Monthly Archives: November 2009

Giveaway of 5 Google Wave Invitations

All you have to do is to write a comment on this post. I willl send your invitation to your email address specified in the comments form (spam protection).

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How reliable are Directions (or Routes) in Google Maps?

Google Maps does not provide metadata about geographical data used for geocoding or routing. This could lead to some astonishment when the user see the routing results in Google Maps. For example a route from Hungary to Bulgaria will direct … Continue reading

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Google Maps Mobile 3.2 (Android Version)

Google Navigation was announced to push location aware applications on Android one step further. Beside Google Navigation Google Maps Mobile is still the major location based application on Android (also because of the lack of Google Earth for Android). The … Continue reading

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New GIS Day 2009 Song – Tied together (with GIS)

It is now already a tradition that some guys at the university of Austin, Texas release a GIS related song on GIS day. This year the song is titled Tied together (with GIS) and is adapted from “Come together” by … Continue reading

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Google Maps Mobile Placemark Icon

It was very hard to find the new stylish placemark icons of Google Maps Mobile 3 (GMM 3) in the web. Therefore I tried to create a icon which look like those optimized for mobile devices. In my opinion they … Continue reading

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