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Archives for December 11, 2009

Friday Sharing & Seven Cool things

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One again, I’m pleased to share with you 7 cool things from the “goodie bag”… enjoy these apps and services:

  1. iPhone App of the day – Twitter360 with Augmented Reality AR – Twitter 360 is a new application specifically developed for the iPhone 3GS that enables you to visualize your Twitter friends located in your nearby environment. See the video demo
  2. Blackberry App – CitySearch for Blackberry. Updated Mobile by Citysearch Application for BlackBerry Smartphones Delivers Local the Way Users Want It; Includes Calendar and Email Integration and Twitter Functionality.
  3. S60 Spotlight – The Nokia N900 isn’t S60, rather it runs the maemo Open Source (think next-gen Symbian OS) and is the latest device from Nokia to start shipping – think of this one as the new flagship smartphone fromm the device maker. At the heart of the Nokia N900 is its powerful ARM Cortex-A8 processor and up to 1GB of total application memory.
  4. Android OS app – Telmap Navigator for Android. Telmap Navigator for Android enables users to be set-up and navigating within seconds. It provides users with real-time, relevant and localized services.
  5. Tweet of the day – via @geoparadigm  RT @tabascojack: you will love the GIS Day song “Tied Together” http://twitter.com/geoparadigm/status/5880457879
  6. Twitter add-on of the day – Waze mobile navigation for iPhone now has even more Twitter connect functionality so users can share details of their trips via Twitter. See @waze on Twitter
  7. Free GIS Data Pick of the day – It seems the UK Ordnacne Survey is making a bold move to open up access to their data in the new year. From a recently released PR… “Ordnance Survey Chairman Sir Rob Margetts says: “I am delighted that the Prime Minister and John Denham have today made these proposals about releasing for free some of Ordnance Survey’s data to support innovation, accountability and growth. I  also very much welcome the commitment made by Government to contribute to the cost of this.”

Wazers can now Checkin to @Foursquare via @Waze

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Great news for you wazers (think free, mobile navigation) out there as the company has just released an update to their iPhone app – head to the iTunes store to grab it. Perhaps the coolest thing about this release is that we now have the ability to check-in to foursquare via waze – this is a natural and a no brainer… I love it! Now after navigating to Starbucks via waze I can easily check-in to my foursquare account upon arrival and hopefully become mayor of yet another spot! Other new functionality includes support for multiple languages and more twitter connect. Awesome – see the Waze blog for details of this latest update to R 1.4 – I gotta go drive down to Loodles (via waze) and checking to test this out!

Info Needed on Free Housing and Economic Data + Maps + Shapefiles

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I received this message from Kristen Carney asking for some feedback and offering up free data for your input … If you use housing and economic Census data, I need your feedback.  You can get housing and economic data, labeled maps and shapefiles in less than 5 minutes using Cubit’s new Housing and Regional Economics Report (beta).  More information is here: http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog

In a nutshell, Cubit lets you get draw your project on a Google map interface, and in seconds, get cut-and-paste ready Census data, a labeled map and a shapefile.  Learn more about how Cubit works here: http://www.cubitplanning.com/how-cubit-works.html – As GIS experts, I need your help.  You can pull free data, maps and shapefiles until December 31st.  Twitter: @cubitplanning

10 of my “faved” GIS / Geo Tweets from the past week

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It’s tough to keep up with all the activity on Twitter… so, here’s a few of Geo tweets that I’ve “faved” from the past several days – not all are specifically “Geo” in nature, although they are all quite useful and interesting! To have your tweets considered for listing here you’ll need to follow me on Twitter @gletham.

  • josephkerski – 2 new short videos on map projections/GIS
  • @SlapApp – PhotoTag #App Let’s You Tag & Categorize Photos On Your #iPhone!
  • @sbeckham – RT @BrainJocks: Ektron Releases New White Paper on Steps to Selecting a Web Content Management Solution
  • @NASA – Making Government More Accessible With Cutting-Edge Use Of New Media: NASA is supporting the White House’s
  • @google – Google Web Toolkit 2.0 announced at Google Campfire One
  • @LindaHecht – Interesting new site at USGS – Natural Hazard Support System- Built using #ESRI’s ArcGIS Server
  • @PBSIdeaLab – Fantastic post by David Sasaki (@oso): Democratizing the Geography of Information
  • @DonMeltz – RT @urban_ideas Local govs increasingly offer data 2 developers & programmers in attempt 2 spur useful Web sites & apps
  • @storm72 – Via @bbcworld: The British Geological Survey’s new OpenGeoscience portal
  • @TrendTracker – HOW TO Build Your Company’s Profile on #LinkedIn
  • @josephkerski – In New York for the Crossing Boundaries project
  • @mattartz – New Technology Trends page launched on ESRI.com
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