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Finder! organizing geographic data, extending GIS to the GeoWeb

Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:51pm CEST

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more cool technology from Where2.0 (ya I was there in row 1) was announced from Sean Gorman of Geocommons. Sean informed us about a new featuer currently being rolled out in Beta - Finder! Finder!...

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3D Walt Disney Tuesday on Google Earth

Posted: May 16th, 2008, 2:56pm CEST

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The map began with eight photographers who canvassed every inch of Disney World for 10 days. Then their images were rendered in 3-D.

Click on Space Mountain, for instance, and you can view a video of the ride and get information such as height requirements. Put your mouse on the Grand Floridian and a video of the resort pops up. You also can check availability and rates and make a reservation.

It will cover Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will make it easy to take a virtual trip to Walt Disney World's Epcot Center, Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and 22 Disney hotels and resorts, that's some 1500 rides, restaurants and attractions. It's all outside scenes for now, but indoor and other Disney properties are on the list for the future.

- USA Today

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StreetView Collecting 3D Data

Posted: May 16th, 2008, 12:35am CEST by lxnyce

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Oddly enough, CNet news is the first site I have seen reporting that Google has now started to collect 3D data with their StreetView endeavor. Here is an excerpt from the article : "Google confirmed today it's gathering 3D data along with the photographs it takes for its online Street View service, a potential boon for those of us who fantasize about flying like Superman through urban landscapes, at least virtually. "The imaging technology includes lasers that collect 3D geometry data," the company said Thursday in a statement. However, for now at least, the 3D information is just experimental, Google said. " This is the first time I can recall in a while, where they are actually trailing pretty far behind Microsoft and their Local Live service. It actually feels like they are now trying to catch up to Microsoft. Head on over to the CNet site for all the details.
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Quote of the Week

Posted: May 15th, 2008, 3:31pm CEST

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"Google Maps is evolving from a driving directions and business search tool, to a comprehensive representation of all the world's information, on a map."

- An unnamed Google employee quoted on the Google Operating System blog in response to the addition of more options on Google Maps (houses for sale, Wikipedia entries, geotagged photos...). If Google makes more and more content available on Google Maps will that push mashupers to more analytic offerings?
Dangermond on TomTom Acquisition Approval

Posted: May 15th, 2008, 2:59pm CEST

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"The world needs utility companies that create and manage geospatial data," he said. "And these are companies that have fought their way to the top and they're very good: they serve their data and sell their data to our users in the private domain."

That's part of an somewhat confusing article from C|net. The approval of the deal part is ok, but when the author mentions Google Maps being a company and the new deal between ESRI and Google, things get a bit mixed up.

One company that has teamed up with ESRI is Google Maps, which now use digital maps from both Navteq and Tele Atlas. John Hanke, head of Google Maps and Google Earth, said that there is a vast amount of geodata locked up in different government agencies that should be made publicly available.

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Google Maps API for Flash

Posted: May 15th, 2008, 3:59am CEST by lxnyce

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The Map Room blog informs us about this new Google API meant to embed Google Maps in flash applications. From their summary : "So, what do I like about the API for Flash? Smoothness and speed are a big part of it. We’ve designed it so that Flash graphics can be used for each tile layer, marker and info window — opening up possibilities like dynamic shading, shadowing, animation, and video. When the user zooms the map, magnification changes happen smoothly and place names fade in. After the user drags a marker, it gently bounces to a halt. Generally, Flash allows for much greater embellishment, and, well … “flashiness.” I get excited just thinking about the creative ways developers might take advantage of having a Flash API for Google Maps." To check it out, please visit the Map Room blog.
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Google/ESRI Announcement in Plain English

Posted: May 14th, 2008, 1:49pm CEST

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The announcements out of Where 2.0 from John Hanke of Google and Jack Dangermond regarding integrating neogeography with professional GIS (perhaps not the best terms, but I'm confident readers understand) are quite a lot to digest. (Video available here.) But that's ok, both companies are resetting their visions with regard to the other, to data and to services and it's certainly time for that.

