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GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham

Archives for August 26, 2009

Google Mobile Users Crowd-Sourcing Traffic Data

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The idea of crowd-sourcing is nothing new, however, just this week Google has officially announced that users of their Mobile maps service (google maps mobile) have been opting in to share traffic information. The idea is that GMaps mobile users can optionally elect to share their current location (I’m not exactly sure how the MyLocation setting differes from the Latitude sharing setting), enabling Google to store and analyze traffic trends and conditions based on the user’s speed and movements. Details were released this week on the Google Blog – see more here

iPhone 3G Tip – Screen Capture

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This may be a no-brainer for you old-school iPhone users, however, you novice users will appreciate this undocumented tip on how to easily generate a screen capture image – this is very useful for sharing tips or even including sample images in app reviews, blog posts or tips like this! To generate a screen-capture of your current view, simply press and hold the Home Button (Bottom, center) and the Sleep/Wake key (found on the top, right-side) – see image here. Not rocket science, however, very useful. How do you generate your iPhone screen shots?

Sample screen capture of WHERE app running on iPhone 3G – sent to TwitPic

Track the Metro Paris Subway via iPhone and iPod Touch App

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Another fine, location-aware iPhone app hits the marketplace – The Metro Paris Subway iPhone and iPod Touch Application – Metro Paris Subway has added the push notification support that allows you to be notified in background, even if you have closed the application. This new feature allows you to receive Paris Metro alerts in real time, when a disrupted line is detected, a notification is automatically sent to your iPhone / iPod Touch. A numbered badge to Metro Paris Subway application icon shows the current number of disrupted lines. This functionality is totally free and it also provides users with the ability to easily switch between Metro Paris Subway and Metro Paris Bus routing… nice! See Details



Open Source Dashboard provides “at-a-glance” visualization of Geospatial One-Stop (GOS)

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The Carbon Project has updated the free and open-source Windows GOS Gadget. The new version offers improved search results, including a status and score of each selected item from the Geospatial One Stop (GOS) service. The free application enables “at-a-glance” visualization of geospatial assets and monitoring of Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) search functions from desktop PCs. See more in this official announcement or download the app HERE




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