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10 GIS and GeoTech Mapping apps for the iPhone Power User

glenn — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:17:37 +0000

There’s a number of fine mobile location aware mapping and “Geo” apps available for the hardcore, mobile Geo enthusiast and GeoGeek… I’ve plugged a number of these apps...

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Video – Hurricane Preparation Tips As 2012 Season Kicks Off

glenn — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:54:13 +0000

Some useful information in this video from NOAA as the 2012 hurricane season kicks off this week… stay safe! See more related info at the National Hurricane Center website

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Data Visualizations and the Google Politics and Election Blog

glenn — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:12:27 +0000

Let me share an interesting find with you that offers up the latest maps and data visualizations of the US political landscape… enter the Politics and election blog from the Google politics and...

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iPad App Tip – Autodesk SketchBook Ink

glenn — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:23:47 +0000

Autodesk has announced yet another app for the iPad – Sketchbook Ink. Designed with the artist in mind, the app enables users to create beautiful, high-resolution ink-style artwork. On sale for...

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HackCollege – Work Smarter, Not Harder

glenn — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:37:45 +0000

Here’s details of an innovative effort from a group of keen College students – HackCollege. A clever collaboration effort, so far, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin Law School,...

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Why Create An Interesting PR Announcement Then Tell Nobody About it?

glenn — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:47:57 +0000

I’m constantly amazed at how some marketing, PR, and comms people operate in our industry. I recently noticed a very interesting PR announcement on a popular GeoTech news website – it was...

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The Top 10 Worst U.S. Traffic Cities

glenn — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:32:03 +0000

According to the latest traffic report scorecard from INRIX, overall, traffic congestion has dropped about 30% in the US although that isn’t much help for those of you who live and work in the...

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USGIF Trajectorymag Coming in June from the USGIF

glenn — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:21:47 +0000

Info about this tidbit from the USGIF came to me via Twitter this morning as I noticed that the USGIF is planning a new magazine… it appears that it will be an online publication, however, I...

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@gletham GIS, Social, Mobile Tech Images — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:29:29 PDT

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Juniper Systems Partners with SDG Systems to Produce the RAMPAGE 6 Rugged Notepad with Android tinyurl.com/cfhy5r9

Android Tablet Gets Rugged With the RAMPAGE 6 From Juniper Systems and SDG

glenn — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:50:27 +0000

Great news for you Android fans out there (and I know there’s a few of you) as now you can take your Android to the field, drop it, submerge it in water, toss it around, kick it or ??...

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KMZ/KML Placemarks of 2012 London Olympics for PDF Maps and Google

glenn — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:55:47 +0000

Looking for 2012 Olympic POIs? Avenza systems, developers of PDF Maps (think mobile maps for iOS) has created and served up some downloadable placemark datasets, ideal for users of the free PDF Maps...

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Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Feasting on Dinosaurs in Victoria: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries @Royalbcmuseum #RoyalDino
For those of you who’ve been near the Royal B.C Museum building lately there’s no doubt that you’ve likely spotted the giant dinosaur in the courtyard. That’s because, as of...

Mobile Dev Event Tip – The Social-Loco Big Brand Hackathon #LBS

glenn — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:58:48 +0000

Hey developers, mobile hackers, and would-be mobile developers, take note of a cool event coming to San Fran on June 16-18, 2012 – The Big Brand Hackathon. Sponsored by some big time brands,...

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Mapping Weeds Goes Mobile with iOS and Android

glenn — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:32:49 +0000

More great apps are leveraging mobile technologies and GeoTech – take weed mapping for example! Online databases and new smartphone applications are making it easier than ever to track and map...

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Links for 2012-05-09 [Digg]

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

MapSocial (Beta) Real Time Mapping In Facebook
This week I've been messing around a bit with MapSocial, a new, real time mapping service for facebook (I'm also pleased to boast that I think I may have been
Feature - Value Case for Google Fusion Tables
If you’re a Google user (Gmail, Youtube, Google+ and Docs) or developer and eagerly await new tools from the ubiquitous internet giant, you may have already heard of Fusion Tables.

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Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

GeoEye Proposes Acquisition Of DigitalGlobe
The combined company would create the world's largest fleet of high resolution commercial imagery satellites.

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Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Carnival Of The Geospatialists #5 - Musings and Down-Right Cool Things Shared by the Geo Faithful
And so, in familiar fashion, here's some of the cool, unusual, quirly, and awesome these from the geospatial community recently

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Trimble Enhances Office-to-Field Platform with Acquisition of Google SketchUp 3D Modeling Platform
SketchUp is currently used by millions of users annually--ranging from architects to engineering and construction firms to building and design professionals--for designing, modeling and visualizing projects.Modeling Platform

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Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

58% Use Location-based Apps Despite Privacy Concerns
ight percent of consumers who have a smart device use location-based applications, despite concerns about safety and use of their personal information for marketing purposes

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Esri DevSummit video - Presentation Zen @dbouwman
Some useful tips and presentation Zen from Dave Bouwman, dtsgis Fort Collins, CO, shared at the Esri Dev Summit. Some useful tips for those looking to enhanc...