-up, using a XSLT – the result is at members.home.nl/cybarber/geomatters/WheresEdParson.kml , I love the photo icons – Very Cool William !! This is just another example of how GI on the web is changing, geodata …