There is understandable interest in the Internet of Things fral all people involved with Geospatial Technology, as after all location is a foundational component for many IoT applications. I still love the fact that my central heating is controlled by a Nest thermostat monitoring the location of my smartphone, making sure my home is not …
Once the recognised industry visionary was without doubt Steve Jobs, the ultimate showman – the man who claimed to want put a dent in the universe by creating technology so well designed and well of course marketed that it’s introduction would change society. Take for example.. Apple II Apple Macintosh Apple iPhone Now without Jobs, …
An early flight from Chicago’s O’Hare airport required a stay at the O’Hare Hilton, not recommended but the view is good.. Interesting fact courtesy of wikipedia, the IATA code for Chicago ORD comes from its original name Orchard Field, another name to bring back perhaps along with Idlewild ? Talking of lost traditions.. Posted from …
Showing my age a bit I know, but my first real exposure with web mapping was supporting the use of Autodesk’s then revolutionary MapGuide software for the 1997 General Election on the UK. Web Mapping was young then.. a bit like Tony Blair ! Over the next few months people will be rushing to their shiny new …
I very rarely get spam or junk email at work (Gmail is really very good a filtering out the stuff you don’t want to see) but this email dropped into my inbox today.. If only Waldgoel was real.. Hello, Compliment, Am Chnatal Waldvogel, I work with a pharmaceutical company here in Canada and I got your …
Railway Stations are busy places and just like Airports seem to be permanent building sites with modifications both temporary and those longer lasting changing their design organically. So it is unsurprising that remnants of the past dot our stations and go unnoticed to regular travellers rushing to board trains or find buses or taxis as …
OK maybe not, but the development of OpenStreetMap as told by its founding father, Steve Coast is going to be a great read. A truly game changing event in the mapping industry, the project has always attracted strong characters as contributors and in as much as it’s possible to say leaders. The story of how …
A common topic of discussion when the topic of Volunteered Geographic Information ( hate the term but it’s was academics use) is motivation. Why expend your precious time adding a missing road to OpenStreetMap or Google Map Maker, why add a review of a Hotel to TripAdvisor ? Clearly there is the desire to fill in the …
One of my earliest memories as a child was flying, then still a little glamorous, to Belfast to see my mothers family. This I guess was in the mid 1970’s and was the first time I visited Heathrow’s Terminal 1. Early this month I visited the terminal for the last time, most airlines have already moved …
Having spent the last few days in the tourist hotspot of Florence, it’s clear that the mobile gadget of the year is the selfie stick, a telescopic stick with a mount for your smartphone to take the perfect selfie beyond arms length. It’s seems that you have not visited somewhere or taken part in any activity …
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