Archives for June 2012

E-Book – Android App Marketing and Google Play

June 30, 2012 by gisuser

Developing for the Android mobile ecosystem is increasingly important for developers and solutions providers. Here’s details of a free e-book that may provide you with some helpful tips and tricks – Android App Marketing and Google Play

This eBook Includes:

The “must-know” differences between Google Play and Apple’s App Store
Techniques to get your app found and drive more installs
Expert tips from experienced Google Play marketers

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Mapping 2012 Real Estate Foreclosures

June 29, 2012 by gisuser

Real Estate think tank and data analyst, CoreLogic has crunched some of the numbers for foreclosures and revealed the findings. Overall, filings have dropped from a year ago (yay) – 63,000 completed foreclosures in the U.S. in May 2012 compared to 77,000 in May 201. They share that approximately 1.4 million homes, or 3.4 percent of all homes with a mortgage, were in the national foreclosure inventory as of May 2012 compared to 1.5 million, or 3.5 percent, in May 2011 and 1.4 million, or 3.4 percent, in April 2012.

NASA Map reveals smoke from Wildfires

June 29, 2012 by gisuser

Some interesting visualizations coming from NASA these days, this latest effort revealing the dispersion of smoke from wildfires over the continental US. About the map… The map below depicts the relative concentration of aerosols in the skies above the continental United States on June 26, 2012. The map was assembled from data acquired by the Ozone Mapper Profiler Suite (OMPS) on the new Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite. Aerosol are tiny solid and liquid particles that have an outsized impact on weather and climate. Their concentrations are represented above in shades of red and yellow, with the highest concentrations in deep red and the lowest in light yellow. Grays represent clouds or areas where no reliable data were available.

ArcGIS.com Tentative Waldo Canyon Fire Line Map, Colorado Springs

June 28, 2012 by gisuser

An interesting map paints a pretty clear picture as to the extend of the fire near Colorado Springs, spanning north from Garden of The Gods by Manitou Springs north into Pike National Forest and past the Air Force Academy, sandwiched in between HWY 14 and within about 2 miles of I-25 – good luck everyone in the area! Direct link to the Map HERE [Read more…] about ArcGIS.com Tentative Waldo Canyon Fire Line Map, Colorado Springs

Esri Releases Social News Map for U.S Wildfire Updates

June 28, 2012 by gisuser

Esri has released another social news map providing user with updates and data feeds related to the current U.S wildfire situation. The map service provides fire perimeter data, burn areas, weather information like wind speeds and precipitation, models wildfire potential, and also integrates live social media feeds pulling relevant data from Twitter, youtube, and Flickr. The app is designed for simple, fast social media sharing and others have the ability to quickly grab the embed code to repurpose and share the map from other blogs and web portals.

See the Esri wildfire news map HERE

The Google I/O Project Glass Launch

June 28, 2012 by gisuser

If you sat in on the Google I/O livestream with about 1 million other folks around the Globe then you may have caught the cool Project Glass announcement that was kicked off with an impressive demo from a crew of sky diving Glass wearing high flyers. Using an amazing race style relay team of outdoor fanatics, a team of Glass wearing Googlers raced to the Moscone Center to reveal the device on stage and wow the crowd. Some video footage shows how the crew prepared for the event by holding Google hangouts while free falling… just a sampling of how the whole relay was put together. Very cool!

Unlimited BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) from Boost Mobile Just $30, sort of!

June 28, 2012 by gisuser

I’m sure there’s still a couple of Blackberry fans out there (although I have to scratch my head in wonder), and for those of you who are, Boost Mobile has announced some pretty sweet pricing coming up for plans that will include the new BB 9310 Messenger (the device will roll out for $99 soon). But, in typical carrier fashion, the new plan isn’t exactly $30 a month, rather, the plan provides customers the opportunity to be rewarded for simply making on-time payments. For every six on-time payments, customers will see their monthly payment shrink by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $30 a month for unlimited nationwide talk and text and worldwide BBM access. Why can’t they just say what the price is and cut all the crap? Regardless, I suppose $30 is a pretty nice deal even for a BlackBerry… see more at http://www.boostmobile.com

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Video – New 3D Imagery in Google earth for mobile

June 27, 2012 by gisuser

Impressive imagery from Google via Google earth tour guide. This from Google… “Our new 3D imagery of entire metropolitan areas brings a new frontier to your fingertips. Also, the new tour guide makes exploring the world even easier by suggesting landmarks or natural wonders that you might not know to search for.” See more at http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/mobile.html

Google Announces Nexus 7, light, portable tablet for Google Play

June 27, 2012 by gisuser

Today at Google I/O Google lifted the lid off their new tablet offering (Actually many of you will consider it an E reader) the Google Nexus 7. The device has a 7″ screen and tight Google Play integration – ideal for watching videos and consuming digital media like e-books and music (sorry, Google play music is only available in the US). The device will sell for $199 and come with a $25 Google play credit to consume data. Device can be ordered today and will ship in July (to US, Canada, UK… more countries to follow) Some specs:

Nexus 7
7″ display
Quad core CPU
Front facing camera
Connectivity – Wifi, Bluetooth
Gyroscope, accelerometer
9hr video playback, 300 hrs standby time
Weights 340 grams -same as a small book
Designed for single hand use
Google play integration (music movies, apps, magazines…)

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Google I/O reminder and live feed

June 27, 2012 by gisuser

Time for another Google I/O event and once again Google will be live streaming portions of the event so all of us that couldn’t make it to San Fran can still enjoy it, albeit without all the Google Kool-Aid and amazing free Swag that no doubt the attendees will be walking away with! Live feed is added below (hopefully the code works!) if not, see developers.google.com/events/io