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GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham

Archives for September 2010

Is that an N8 In Your Pocket? Nokia N8 Shipments Have Started

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Word on the street in Helsinki today is that the long anticipated (sort of) Nokia N8 smartphone (reported to be the next Nokia flagship device) has started rolling out of the factory and will be in the hands of users shortly. Don’t rush off to Best Buy yet though as Nokia Online Shops and Nokia retail stores will be the first to receive their Nokia N8. So, what’s an N8?? Here’s a few details from Nokia…

Dubbed the world’s best camera phone, the Nokia N8 lets you take the highest quality photos and shoot HD-quality videos in supreme clarity with the 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics. You can edit photos and videos on-screen and choose from multiple ways to share them; transfer large files to an external hard-drive with USB-on-the-go, or upload photos to social networks like Facebook, Twitter or RenRen straight from the homescreen. All this is delivered in a robust aluminum body in a range of vibrant colors with a real-glass 3.5″ AMOLED display. Like other Nokia smartphones, the Nokia N8 comes with free Ovi Maps walk & drive navigation in more than 70 countries worldwide, with no hidden costs. See more in this PR or check out the Nokia N8 Homepage HERE

Social Media Tip – Wrap up your Tweets with a Daily summary via paper.li

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Here’s a tip off about a cool, fun way to expand your use of Twitter… imagine your own, personalized daily newspaper that provides an interesting roundup of all the coolest things that you tweet about, your followers mention or even from a specific hashtag – like from an event that you’re following. paper.li provides a service to do exactly that, and more. All you need to do is hit paper.li, sign in using your Twitter account login, then specify what kind of paper you’d like to create (from a Twitter user, using a hashtag, or perhaps the coolest, from a list). paper.li then goes to work extracting data from tweets (text, images, videos, links etc…) then wraps up the results in a newspaper-like format. The resulting paper is archived with a permalink and you can then share the paper with your facebook or twitter account(s). An auto-tweet is generated for you with a short url, description, and even mentions a few of the tweeps that you mentioned in your paper – think Twitter-love! paper.li has got to be one of the coolest third-party Twitter add-ons I’ve seen in a long time. Imagine rolling out a daily paper from an event you’re attending.. how cool is that?

For a real example, check out this Tweet promoting a paper that I just created or see the paper HERE, created out of the latest content posted by Tweeps that I follow.  See also this paper.li generated from our @GISuser account

Protecting Your iPhone 4 – The OtterBox Defender Series

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There’s no doubt that many orgs are setting up their mobile workers with smartphones, in particular, the new iPhone 4. If that’s you then you also need to protect your investment. Fort Collins, CO based OtterBox has some fab solutions, including the Defender series for iPhone 4. Some specs from Otterbox:

* Coating on outside of touch screen membrane resists finger prints
* New material used for touch screen membrane eliminates static, bubbles and “oil slick” appearance
* Inner felt liner cushions your device
* Textured silicone exterior for improved grip
* Included holster holds device face in or face out (face in is recommended for highest level of protection)
* Completely re-designed holster for stronger hold on device
* Holster doubles as a stand for hands-free media viewing
* Case accommodates most 3rd party chargers
SEE DETAILS HERE


WeoGeo Update – New Release 2.3.16

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You may have missed this if you don’t follow the Weogeo team on Twitter @WeoGeo, as last week the company rolled out an update to their service. According to their blog, this latest update provides some improvements along with a number of fixes. USers will find faster downloads with this release as well as a feature that provides auto updates of errors to the WeoGeo support team.

Other Highlights include :
1. Added Get Satisfaction feedback widget to our website.
2. Improvements to Jobs APIs: The API call /jobs/#{token}/download will now accept ssl requests. It is now possible to provide proj4 strings directly via the jobs API. Renamed the output file format option “ESRI_BIL” to “ESRI_HDR”.
3. WeoApp GUI can email error reports to WeoGeo Support.
4. Zoom levels do not need to be specified in the weofile when using –no-tiles.