Here's the substance of the relevant announcements teased out of coverage from Where 2.0, where the two geotechnologists shared the stage yesterday.

- ArcGIS Server 9.3 (available in about 4 weeks, per Dangermond) will make its metadata service "scrapable" into KML and thus findable via Google's geographic search (once known as KML search). Further, ArcGIS Server will be able to publish not only that data as streaming KML (and GeoRSS) but also related services. Dangermond showed finding data from a Portland, Oregon service, visualizing it and then performing analysis, all from Google Earth. Said another way, all data and services served by ArcGIS Server could potentially be findable and usable in any Google mashup. Further, the resultant KML can be used in app that supports the OGC standard.

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StreetView Face Blurring

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

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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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Previewing Google Friend Connect and Campfire One

Posted: May 12th, 2008, 9:43pm CEST

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Tonight at Campfire One at the Googleplex [code.google.com] Google Inc. will announce a preview release of Google Friend Connect, a service that helps website owners grow traffic by...

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Quote of the Week

Posted: May 9th, 2008, 3:06pm CEST

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"You could say that the city is showing common sense in not trying to take a useless step."

Professor Ralph Stein, who tracks Homeland Security issues at Pace University, on New York City's decision not to blur images of the area in Google Maps. He made the comment in yet another Google Maps censorship story this time at WCBS-TV. In addition to this statement, the TV station provided another valuable statement:

"Google uses images from a state database, which is why Westchester was able to censor them. Yahoo! Images come from a private sector company."
Global Wildlife Disease News Map Version 2

Posted: May 9th, 2008, 2:21pm CEST

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USGS and partners launched Global Wildlife Disease News Map Version 2 back in March; version 1 was out last December. To be clear this is a news map (Google Map mashup), not a map of disease, but a map of news on disease. So, when you "turn on" avian flu, you get a hit in Ohio. Strange, I thought, didn't hear about that. Of course not! The article in the local paper was about how cows tested negative.

Even though I read the title with "news" in it several times, I kept thinking this was a map of spread. The other disappointment is that all news is tagged with point markers color coded to geographic level. Different colored "tears" mean: Place, County, Administrative Unit, Country, Continent. While I know creating meaningful polygons is a challenge, I found this confusing. I'd prefer they not symbolize for geographic level and let users explore that when they mouse over, more like MetaCarta's GeoSearch News.

Details of how the app works are here. In the works: search by date range, user generated filters (queries I guess), more historic data, extraction of text.
Google Maps Organizes More of Google's (not the world's) Information

Posted: May 9th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

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Update 5/13/08: It seems The VentureBeat folks were ahead of the game. This new option is now seemingly more widely available. If you are not finding the option, try searching on Boston.

------- original story 5/9/08 -------

Now there's more to find when searching on Google Maps - including images (Panoramio not Picassa), user generated maps (MyMaps), videos (YouTube). The limitation, reports VentureBeat, is that only documents from Google properties are included.

AnyGeo - Anything Geospatial

Google Launches Geo Education Home for Teachers

Posted: May 7th, 2008, 10:20pm CEST

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Google, always the fan of teachers has launched a resource to help and encourage Geo education in the classroom. The Geo Ed home provides K12 resources and support to support the use of Google MAps,...

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Podcast: Why is it so Hard to Sell Geospatial Technology to the Enterprise?

Posted: May 6th, 2008, 8:00am CEST

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Senior executives from leading technology companies, speaking at our Location Intelligence Conference last week shared that the entire value proposition for spatial enablement is a "push" to the market rather than a "pull" or demand for the technology. Our editors ask: Are we doing an adequate job of selling the technology to more of the people that will eventually implement geospatial tools with other IT solutions.?Why is it still so hard? What are we not doing well? Will it take another "Google Earth" to push the technology deeper into corporate computing or a new crop of graduates to be more geospatially enlightened?

