Monthly Archives: May 2008
Gears GeoLocation API
The GeolocationAPIprovides the geolocation of a device running a Gears-enabled web browser. The Geolocation API allows web apps to retrieve the user’s current position. The API should provide the following features: One-shot position requests (e.g. for recommendations sites — “where … Continue reading
Android mobile phone with compass
The keynote of Google’s IO Event lasts about one and a half hour. The talk includes some of the Development news at Google including: GWT Ajax and Apps API Gears App Engine But the most exciting part for me was … Continue reading
Firefox 3: Download Day 2008
Mozilla will soon release the third version of their Browser Firefox. With this release, which is expected in mid of June they want to break the download world record. For all who want to support this: Written and submitted from … Continue reading
Google Earth inside your Browser
Google’s 3D data has escaped the client and is now available for your Browser. Today at Google I/O a Google Earth Browser plugin was released. With the plugin it is possible to view Google Earth mashups in the comfort of … Continue reading
Posted in Event, GeoWeb, Google
Tagged Browser, earth, Google, Google Earth Plugin, plugin
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What are popular Programming Languages for GIS Developers?
Dave Bouwman has done an informal “2008 Geospatial Developer Survey“. 320 people took the time and have completed the survey. He has now published some results. I’ll sumerize some interesting points: The role of people, who participated: His statement: The … Continue reading
Posted in GIS, Research
Tagged 2008 Geospatial Developer Survey, 320, ESRI, GIS, participants, Programming, survey
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Satellite Images: Austria in HD
Searching the own home place with Google Earth or Google Maps is definitively one of the most popular activities for many users. “Geoimage-Austria” has provided Google with new imagery for Burgenland, Upper Austria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Salzburg. All data is … Continue reading
3d Model of Hypo Group Arena
2 FH Kärnten (Carinthian University of Applied Sciences) students have published a great 3D modell of the Hypo Group Arena in Klagenfurt. In a few days the Euro 2008 will start and more people will see the Euro stadium. You … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb, Internet
Tagged Carinthia, CUAS, Euro, Euro2008, FH, FH Kärnten, klagenfurt, soccer, Telemantic, UEFA
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Google Streetview in Germany
Google is planning a german edition of “StreetView”. For “StreetView” pictures from street scenes of all major cities are taken. One major issue for StreetView in Europe is privacy. The European version will definitifely include blurring mechnaisms for faces and … Continue reading
iPhone Earth
I’ve found this great video on Google Earth Blog. The application was developed with Apple’s iPhone SDK. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Is this the way we will interact with geospatial data in … Continue reading
What’s Coming in ArcGIS Server 9.3
ESRI has announced enhancements for ArcGIS Server in version 9.3. I will shortly summurize the most improtant ones of the new release: REST and JavaScript APIs Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Services Support PostgreSQL Support Collaborative Design Activity (COLLADA) File Support … Continue reading
Posted in GIS, Software
Tagged 9.3, arcgis, ArcGIS Server, changes, enhancements, ESRI, GIS software, new release, Server, update
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