GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham
Thanks to Scott and the crew at DDS in Lakewood, CO for making available this sweet USGS quad index, easily used within Google Earth or google Maps. Simply browse around, locate your quad, click on the bubble icon, then download the free TIF or purchase a high-res digital version or paper map from DDS… freaking awesome! Here’s the KML file
Note, the file is large and takes some time to draw fully in G. Maps!
A slick but simple Google map enabling users to monitor the Olympic games medal standings. Grab the code and embed on your website also… see here.
GeoEye has just today announced a new website for those of you wanting to keep tabs on the launch of GeoEye. The company also has a redesigned website, developed by BrainSpark Media. See the announcement here and see also http://launch.geoeye.com/LaunchSite/
The popular Global Mapper tool has been updated to R 10 today. Notable new features include:
– Added support for importing ESRI personal geodatabase (MDB) files.
– Added support for importing and exporting BigTIFF files.
– Added more control over placement of labels for point features. Now when
– Added support for selecting/changing the layer that features are in when
editing existing features and creating new ones with the Digitizer Tool.
– Added KML/KMZ Super Overlay Support!
and much more! See more details in the announcement or jump to globalmapper.com
The popular Global Mapper tool has been updated to R 10 today. Notable new features include:
– Added support for importing ESRI personal geodatabase (MDB) files.
– Added support for importing and exporting BigTIFF files.
– Added more control over placement of labels for point features. Now when
– Added support for selecting/changing the layer that features are in when
editing existing features and creating new ones with the Digitizer Tool.
– Added KML/KMZ Super Overlay Support!
and much more! See more details in the announcement or jump to globalmapper.com
Isn’t funny how sometimes the smallest, simplest things can make such a huge difference. We always hear of people searching for the elusive killer application or killer device. Take the iPod for example, cool device, although whay I would want one when my smartphone does the same thing but better and simpler to work with. The iPod is great but the iTunes application is… well, I can’t go there as some people would take ofence to my language ; 0) Another example – I recently came into posession of a new smartphone from Samsung. A cool device that runs Symbian OS 9 and has all the bells and whistles… one problem though and right out of the gate… getting the back cover off the device is incredibly tough. The first time it took us (yes, two of us) about 5-7 minutes. Pulling the SIM card out was almost as difficult, likely since I don’t have 3″ long finger nails! Perhaps you’ve experienced this with other devices, maybe trying to get the battery, open the casing, or perhaps to locate a common setting like changing your wallpaper or ringtone. Great advice for device makers and application developers – keep it simple, make sure it works, and make it simple to accomplish the common tasks, otherwise you will lose customers.
Nice move on the part of Orange to try and lure consumers into shops to snatch up the latest iPhone.. the company is actually paying “actors” to line up in front of some 20 stores to create a sense of device “hysteria”. Something tells me that the mobile device savvy Europeans aren’t likely to fall for this one! Source: eWeek
The GIS division currently maintains a website that allows free search and view functions for several datasets. In an effort to expand this service, the GIS Division is now providing some of the more frequently requested data in a downloadable format for free on an FTP site. Numerous data layers are available for download including: parcels, topos, centerlines and much more. See http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/gis/downloadable-data.php
Seems that problems just keep on plaguing Apple device users. It seems these days that if you fire up your iTunes and connect an iPod you simply don’t know what’s going to happen.. will you be able access your music, will the music be there, or ??? Looks like iPhone users are having some fun as well. Case in point, check out these comments from a couple of unhappy users…
“Yesterday, I noticed from my iTunes that Apple had recently released 2.0.1 for the iPhone. I downloaded the 240-megabyte update. A little while later, I received an unknown error 6 and the update aborted, but not until after it had erased my phone. So for the second time in the past couple of months, my phone became a brick. My impression is that Apple can’t cope with the success of the iPhone and the demands it puts on their engineering and support organizations.”
“Yesterday I took my second iPhone home after the first one wouldn’t hold a charge. This one charged and worked fine, except for one thing. I noticed last night that it had Cube Runner and Facebook apps installed–something I know I did not download because I haven’t downloaded ANY apps yet. I also found somebody else’s bookmarks on this iPhone. At some point in the Apple chain, someone clearly made a decision to put a returned/used iPhone back in the box, seal it and try to pass it off as brand new.”
these are but a couple of comments you’ll find floating arond concerning the device. Have you had issues or do you love all things Apple??
