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At just after 9:00 am on the 29th May 2003, I achieved a lifetime ambition and flew Concorde ! Concorde had six months of service remaining with British Airways so the rush was on for fellow Aviation geeks to organise the trip of a lifetime. The journey was perhaps the last occasion that I could describe as an example …
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to take part in the ImaGIne conference organised by the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information in Dublin. The conference although not very well attended did contain both excellent presentations and perhaps unusually great discussions which really seemed to address some of the key challenges of using geospatial technology in Europe. A talk …
Last weeks tragic accident involving the crash of a Augusta helicopter in London, which claimed two lives is still fresh in the minds of most Londoners. Yesterday the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) published their initial accident bulletin, which describes the facts surrounding the accident as investigated without the analysis which will come in a later report in some months time. The AAIB report …
So now everyone knows making a map of our little planet to make available to users of mobile devices everywhere that is both accurate, up-to-date and detailed is hard. And with the benefit of hindsight and industry expertise we can smile knowledgeably at the mainstream tech press falling over themselves debating and theorising over Apple …
My Wifeand Daughter rowing 80 miles for charity.. And next weekend you find me somewhere on the riverbank of the Thames between Oxford and Hampton Court! Flo and Lisa’s page Flo Blake Parsons is fundraising for KGS FOUNDATION This was posted on Google+…
I can’t believe I had not come across this video before, from a 2007 Superbowl advert from Garmin, the Maposaurus ! Happy Friday everyone !! Written and submitted from the Google Offices, London (51.495N, 0.146W)
Today National Rail Enquires have released a free iPhone app for real time train information. Hang-on you may say, I though that app already existed.. well it does ! For the last few years National Rail Enquires (NRE) have been licensing at some considerable cost it’s information to independent software developers for them to develop their own …
When talking to people about Google Maps I always mention the unique ability of Street View to provide a sense of place, the final level of zoom of Google Maps takes you beyond the abstract world of Cartography to “standing on the street corner”. Images are incredibility powerful often bringing back memories of places we may have visited. This year marks the …
When talking about Google I often mention the mission statement that dates back to the earliest days of Google and has remained a constant despite all of the changes and innovation that have happened since 1998. The statement is actually still fundamental to what happens at Google and is for me a rich …
Google is supporting the EU Hackathon in November and is offering travel expenses to selected individuals ! The deadline to apply is October 17, and the Hackathon takes place November 8th and 9th, at the European Parliament in Brussels. Applicants must be citizens or residents of the EU. All expenses will be covered for selected …
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