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• 15 Jan

  

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  • Event

  Haiti Earthquare Before/After satellite photo

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  The New York Times has published an article about the Haiti Quake which inlcudes statellite phones before and after Jan 12 2010.  At this webmap with image slider you can image the destruction in Port-Au-Price.

  It shows areas around:

  • National Cathedral (roof collapsed)
  • National Palace (the symbol of authority in Haiti collapsed)
  • Hotel de Ville
  • National Penitentary (the main prison of the capitol collapsed and inmates reportedly escaped)
  • Teleco Building (one of the city’s tallest buildings)
  • Stadium Silvio Cator (United Nations officials report that some of those made homeless have taken refuge here. Survivors set up camps amid piles of slavaged goods, including food scavenged from the rubble)
  • Justice Ministry
  • Military Barracks
  • Tax Office
  • Ste. Anne Church (front section collapsed)

  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/14/world/20100114-haiti-imagery.html

• 08 Jun

  

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  joesonic

  
  

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  • Apple
  • Event
  • Mobile

  TomTom Navi now available for the iPhone

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  At Apples WWDC in San Francisco CTO and Co-founder of TomTom, Peter-Frans Pauwels introduced TomTom turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone. The application looks very slick and fast and can switch between portrait and landscape mode. The text to speech functions sound clear and they also worked on a TomTom car kit as accessory for the iPhone. You can dock your iPhone in and use it on your windscreen in landscape or portrait mode. With the accessory you can power your iPhone while driving.

  TomTom has intruduced also an iPhone homepage: iphone.tomtom.com

  And here are the first photos from the WWDC:

  

  [via Engadget]

• 08 Jun

  

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  joesonic

  
  

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  • Event
  • Fun

  Video and Maps: Home 2009 – Documentary showing HD aerial images of the earth

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  Some time ago I have posted about a site I like, called Earth from above. Today on the first UN-recognized World Oceans Day the author of this site has published a documentary movie about the earth on YouTube. The movie is called HOME and can also be seen in theaters.

  The official Google LatLong blogged about this movie:

  “To help get our heads around the watery part of our planet, we’ve collected a few visualizations of both issues facing the ocean and cutting edge science. Have a look at the problem of plastics in our oceans, find out about where currents might take your trash, the health of the world’s fisheries, and what the latest satellite data says about the state of the ocean.” See also our oceanography topic.

  On the YouTube page there is also an interaction with Google Maps, where different places of the movie can be located on a map. The best thing of all it is free and in HD.

  View the movie online!

  Detailed information about the documentary, narrowed by Glenn Close, can be looked up at IMDB.

  

  Official YouTube statement (Yann Arthus-Bertrand):

  We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being. For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.
  HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet.

  [official homepage: http://www.home-2009.com ]

• 27 May

  

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  joesonic

  
  

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  Google I/O: What would you say if you get a free Android Phone?

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  Attendees of the this years Google I/O Conference get an HTC Magic smartphone for free. If I had known this before maybe I had planned a trip to San Francisco to be there.

  

  Even though the smartphone was the highlight of the first day in the Moscone Center also interesting things were discussed. Main topics were HTML 5, Android, AppEngine, etc. Google made a clear statement to be in favour with HTML 5. They do not want to wait another 10 years before using new technology as it was with AJAX. One slide contains:

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  Google thinks HTML 5 will be the next evolution after Web 2.0. The examples shown in the keynote gave an shot impression what will be possible with HTML 5. For example Youtube can be coded completely with HTML 5 without the need of further plugins. Also 3D Grahpic application will become possible with HTML 5. According to Google also the browser support is already good. All in all work for developers will become easier interacting on pixel level. The remaining question is: Who will need flash anymore?

  Another part was about Geolocation inside modern browsers. Browser applications will use Cellular and Wireless networks to determine the current location of the user. This could be very need when working with mapping application. The security issue was also mentioned, because of course it could also happend that your location is used by malware (e.g. advertisments, etc.)

  The next version of Android (post 1.5) will include open source speech recognition. It was also announced that today (2nd day) we will hear about an amazing new product launch from Google. I hope we will not be dissapointed after the 2nd keynote.

