Category: LINKS

There was only every going to be one winner !
Very entertaining online debate featuring Fake Steve Jobs

Wifi no more..
Interesting article on silicon.com, I must admit I don’t spend as much time wifi hunting as I used to before getting my 3 dongle.

Dual Maps from Map Channels
Very neat multiple API site allows you to combine data from Google Maps (including streetview) and Microsoft Virtual Earth

Nuvi Phone in Action
Video of the new Nuvi phone in use, can’t help but think the design is rather 1980’s compared to the iPhone

Written and submitted from home, using my home 802.11 network.

Kings College London Geodata Portal

One of the most comprehensive collections of environmental data rendered using Google Earth.

Explanation of Tech, using paper
Have you seen the great video explaining how My Location works on youTube, it was produced by Seattle based Common Craft who have published a series of similar videos on their site, doing a great job explaining things like RSS.

A useful proposed extension to GeoRSS
Andrew Turner suggests multiple geometry’s as the next logical step for GeoRSS, I completely see the sense in this although the encoding of geometry still feels a little uncertain, is anybody using GML ?

Cloudmade gains series A funding of €2.4 million
Congratulations to Steve and Nick, is Cloudmade the Redhat of Opengeodata ? Well many see the potential, and the beer should be free down Putney way for the next couple of days.

Written and Submitted from the Google Office, London.

POSIPIX – Geo-referenced Stock Photos
With the geo-tagging of photos trend really taking off, a neat service for those looking for stock photos organised by place.. limited to a few cities but a cool idea. Thanks to Sanjay for the link

10 must have aps for your Symbian Phone
Nice to see Google well represented, in a list which represents what the future might hold for Android and iPhone 2.0

State of the Map 2008
The 2nd conference for all things to do with Open Geodata and the OpenStreetMap project will be in Limerick, Ireland this year, the and conference call for papers is now live. The conference last year was excellent, and I’m sure this years will live up to the the high standard. Who knows you might also bump into Fake Ed Parsons…

Jason’s 15 minutes of Fame
Well deserved… if you work in GIS in Local or Municipal Government, some motivation to keep up the good work.

Written and submitted from the Millennium Hotel, Singapore, using its broadband network.