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GeoBC - gateway to B.C's information via Google Earth

Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 7:37pm CEST

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I was interested to notice that GeoBC is a sponsor of this year's GeoWeb conference. Even though I'm from BC (since departed) I wasn't familiar with the name. GeoBC is the Province's gateway to ...

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Review: Google Earth powerful, though tricky to use, share

Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 4:56pm CEST

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That's the title of Anick Jesdanun's review from the AP. Not only did he have a challenge getting his photos into Google Earth (that is on the map) but the recipients of his link of a journey in the souther hemisphere didn't fair as well as they might have in reviewing those photos.

As a nice complement to this review consider a poll at LifeHacker about Google Earth use.

I love that Google Earth (and friends) has raised the bar for providers and users. I simply don't use it.
GTA4 Google Map

Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 2:44pm CEST

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I've been following some of the overlap between the worlds of gaming maps and real world maps. Today the big news in the gaming world is that there's a Google Maps version of the fictional Liberty City, home of the game Grand Theft Auto. That game's fourth edition was just released. The interactive map allows players to map out POIs and note their routes.

The one oddity in coverage of this map, hosted at IGN: many blogs explain that Google and IGN put the app together. There's no evidence of that; it seems IGN just used the API, like any other developer.

- Electric Pig.tv

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Google Maps Directions Gets help with addition of Street Views

Posted: May 1st, 2008, 5:56pm CEST

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Are you a Google Maps directions fan? I know I couldn't get to and from our ball tournaments every week-end without them! Well now, users of this service will notice that Street View is integrated...

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WunderMap - Google Maps + Weather Underground

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:09pm CEST

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I've been an Accuweather person (they are from Penn State, after all) but this WunderMap, a Weather Underground based Google Maps mashups is very nice. Not only did it locate me and provide local weather, but the interface is clear and elegant, with spot temperatures in colored circles. I also like the option to turn on and off five different layers. The site went live yesterday.

- Digital Trends
MapWii - Find Local Wii Players

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

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You can play Wii games with others online, but latency means that sometimes there's a bit of delay. The good news is that if you choose players closer by, that latency decreases. So, how to find local players? MapWii. You won't get too local too fast with this Google Maps app. First you pick a country, then a sublevel (state in the U.S.). When I ended up in Massachusetts, many of the folks don't seem to have any Wii games.

The site has been up for some time, but I point it out because it's a situation where geography still matters!

via AppScout

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Google StreetView Now Does Routing

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:25pm CEST by lxnyce

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The What Is Special About Geospatial blog informs us about this. From their summary : "Today Google has integrated Streetview in Google Maps routing. If you generate a routing inside a city with Streetview you can see a camera. With a click on this camera a Streetview window is comming up where the street scene of the position is shown." For more information and a link to see it in action, visit the blog link above. Remember, click on the camera next to the turn by turn direction to see the streetview representation of it. Update: 04/29 21:09 GMT by S :Here's the official Google Lat Long announcement.
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Using Google Earth over GIS Software in Archaeology

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 9:53pm CEST by Caitlin

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Anthropology.net has a post about the publication in the Journal of Human Evolution entitled “Google Earth, GIS, and the Great Divide: A new and simple method for sharing paleontological data” that advocates the use of Google Earth over GIS mapping applications for its ease of use in sharing archaeological and paleontological data. The entry makes the preliminary [...]

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Another Look at Fed Use of Google/Microsoft Tools for Mapping

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 2:57pm CEST

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Federal Times takes a look at agencies tapping into Google and Microsoft tools for mapping applications. Both companies, it reports, are tightlipped about who is using their tools. Also noteworthy: the article chides all the agencies as being behind Alabama, which uses Google Earth as the backbone of Virtual Alabama.