  You can follow Google I/O on Youtube.

• 19 Jan

  

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  3D inauguration map of the 44th US president & impressive areal photo of the huge crowd (update)

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  Update: Boston Big Picture has published some great images of the inauguration including this areal photograph:

  Click on the image to see fullscreen

  This image provided by GeoEye Satellite Image shows Washington D.C.’s National Mall and the United States Capitol, far right, Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 taken at 11:19AM EDT during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The image, taken through high, whispy white clouds, shows the masses of people between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial. (AP Photo/GeoEye Satellite Image)

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  The New York Times published a digital flash based 3D map of the Inaugural Parade of the 44th US President elected, Barack Obama. The Ceremony will begin in about 3 hours.

  The Ceremony

  The 240,000 ticket holders will pass through security checkpoints to view the West Front of the Capitol, while hundreds of thousands more will pack the Mall and nearby areas to watch the ceremony on jumbotrons. Tickets and special security checks are not required for standing on the Mall, but the area is expected to be crowded early on Tuesday, well before the ceremony starts at 11:30 a.m.

  The Parade

  People wanting to view the parade are required to pass through metal detectors, and the list of prohibited items is long; among them are coolers, bottles, strollers and umbrellas. The checkpoints open at 7 a.m. and will close when the parade route cannot accommodate more spectators.

  Download pdf Map

  View online

• 14 Nov

  

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  • Event
  • GIS

  GIS Day 2008

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  GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. More than 80 countries will participate in holding local events such as corporate open houses, hands-on workshops, community expos, school assemblies, and more.

  The National Geographic Society has sponsored Geography Awareness Week since 1987 to promote geographic literacy in schools, communities, and organizations, with a focus on the education of children. GIS Day is held on the Wednesday during Geography Awareness Week.

  In 2007, hundreds of organizations hosted GIS Day events in countries all around the world. Read their Success Stories.

  GIS Day 2008 will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008.

  

  The GIS Day in Carinthia is organized by the University Klagenfurt, the Federal State Government of Carinthia and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. The event will take place on November 20, 2008 at the University Klagenfurt.

  Further Informations:

  • Worldwide GIS Day
  • Invitation Carinthia
  • Program Carinthia
• 10 Oct

  

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  joesonic

  
  

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  • Apple
  • Event

  Are we heading for something big again ? – Apple Event Oct. 14th

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  Apple has now officially announced an event on October 14th, where new notebook series will be introduced. It is expected that notebooks will become significantly cheaper. There are some rumors speaking of the introduction of Apple Netbooks or a tablet PC, other sources show a concept of a full display notebook as it is implied by the picture below.

  

  The last apple keynotes were a little bit disappointing for some apple fans because of a lack of real innovations. Maybe this time there is coming something “big” again. But as it is always the case we will be sure of on October 14th after Steve Jobs has held his keynote.

• 10 Aug

  

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  • Web

  Olympic Summer Games 2008 – Medals statistic via Map

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  Yesterday there was the start of the Olympic Summer Games 2008 in Beijing, China.

  

  There are a lot of information about the games incuding a lot of geodata and 3D model of sport facilities. One Example is a Google Maps mashup.
  Can’t make it to Beijing? Now, you can follow the Summer Games no matter where you are. Explore stadiums in 3D, track medal counts, and view live sport results on Google Maps and Google Earth.

  View the map larger: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/2008summergames/

  Written and submitted from Home, using my 802.11g WiFi network.

• 06 Aug

  

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  joesonic

  
  

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  • GIS

  More than 13000 people at ESRI User Conference 2008

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  Currently (4th – 8th August) the International ESRI User Conference takes place in San Diego, Convention Center San Diego, California. More than 13,000 people from 123 countries are attending the conference. You can follow the most important news about the conference at the official blog. The next conference is planned on July 13–17 2009.

  

  Attendee Map: http://www.esri.com/events/uc/welcome/attendeemap.html

  Blog: http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/ucblog/default.aspx

  Written and submitted from Home, using my 802.11g WiFi network.

• 29 Jul

  

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  • GeoWeb

  GeoWeb 2008 Keynote talks

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  You can watch the keynote talks from the Geoweb 2008 conference on Youtube. I have listed the video also here.