See more on the WeoGeo Blog

Wow Mobile Technology – Sony Ericsson LiveView

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This new, innovative technology provides a micro display with remote control functionality and mirrors the activities of your mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson LiveView™ allows the user to control the Sony Ericsson music features of the handset from the micro display, selecting tracks and controlling volume. The product also serves as a calendar reminder, displaying calendar events and other phone applications. See More HERE



Vail Ski Resorts Get Social with EpicMix and RFID Technology

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Vail Resorts recently announced EpicMix a New Online and Mobile App, Allowing Skiers and Riders a Seamless and Effortless Way to Digitally Capture and Share Their Mountain Experience. EpicMix allows Vail Resorts guests, at any of its five world-class mountain resorts-Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly-to effortlessly utilize technology to digitally capture their ski and ride experience and share it with friends and family. An RF-enabled chip embedded in Vail Resorts’ season passes and PEAKS lift tickets will automatically track guests’ lift rides, calculating vertical feet skied and days on the mountain and will recognize special achievements and accomplishments by granting guests commemorative, collectible digital pins. The EpicMix mobile application will alert guests when any of their Facebook friends are skiing and where they are on the mountain. The application will also allow guests to send messages to their private groups of Facebook friends on the mountain. See more details in this announcement Vail Resorts Announces EpicMix a New Online and Mobile Application



Avenza PDF Maps App for Apple iOS Released – Video demo included

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New from Avenza, Geospatial PDF reader, available now for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch – PDF Maps is the first application of its kind designed specifically for using geographically-aware PDF files on portable devices and opens the door to allowing any map to be GPS-aware. It will give users the power to interact with georeferenced PDF maps and images directly from their iOS device with viewing performance levels well above other mobile PDF viewing applications. See www.gisuser.com/content/view/21494/2/

PDF Maps offers the following capabilities

•    Access and load maps from your own computer through iTunes File Sharing as well as over the Internet or a LAN
•    Access and interact with saved maps without the need for a live network connection
•    View your location on the PDF map using the built-in GPS device (iPhone and iPad 3G+WiFi) or via Wi-Fi triangulation
•    Use the compass to view true or magnetic north (iPhone and iPad 3G+WiFi)
•    Quickly view, zoom and pan maps using gestures (pinch, drag and flick, double tap)
•    Plot way-points, enter attribute data and notes
•    Display the location of any point (latitude and longitude)
•    Measure distances and areas
•    Supports both Adobe geospatial PDF specified maps and GeoPDF® files

Avenza PDF Maps App for Apple iOS Released
Originally uploaded by GISuser.com GIS and Social, Mobile Tech Images

This summer at the ESRI UC in San Diego I had the pleasure of meeting up with Ted Florence, President and CEO of Avenza Systems and Ted gave me a first look at Avenza’s PDF for iOS solutions…



Microsoft Goes hyper local with Bing Maps food cart finder PDX

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New from Microsoft, the Portland foodcart finder map service. Search the database for food carts and mobile food vendors around PDX. the service has pretty tight social media integration as well, enabling sharing via foursquare, Twitter and facebook. Users have access to menus, directions, photos and editorial reviews for over 250 unique and numerous food carts. The service is a partnership with Portland Monthly Magazine – http://www.bingfoodcarts.com

More details from Bing… The Bing Food Cart Finder is guaranteed to help you decide what and where to grab your next meal, this app offers a unique experience that allows you to easily navigate the Portland food cart scene on your PC or on the go. The Bing Food Cart Finder, available at Bing Maps provides users with access to menus, directions, photos and editorial reviews for over 250 unique and numerous food carts. Food carts all over Portland will appear on the map and users can refine by cuisine, opening hours, ratings and location.

Bing Maps food cart finder PDX

Originally uploaded by GISuser.com GIS and Social, Mobile Tech Images

Got an idea for a hack? Nokia wants to give away an N8 and some cash to the winners

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Here’s an interesting competition from Nokia. Dream up an idea for a hack and submit your entry, Several people with innovative thoughts will walk away with a new (not released yet) Nokia N8 smartphone and $1000. Details from Nokia… So what would you do if you were one of the first people in the world to get hold of one of these prototypes? All you need to do is submit an idea for the short film, event, show or Push moment you would create using one of these hacks. Four winners for each prototype will be chosen and rewarded with not only one of the prototypes but also a Nokia N8 and $1000 of funding to Push your idea. See more at http://blogs.nokia.com/pushn8/

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