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Display Locations on Your Android Camera Phone

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 2:34pm CEST by Satri

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Aaron Bodbyl-Mast writes "Bruce Sterling highlights an intriguing app being developed for the Google Android Developer Challenge. The video provides a nice demonstration of the app, as well as a description of future plans for the technology including integration of a gyroscope and the use of 3d buildings models. I think this is just of the type of iceberg. I also imagine that we will be seeing a similar concept integrating GPS and Street View. As the Instapundit would say: Bring it on!" The name of the project is Enkin, and the video over the URL above explains clearly what it's all about. It is so interesting that I'm pretty sure we'll see that kind of tool widely offered on phones in a few years. Previous Android stories copied below.
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What gets a local box in Google and what does not?

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 2:01pm CEST

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I don't spend too much time playing with local search on any site, but Scott Buresh, an SEO person does. He offered this observation in an article at Promotion World.

It should be noted that you will not see local search results for all queries that contain a local modifier. If you type in "Atlanta search engine optimization," for example, you will not see the geographic box. Google somehow "knows" when a geographic modifier really means that you only offer services in a particular area. In effect, it has figured out an algorithm that separates the businesses that are dealing with a local clientele versus those that are located in a particular geographic region but service a national, or multinational, clientele. Yeah, those guys are pretty good.

Only one problem: if you do that query, you DO get local results. So, Google isn't all that smart after all. Frankly, I didn't believe his contention, which is why I tried it out. But, I'll give the author benefit of the doubt: perhaps when he last did the query, it didn't spawn a local results map. I really wonder how Google decides what returns a local search and what does not?

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Google Geonews: More on GE 4.3, New Beating Traffic Tool and More

Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 8:28pm CEST by Satri

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Here's the recent Google geonews that caught my attention. Google's Micheal Jones replied to the kml being the html of geographic content discussion, related to KML now an official OGC standard. Following the significant release of Google Earth 4.3, the official Lat Long blog explains the new 3D buidlings, StreetView manipulation, the sun lighting effects and more on dynamic data in Google Earth. There's also new layers for Google Sky (the GEB entry). TMR has a nice entry on Google and disputed place names. And finally, Google informs us of the new Transit cities added (again!) and their new feature to beat traffic with Google Maps (some say it's a direct competitor to Microsoft's recently announced ClearFlow). From the LL entry: "Now you can see what the traffic is typically like at any given day and time, making planning a drive easier than ever by helping you avoid likely congestion. [...] We also now display accidents, construction, and road closures in most areas where we have traffic coverage."
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Help Wanted: Conversations on Google Map

Posted: April 21st, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

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This from Adriaan:

I would like to show you an idea that I have been pushing. It would allow for people to talk straight on the Google Map. Everyone could place a conversation anywhere on the map and then others can join in. The conversation would stay for as long as there is some activity.

This would immediately make the Google map into the place to meet your neighbors and discuss neighborhood issues. Something that is sorely missed I believe. website

Could you have a look and maybe give me a comment, as an expert on map ideas. If you could show it on your blog it would be interesting to make it come alive with your help. Get someone to build it. My own interest is that I want to get in touch with clever developers who can help me on another idea of mine.

It is the simplicity that makes it strong, I hope you agree.

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Google Earth 4.3

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 5:37pm CEST by Caitlin

Tags: google Earth

The release of Google Earth 4.3 brought about some new changes in the user experience of this global data viewer. Users now have an easier way to navigate with scale dependent navigation controls. When navigating at a small scale, the standard pan and zoom controls are available to the user. At the [...]

