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ESRI Remote Sensing and GIS Summit

Posted: June 26th, 2008, 12:06am CEST

Tags: imagery

Going to San Diego for the ESRI UC this year? If so then consider getting there on Friday or Sat to take in the Inaugural ESRI Remote Sensing and GIS Summit. From ESRI... "he summit will cover the...

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COGO to meet up in San Diego

Posted: June 25th, 2008, 5:01pm CEST

Yes indeed, there's another industry organization on the block... this one is a group of groups, the coalition of geospatial organizations (COGO). Membership so far is made up of execs from most of...

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ArcGIS Explorer update - more KML support, Geotagged photos, embed in web pages and more

Posted: June 25th, 2008, 4:36pm CEST

Tags: ArcGIS

The ESRI International UC is just around the corner so that means loads of product releases. We know that ArcGIS 9.3 will come very soon, but today the company has opted to announce the release of...

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The case for GeoPDFs

Posted: June 24th, 2008, 5:44am CEST

Tags: geopdf

James created a lively topic again recently by asking his readers what they felt GeoPDF does and essentially asking why would anyone want to use it. As could be expected this question prompted quick...

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Datamap Intelligence housing market snapshots

Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 6:48pm CEST

Tags: real estate

An interesting new data product for the real estate professional... Datamap Intelligence has created a unique application that creates customized comprehensive snapshots of the entire new housing...

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NGA-Earth adds imagery of recently flooded areas of the American Midwest

Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 6:37pm CEST

Tags: google Earth

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with unclassified commercial imagery of the recently flooded areas of the American Midwest...

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Setup email to text for your important notices

Posted: June 21st, 2008, 5:13pm CEST

Tags: mobile

Here's a mobile tip for you that could save you plenty of time and even help you make some cash. Ever wanted to have immediate text message alerts when something happens of if you received an email...

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3D fly-through of Torrey Pines via 3dgolfcourse.com and Virtual Earth

Posted: June 20th, 2008, 4:23pm CEST

Tags: LIDAR

Are all the pieces coming together yet in your mind? This story is just a small example as to how Geo-technologies have infiltrated the mainstream and have been heavily adopted for use in many...

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NAVTEQ helps visitors taste Chicago

Posted: June 20th, 2008, 12:00am CEST

Tags: maps

An interesting and fun webmap now available for those planning on attending the Taste of Chicago Festival - NAVTEQ's online Taste of Chicago map provides all restaurant menus, a comprehensive event...

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Is GeoEye a good buy (GEOY) I'd have to think so

Posted: June 19th, 2008, 4:17pm CEST

Just ran over an analysts prediction that shares in GeoEye (GEOY)are a great deal... indeed, with the company planning to put GeoEye-1 into orbit this summer and plans for GeoEye-2 in the works I'd...

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SkyLounge social networking for frequent flyers

Posted: June 18th, 2008, 8:26pm CEST

Tags: Social network

An interesting app revealed today called SkyLounge. Create a profile and store your trips, then you can connect with other members that might be on a future flight that you'll be on. A number of...

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Midwest Residents Can Check Local River Forecast Levels and Assess Flood Risk

Posted: June 18th, 2008, 8:10pm CEST

Tags: Weather

Weather Underground Mashup displays flood alerts for rivers across the United States. Announced today by Weatherunderground, this new web service alerts users of Flow Rate, Percentile, Current Stage,...

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The new Nokia E71 - QWERTY keboard, A-GPS...

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:19pm CEST

Tags: Nokia

A slick new device out of Nokia today... likely available in Q3... the Nokia E71 - recall the "E" series is the business suite of devices, optimized with features and functionality that will appeal...

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New out of Autodesk... AutoCAD Civil and Civil 3D to replace Land Desktop

Posted: June 14th, 2008, 7:55am CEST

Tags: Autodesk

An interesting update to the AutoCAD portfolio today... The Autodesk Civil Engineering portfolio now includes: · AutoCAD Civil, which provides civil engineering technicians, drafters and...

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Texas Forest service Wildfire Data Browser Demo

Posted: June 13th, 2008, 7:27pm CEST

Tags: wildfire

Interesting to see this Virtual Earth Application demo for the Texas Wildfire service aka. the Texas Wildfire Data Browser Demo. Developed for the Texas Forest service, the app has been built by Data...

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The State of the Geospatial Web an O'reilly Radar Report

Posted: June 13th, 2008, 5:03pm CEST

Tags: oreilly

Just received heads-up on a new report published by O'reilly. For about 400 clams you can buy this 22 page report on the state of the Geospatial Web -...