  Keynote Speaker, Alex Miller – GeoWeb 2008
  10:00

  Full podcast will be available for download at www.geowebconference.org.

  Alex Miller is founder and President of ESRI Canada Limited, a privately held Canadian owned company specializing in the design and implementation of geographic information systems. Mr. Miller is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton with a Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering. Mr. Miller has over 35 years experience in surveying, mapping, engineering, information systems design and management consulting. He is past Chair of the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada, Co-Chair of the GeoConnections Policy Advisory Committee, Chair of the Geomatics Canada Advisory Committee and a member of the Federal Department of Natural Resources Minister’s National Advisory Board on Earth Sciences.

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  Keynote Speaker, Michael Jones – GeoWeb 2008
  09:19

  Full podcast will be available for download at www.geowebconference.org.

  Michael T. Jones is Google’s Chief Technology Advocate, charged with advancing the technology to organize the world’’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. He was formerly Chief Technologist of Google Maps, Earth, and Local Search – the teams responsible for providing location intelligence and information in global context to users worldwide. Before its acquisition by Google, Michael was CTO of Keyhole Corporation, the company that developed the technology used today in Google Earth. Previously he was CEO of Intrinsic Graphics and Director of Advanced Graphics at Silicon Graphics. A computer programmer since 4th grade, he is a prolific inventor, developer of notable scientific and computer graphics software, an engineering and business executive, and an avid traveler and photographer using a home-built 4 gigapixel camera made with parts from the U2/SR71.

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  Invited Speaker, Michael Kay – GeoWeb 2008
  09:53

  Full podcast will be available for download at www.geowebconference.org.

  Dr. Michael Kay is best known for his work on XML. Based in the UK, he is the editor of the XSLT specification and author of the definitive book on the language, and is also active on the standards group for XQuery and XML Schema. He is also the developer of the popular open-source Saxon software which implements these specifications. He gained a PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1975 for work on database technology, and has retained links with the academic world, currently holding the position of Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Reading.

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  Invited Speaker, Kimon Onuma – GeoWeb 2008
  09:42

  Full podcast will be available for download at www.geowebconference.org.

  Kimon G. Onuma, FAIA, is recognized as a leader in building industry technologies and has a unique perspective that spans architecture, planning, programming and software development. Onuma was one of the first to use BIM on large scale US government facilities in 1994. His US Coast Guard (USCG) work for the Sector Planning System streamlined the design process of 35 sector Command Centers to six months and integrated data from various command centers and received a 2006 CETI award in the Small Scale Implementation category. In December 2006 he proved at an international Open Geospatial Consortium event that web feature services can link BIM and GIS.

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  Keynote Speaker, Bill Gail – GeoWeb 2008
  09:52

  Full podcast will be available for download at www.geowebconference.org.

  Dr. William B. Gail is Director of Strategic Development within Virtual Earth at Microsoft Corporation, with responsibility for expanding the capabilities of Virtual Earth and its use throughout the community. He was previously Vice President of the Mapping and Photogrammetric Solutions division at Vexcel Corporation (acquired in 2006 by Microsoft), where he directed a global organization responsible for a range of Earth information systems and services. Dr. Gail is on the Board of Directors of Peak Weather Resources, Inc., is a member of the editorial boards for Imaging Notes magazine and the Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, and is the Director of Industry Relations for the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. In 2007, he received awards from GITA for best conference speaker and AGU for excellence in scientific journal review.

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  Invited Speaker, Michael Goodchild – GeoWeb 2008
  09:52

  Full podcast will be available for download at www.geowebconference.org.

  Dr. Michael F. Goodchild is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Director of spatial@ucsb. His published books include Accuracy of Spatial Databases; Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Applications; Environmental Modeling with GIS; Scale in Remote Sensing and GIS; Interoperating Geographic Information Systems; Geographic Information Systems and Science; Uncertainty in Geographical Information; Foundations of Geographic Information Science; Spatially Integrated Social Science; GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling; and Geospatial Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques and Software Tools.

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  Written and submitted from Home, using my 802.11g WiFi network.