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On the Release of Google Earth 4.3 and More

Posted: April 17th, 2008, 8:40pm CEST by Satri

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Mentioned earlier this week, here's the official announcement and a description of a new feature, 3D building swooping. The release provoked a lot of reactions and writings in the geoblogs. Here's the GEB entries on his first impressions [with screenshots], a video demonstration, well worth the 6 minutes (really), a short explanation of the new navigation widgets and some final thoughts on GE 4.3. Ogle Earth also shares his comments and discuss the differences between atlases and mirror worlds. Interesting to note that not everyone is pleased with some of the changes, with GE being dubbed the AOL of the Geoweb. APB also links to a IW article on the practical uses of Google StreetView. In other related Google geonews, there's new Google Transit cities and YouTube videos in Google Maps.
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Salesforce.com, Google Build BI Sales Dashboard; Maps are Bolted On

Posted: April 17th, 2008, 3:14pm CEST

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The one thing I find missing in evaluating whether to move from MS Outlook to apps provided by Google as a complete SaaS model is integration. The Calendar doesn't talk to email very well; adding contacts is clunky, etc. Perhaps the entire model is just not as clean as Outlook. But after watching the demo of Salesforce.com working with Google, I may be more convinced that a switch is coming. Of course, I'm looking at the demo for when maps will pop into the dashboard that you can create showing sales progress, etc. Ok, the demo didn't give maps any attention but someone else has. There have been mashups around for a few years but the recent announcement between the two companies have indicated that the integration is already there. SaaS in a Web 2.0 world is nothing new but the latest solution from Salesforce.com/Google is making an even more convincing argument for shelving client side apps.
Practical User for Google StreetView

Posted: April 16th, 2008, 1:40pm CEST

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InformationWeek offers both a primmer on how use the feature and five ways its been put to good use. Nothing revolutionary here. I want to know how Google will monetize it.

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Google Earth 4.3 Out Wednesday

Posted: April 15th, 2008, 1:11pm CEST by lxnyce

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The Ogle Earth blog lets us know that there is a new version of the Google Earth client coming out tomorrow. From their summary : "It’s midnight in Mountain View, so the embargo’s over: There’s a new version of Google Earth coming out today, Google Earth 4.3, though it won’t actually hit Google’s download servers until 8pm local time (00:01 UTC Wednesday morning.)" Some of the new features to expect are the following : Revamped navigation: Images get easily viewable acquisition dates More and better buildings Flash support for Mac Street View comes to Google Earth. New sunlight control 12 new languages
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Professor to Nanaimo: Careful What You Put on Google Earth

Posted: April 15th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

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Canada.com discusses the warning from Richard Rosenberg, a computer sciences professor at the University of B.C. He essentially says, you just don't know what will happen in the future. Indeed. I think Nanaimo is a breaking into new territory, testing it for many other municipalities and organizations. Someone's got to be out front.
KML Now an OGC Standard: World Changing?

Posted: April 14th, 2008, 8:09pm CEST

Tags: google

OGC in a few minutes will offer a press release noting passage of OGC KML as an approved specification (standard). C|net already announced the news. Will this change how you think about or use KML? Perhaps it will change how you think about Google, or OGC?
Quote of the Week

Posted: April 14th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

Tags: google

"BMW's teaming up with everyone's favorite mapping monopoly, Google Maps, to bring a new addition to the BMW Assist Safety Plan."

- Jalopnik discussing "MyInfo," a service to allow BMW Assist subscribers to send business locations, street addresses and their associated phone numbers to their car.

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Google Geonews Wrap-up: New Imagery, More Weather Radar, NY Times in GE & Much More

Posted: April 12th, 2008, 12:12am CEST by Satri

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Here's the recent Google Geonews not yet covered on Slashgeo. There are new countries which benefit from the Weather layer of Google Earth, including Europe, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (previous announcement). Google also announced a major imagery update last week, touching over 86 countries. There's the 2008 Olympics torch relay maps and related information. We now have the New York Times directly in Google Earth in real-time, the GEB also provides additional coverage (thanks Frank for letting me know directly). Here's new Google Transit covered areas and discussion about GTFS, an open format named Google Transit Feed Specification. There's a new Greenpeace layer, UNICEF and much more in Google Earth. Spatially Adjusted has an entry about leveraging Google App Engine in GIS applications. Slashdot discuss the privacy lawsuit against Google StreetView, and so does the Spatial Law blog. See also our Google topic for Google geonews already covered on the site.
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The Google Earth Satellite? Please stop

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 6:24pm CEST

Tags: google Earth

Isn't it amazing, just about every newspaper, magazine, blogger, or ?? writes at some point about Google earth. No surprise given the interest in the web service from joe public. What drives me nuts...