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Funny ArcGIS terminology

Posted: June 13th, 2008, 4:28pm CEST

Tags: ArcGIS

Always cool to see interesting terms and buzzwords flying around... one interesting word recently spotted on Twitter was "ArcTarted"... hilarious... wonder what other "Arc" terminology is floating...

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The guide to office 2.0 database

Posted: June 12th, 2008, 6:59am CEST

Tags: web20

here's a pointer to "the definitive" guide to Web2.0 office apps... pretty darned decent although a few categories may be missing... check out apps to manage your contacts, database, calendar,...

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The Google Maps 008 election Maps - follow McCain and Obama

Posted: June 11th, 2008, 4:51pm CEST

Tags: google maps

Looks like google has taken it upon themselves to serve up an excellent mashup showing election results from the 2008 election. Jump to the app and search by State to see voting results, see also the...

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Code Camp winners include Flickr photo-sharing app with MapQuest and CityLite Guide

Posted: June 11th, 2008, 4:20pm CEST

Forum Nokia has announced the winners of the 2008 Code Camp Competition - CityLite by MSCorp of Coral Springs, Florida. A mobile guide to night life and Flickret a mashup that combines the Flickr...

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iPhone 2 - GPS, WiFi, Bletooth, 8GB flash (or 16) only $199... nice

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 1:04am CEST

Tags: iphone

iPhone 3g aka. the iPhone 2 was unveiled this week by Steve Jobs at the "Apple lovefest"- iPhone 2.0 software update for existing users is coming soon. Some of the features sported by this popular...

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More on marketing 101 - the simple text PR release

Posted: June 9th, 2008, 3:49pm CEST

A tip for those of you that have a need to distribute PR releases to media outlets. If you send your PR electronically, like most companies do, and you find a need to send your news via a Document...

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Ping.fm Beta - posting to 14 social networks

Posted: June 6th, 2008, 3:49pm CEST

Tags: Social network

Another new tool to help post to all your (well some of them) social networking services. Ping.FM from proficaltic enables users to register and post away. So far I'm not thrilled as I got my beta...

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Mobile developer (J2ME) with gMaps API experience

Posted: June 6th, 2008, 3:18pm CEST

I have another colleague in search of developers if your interested. Company X is looking at developing a very cool mobile application - J2ME - supported by Symbian S60 smartphones like the N73, N95...

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A tip - Weatherbug Severe Weather Alerts (mobile too)

Posted: June 4th, 2008, 11:10pm CEST

Tags: Weather

I'm not sure about you but I'm getting tired of trying to keep tabs on the weather and more important, knowing if my area is under a severe weather alert (like a tornado). Chances are if you have the...

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ESRI Rolling Out Free What's New in ArcGIS 9.3 Webinar

Posted: June 4th, 2008, 11:00pm CEST

Tags: ArcGIS

Wondering what's new in ArcGIS desktop at 9.3... save this date then - June 19, 2008. This seminar will focus on the improvements and enhancements to the tools and functionality the users requested....

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Interesting video presentations

Posted: June 4th, 2008, 8:01pm CEST

I'm always interesting in seeing cool, new innovative marketing methods being used on corporate websites. Case in point, have you seen the GTG promotion that you get when you hit their homepage? A...

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GIS Specialist Job, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Posted: June 4th, 2008, 3:12am CEST

Ever thought about having a cool job in downtown Vancouver at Canada Place?? Here's your chance as the port authority is in search of a GIS Specialist and a GIS/CAD tech... details - As the...

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The Lazy Library - nothing longer than 200 pages!

Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 8:58pm CEST

Tags: Books

Now here's an interesting search tool. the lazy library caters to those looking for books on any topic (try a search) and provides results of books that match the criteria but are 200 pages max......

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LizardTech Free GeoExpress 7 Software Development Kit (SDK)

Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 6:00pm CEST

Tags: tools

This out of Seattle this morning... The new GeoExpress SDK Supports 64-bit Platforms for Both MrSID and JPEG 2000... providing developers better compatibility with GDAL and other third-party...

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Event - GIS In Emergency Response-From Start To Finish

Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 5:44pm CEST

Tags: Events

An update on an interesting event from GITA taking place in Denver, CO. All proceeds go to the GITA Rocky Mountain Chapter scholarship fund! There is a limit of 30 attendees Where: Denver Water, 1600...

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