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Where 2.0 - Feeds as it happens

Posted: May 13th, 2008, 7:02pm CEST by jeppedy

Tags: new_event

If you would like to tap into the Where 2.0 information flow, it's being Twittered (just follow Where2008) and a backchat is on IRC at freenode.net on #where2008. Also, at least one blogger is blogging live. Here's a few of the keynotes: [blog.johnmckerrell.com] http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2008/05/13/where-20-geocommons/. Sure, the information isn't all that valuable, but if you didn't flip for the cost of the airfare, it's better than nothing!
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China to Regulate Internet Map Publishing

Posted: May 13th, 2008, 5:19pm CEST by Satri

Tags: governments

Slashdot discuss a story named China to Regulate Internet Map Publishing. We discussed the censure of maps in China on many occasions, see related stories below. Ogle Earth provides an AFP article on the new China efforts to bring down illegal maps. Spatial Sustain links to a China Popular Computer Week article translation. The Slashdot summary: "After text, pictures, and videos, China starts regulating Internet map publishing (here is the google translation.) The government believes that Internet maps can represent the state's sovereignty and its political and diplomatic positions in the international community — and consequently, inaccurate maps could harm national interests and dignity, produce bad political influences, reveal national secrete and harm national security, in addition to harming consumer interests. So from now on, publishing maps would require approval and (yet another) license from the state survey bureau. That means Google, Yahoo, etc., need to remove China from the map; or maybe they just pay up some officials and their agents to acquire yet another license. And our newest 80Gbps DPI monsters need to be upgraded to identify maps together with porn."
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StreetView Face Blurring

Posted: May 13th, 2008, 2:11pm CEST by lxnyce

Tags: google

The What is special about geospatial blog reports about this new Google endeavor. From their summary : Google has recently updated their StreetView data in Manhatten. Biside some improvemetns in image quality, Google has implemented some automatic face-blurring technology. Form the screenshot you can see that it does work really nice. It blurs the faces, but doesn’t detract too much from the imagery. For a more detailed explanation of why this is occurring, please visit the blog link above.
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WorldWide Telescope Released

Posted: May 13th, 2008, 2:03pm CEST by lxnyce

Tags: microsoft

As the Digital Earth Blog and Ogle Earth blog is reporting this morning, a beta version of WorldWide telescope has been released. You can grab the download directly from the MicroSoft site [www.worldwidetelescope.org] For more information and preliminary reviews, please visit the blog links above.
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