Archives for November 14, 2007

More Google Maps data coverage in Europe.. this time the Swiss are the benefactors… from the Google Lat/Long blog… Google LatLong: Google Maps comes to Switzerland: “We worked with Swiss content providers, ranging from Swiss doctors to the Public Transit Authority, to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop of local information. The same information can also be accessed from Google Earth.” See also http://maps.google.ch/

According to GISDay.com, more than 800 events are planned around the World – and no doubt there’s many more that aven’t registered. Celebrate GISDay by sharing your GIS tales, tips, and expertise with others in an effort to make 2007 GISDay the best ever. GIS Day is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and ESRI. GISDay is part of Geography Awareness week, Nov 12-18, 2007 – Happy GISDay! Read on for details of some of the GISDay events taking place around the Globe – I even kicked in an did a Very Spatial podcast interview to celebrate Geography Awareness week – Thanks Sue & Jesse! – see http://veryspatial.com/?p=1845 for the MP3

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