Tag Archives: 2009

Test: Map provides or route planners and their actual (or outdated) map material

LandkartenBlog.de has tested 23 different map providers in case of accuracy and actuality. The results surprises in both directions – positive (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps) and negative (Falk, Bing and Yahoo). Actual map data is a weak point of many Internet route … Continue reading

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Top 10 Posts of 2009

2009 is over and I’d like to provide you a list of most readed posts on “What is special about Geospatial”: Manual Update of HTC Magic to Android 1.6 (Donut) StreetView available for Vienna, Austria OffMaps – Allows to use … 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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Video and Maps: Home 2009 – Documentary showing HD aerial images of the earth

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 … Continue reading

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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

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