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Google 3D Warehouse Supporting Street View

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 1:44am CEST by lxnyce

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The Google Earth Blog reports the following : "The Google 3D Warehouse has recently added a new feature. If you are viewing a 3D model of a building where Street View pictures are available, you get a "tab" at the top which shows the Street View mode for that location. You can move around as with other Street View API applications. There was already a tab for Google Maps views for 3D models which have been tagged on the map. But, this new tab is an excellent example of Google using their own tools in a smart way!" For more information and a link to an example, please visit the Google Earth Blog.
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Instant Journalist Service Offers Geosavvy Tools for Local Media Players

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 4:38pm CEST

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Journalism.co.uk interviews the CEO of startup Instivate, which offers a platform for "online news communities" called Instant Journalist. The service allows publishers to set up sites where users upload news and event content of all types (text, video, images, etc.) complete with geotags. Says the CEO, "... any story can be placed on a map and assigned to a specific geographical neighbourhood, town, or city...Users can also subscribe to RSS feeds for specific geographic locations and track the news around them at a very local level." One site already using the service is Central District News in Seattle. News and reviews can be accessed via blog type postings or a Google Map. Is this the future of hyperlocal media?
Trulia Adds StreetView

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 3:09pm CEST

Tags: google

Per Online Media Daily:

Trulia claims to be the first national real estate site to offer the feature that allows prospective home buyers to take a virtual walk down the street and tour the surrounding neighborhood.

I noted a potential first user last week.
The Smoking Gun Digs into StreetView Lawsuit

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

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We talked about a Pittsburg area couple's lawsuit against Google on our podcast earlier this week. Slashdot notes that the folks at The Smoking Gun dug around to find a neighbor with even more intrusive and it states "captured on public property" photos. No plans for those homeowners to sue. And, the original couple's StreetView imagery has been removed from Google's servers, per TSG.

via Slashdot
New York Times Maps Stories on Google Earth

Posted: April 8th, 2008, 3:06pm CEST

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That the word from the Lat Long blog. While I'm all for different front doors to news, I for one will not be cranking up Google Earth to read the Gray Lady. I'm much more likely to use services that filter and send me news based on my area of interest. Also, doesn't the New York Times, which has been on the forefront in its website, seem a bit late to the party?
Podcast: BI and Web 2.0 and the Latest in Location Privacy Lawsuits

Posted: April 8th, 2008, 8:00am CEST

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This week our editors revisit two themes that continue to pop up as geospatial technology, ideas, visualization and data move into the mainstream IT world and popular culture. First we look at two announcements regarding the integration of Business Intelligence or BI, with online mapping. Then, we'll pick apart the latest data capture privacy lawsuit - where a couple is suing Google over StreetView images of their house.

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Manufacturer Uses KML to See Chips in 3D

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 5:52pm CEST

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Murata Design Tech changed its name to Gem Design Technologies April 1, 2008, and, at the same time, announced several new features of the software. For example, the software can now show 3D designs. The company realized it by adding the function of outputting the design information of package boards as the data of 3D constructions for Google Earth (KMZ format).

The functions of Google Earth enable to show the designs from all angles. Also, it is possible to highlight, for example, a specific net in 3D.

- TechOn (Japan)
KML for Seero

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 4:35pm CEST

Tags: google

David Rothschild, Chief Creative Officer, Founder of Seero passed on this update. I noted Seero a week or so ago.

Just wanted to let you know that Seero has just released its KML feed features. Now our users can embed maps into their blogs as well as view their Seero content in Google Maps and Google Earth. Seero automatically generates the KML feed so that a user's new content will automatically appear in their embedded map as they update it on Seero. For an example of this check out our user Craig's KML feed.

