Monthly Archives: December 2008
A little bit of Statistics in the end of 2008
For the last post of 2008 I want to provide some numbers according my blog. I started blogging nearly one year ago. I think there was an steady increase of interest in my posts and I want to thank all … Continue reading
New Android Phones in early 2009
There’s a rumour abroad that very soon a whole bunch of new Android phones will come to the market in early 2009. On 26th of January the replacement of the G1, called G2, should be available and should include following … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile
Tagged Android, Google Mobile, handset, Mobile, OS, Phone, smarphones, touchscreen
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Intelligent Online Routing – TomTom Route Service with IQ Technology.
TomTom has introduced an online routing service with their IQ Technology. The routing service is currently in beta and an only accessed after registration. They use the latest version of Teleatlas Street data, which is a fully-owned subsidiary of TomTom. … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb, Geodata, Internet
Tagged best route, Internet, IQ technology, Location, minimize, online routing, routing, service, street data, TeleAtlas, tomtom, traffic information, travel time
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Online Subway map for New York City
I’m currently panning my trip to New York and was searching for a subway map. I found this nice mashup: The service is called onNYTurf 2 and includes features like search stations, addresses, businesses etc. Beside New York other maps … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb
Tagged geoweb, Google Maps, mashup, plan, subway, tourism, trip, underground
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Nearly area-wide streetview – but only in the USA
Google has updated StreetView data for the USA. According to Google the update doubles the coverage of StreetView information in the United States. As you can see in the image the coverage for the USA is quite impressive. Also the … Continue reading
GIS Day 2008 Song
Maybe you can rember the G-I-Yes! song. This song was released on the GIS day 2007. Also this year there is a GIS day song is called: Map Of The World As We Know It: You need to a flashplayer … Continue reading
The effects of Web 2.0 for TV series
One of the most seen videos on YouTube ever is “Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years“. With nearly 11.5 million views (Dez, 2008) this short clip directs attention and influeces the TV industry. You need … Continue reading
Java FX 1.0 available now – but not for mobiles.
Sun has recently published the final version of JavaFX 1.0. The new Java technology enables developers to create so-called Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). JavaFX is a Java-based technology in competition to technologies such as Adobe Flash and Adobe Air and … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Web
Tagged Adobe Air, Flash, JavaFX, JavaFX mobile, RIA, Rich Internet Applications, Sun
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Nokia N97 a new LBS phone…
The new Nokia N97 Symbian smartphone combines a touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, GPS and 32 GByte memory. It connects to the internet with HSDPA or WiFi. With Nokia Maps it is possible to find your contacts near your actual location and … Continue reading
The “Current City” can we analyse it?
Currently there is a huge trend in mapping information comming from sensors. The current city project is dealing with exactly this issue. They provide some very fascinating images and videos on their homepage. The interesting thing about this simulations is … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb, Web
Tagged analysis, current city, Geodata, real time, sensor, sensorweb, visualization
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