He's also embedded this feed into his own blog, (check the video box on the side panel to display the Seero video content):

We also have broken ground by being the first platform to allow its mobile users to broadcast live and on-location through Google Earth. Viewers can load Seero's global KML feed in GEarth and see the GPS positioning of each broadcaster along with their live video feed. For full information on KML feeds and a link to our Gearth live global feed check out our mapping section.

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Contour Lines Added To Google Maps

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 2:42pm CEST by lxnyce

Tags: google

The Digital Earth Blog informs us that Google has just added contour lines to their maps. From their summary : "Late last year, Google introduced terrain maps, which were 3D-looking maps of the earth — kind of a cross between flat maps and satellite imagery. Today they’ve added contour lines to many of the maps around the world, helping to show the elevation changes in even greater detail. Their explanation is:" Head on over there for more information and of course to the google site to see the contours.
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Map your assets with Google Maps mashup - Cemetery gMap and Office gMap

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:33pm CEST

Tags: google maps

Leave it to another Canuck, Mark Laudon, to come up with a couple of more interesting ways that people can mashup their assets via Google Maps. Mark has put together a couple of clever demos to give...

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Google I/O early reg ends April 4th

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 3:21pm CEST

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A reminder, early registration for Google I/O ends April 4th - this Friday! Recall, I/O is a two-day, in- depth gathering for developers to share knowledge about Google's own developer products and...

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What's next in Nanaimo? Putting cemetery records on the map.

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 2:07pm CEST

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Nanaimo is famous for its heavy use of GIS (Google and Safe Technology among others, see my discussion of the city's presentation at the FME User Conference) and now, due to demand, will offer up information on who's buried in town. The data, originally on paper maps, is now accessible by staff, but will be on the city website, accessible to all, by summer. And, it's likely it'll be on Google Earth, too.

- Canada.com
Google StreetView API in Action in Commercial Apps (one week since launch)

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 1:40pm CEST

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And, guess who's jumping in first? Right - the real estate industry.

Kevin Tomlinson, real estate agent with Coral Gables-based Esslinger Wooten Maxwell Realtors, Inc., recently took advantage of Google's new Street View API which allows Web site visitors to feel as though they are driving around the streets of Miami Beach with 3D panoramas. The technology, once only on Google's Map site, was publicly released on March 27th to Web Developers.

- Press release

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Glossies via Google Maps

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:39am CEST by Caitlin

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It’s always interesting to come across a non-geographic use for geographic technology. Zkimmer, which uses the tagline “the visual web”, is promoting reading magazines using Google Maps. The technology is experimental and several sample magazine issues from 2007 are available for browsing using the standard pan and zoom tools typically used for navigating [...]

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StreetView For GE Rumor

Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:50pm CEST by lxnyce

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The Digital Earth Blog has a blog about this. Remember, nothing is confirmed, so don't take it too seriously until it happens. From their blog : "According to Rafe Needleman of Webware, StreetView will be available inside of Google Earth “within a few weeks”. Rafe quotes an unnamed source with that info. He states that it’s not clear if this will be a public release or an internal testing release. If done smoothly, this could be very slick. It’ll be interesting to see how Google implements it." For more information, as well as some Virtual Earth talk, please visit the Digital Earth Blog.
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StreetView GMaps API

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:36pm CET by lxnyce

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The Digital Earth Blog brings us news about this new StreetView API. From the actual press release, here is a snippet : "We've worked hard to ensure that Street View in the API gives developers the power and control they need to embed this functionality in their own websites in whatever way they wish. The API allows you to embed one or multiple panoramas in any location on a site and move, remove, hide and unhide them as necessary. Panoramas can also be easily integrated with the rest of the Google Maps API to allow synchronization between the map and the panorama viewer. The blue tile layer overlays which show where Street View data is available can be added to your own maps using the GStreetviewOverlay class. The following example mimics the Google Maps functionality with the tile layer and rotating Street View icon" For more information and the full artcle, please visit the links above.
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StreetView GMaps API [Updated]

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:36pm CET by lxnyce

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The Digital Earth Blog brings us news about this new StreetView API. From the actual press release, here is a snippet : "We've worked hard to ensure that Street View in the API gives developers the power and control they need to embed this functionality in their own websites in whatever way they wish. The API allows you to embed one or multiple panoramas in any location on a site and move, remove, hide and unhide them as necessary. Panoramas can also be easily integrated with the rest of the Google Maps API to allow synchronization between the map and the panorama viewer. The blue tile layer overlays which show where Street View data is available can be added to your own maps using the GStreetviewOverlay class. The following example mimics the Google Maps functionality with the tile layer and rotating Street View icon" For more information and the full artcle, please visit the links above. Update: 03/28 19:28 GMT by S : The official Google LatLong blog also informs us 13 new U.S. cities now have StreetView data.
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LIBKML Released By Google

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:33pm CET by lxnyce

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High Earth Orbit brings us news about this new library. From their summary : "libkml is interesting in several ways. KML itself is just an XML specification for geographic data. Nothing really special compared to other XML formats. However, as I’ve championed there is a big difference between types of developers that use and read schemas, and those that use libraries or simple examples and documentation to implement parsers or tools. This is justified in that developers (both consumers and producers as discussed here) are usually trying to solve some other problem and want to use a format like KML merely as a mechanism to publish and visualize their information. By providing a stable and full-featured library, developers are free to build tools around the library without having to deal with the intricacies and issues of the format itself." For a pretty detailed article with more information, visit the High Earth Orbit article.
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London Profiler themes maps with freeware GMap (Google map) Creator

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 6:42pm CET

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This interesting story comes out of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London courtesy of the BBC. Using a freeware app know as the Google Map Creator, a team of clever...

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MapIconFactory 1.0

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 5:38pm CET by Caitlin

Tags: google maps

Now available in the open source utility library, MapIconFactory v1.0 enables you to more easily create variably sized and colored markers for your Google Maps mashup. This post over at the Official Google Maps API blog has more information including their Google Maps Election demo.

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Where are YouTube Video Watchers? Creators now know; can host LBS ads

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 12:18pm CET

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The New York Times describes the new feature which allows video creators to learn when and where their creations are being watched. The program called YouTube Insight provides daily updates down to the state level in the U.S. and by country in the rest of the world. Geographic data is provided in thematic maps. No word yet that I've found on which is being used to determine location of the viewer, but there are many options.

The Times writer suggests the tool can be used as a pilot - to see where a band might be popular or if a political speech resonates in one area. Next up for YouTube, tools for creators to see from where on the Web watchers come.

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Google joins together with Yahoo! and MySpace to create non-profit OpenSocial Foundation

Posted: March 25th, 2008, 5:36pm CET

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Announced today over at the Google Code Blog, Google has joined together with Yahoo! and MySpace to create OpenSocial Foundation. According to the news... This foundation, modeled after the...

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Podcast: Google Map Edits, ESRI Dev Summit, RFID in the News

Posted: March 25th, 2008, 7:00am CET

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Google's opened up "Point of Interest" editing to all. ESRI gives its third party developers new application development environments. China and Wal-Mart push the envelope on RFID. Our editors look at these developments and what they may mean to the geospatial community and beyond.

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Podcast: Maps in the News and News in Maps - A Conversation with Amy Gahran

Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 11:04pm CET

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Adena Schutzberg speaks with Amy Gahran, a conversational media consultant and content strategist based in Boulder, CO about maps and the media. The conversation ranges from how to pitch map-focused stories to the press to how to best serve journalists in this technology age. Schutzberg and Gahran also point out some "boo-boos" they've found and highlight great uses of maps in the media. This podcast runs nearly 30 minutes and was recorded March 13, 2008.

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Buy A Tree; Get KML

Posted: March 21st, 2008, 1:20pm CET

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