Author Archives: glenn

Caterpillar Announces Cat B15 Rugged, Android Smartphone

Posted on May 21, 2013 by glenn

WOAH, this is just downright awesome! The annual CTIA wireless industry show is on this week in Vegas and as usual, there’s plenty of cool announcements coming out of the mobile ecosystem. One announcement that really got my attention comes … Continue reading →

Posted in android |

The Nokia Lumia 925 #switch Launch Video

Posted on May 21, 2013 by glenn

Nokia launched the Nokia 925 in an official PR launch event last week (May 14, 2013) in London, sadly the invite to yours truly @gletham seems to have  gone missing ;0) but regardless, here’s a cool video from the event … Continue reading →

Posted in camera, lumia, mobile, nokia, video |

Webinar – Rebuilding After Sandy: Surveying the Aftermath

Posted on May 20, 2013 by glenn

Free Webinar! Rebuilding After Sandy: Surveying the Aftermath – Last October, the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history put our mapping and forecasting systems to the test. As it turns out, the tragic truth is that the best means of determining … Continue reading →

Posted in events, webinar |

First Look – Exploring The New Google Maps

Posted on May 16, 2013 by glenn

To my surprise the new Google maps is available already. Upon receipt of the email providing me with a special link I immediately launched maps from Chrome for a quick, first look. The first thing I noticed was the browser … Continue reading →

Posted in google, google maps |

GeoTech Webinars and Professional Development

Posted on May 16, 2013 by glenn

Another roundup of webinars of interest being delivered to your desktop in the near future… these are an awesome way to test drive a solution, hear directly from industry experts, and experience a little professional development. The following webinars of … Continue reading →

Posted in events, webinar |

Socrata Offers Developers and OpenData Enthusiasts Hackathon In A Box

Posted on May 14, 2013 by glenn

The cool crew from Seattle-based Socrata are providing government users, opendata enthusiasts, developers, and others with a very cool OpenData resource in the form of a “hackathon in a box” – a toolbox of resources, documents, tools and other handy … Continue reading →

Posted in crowdsource, developer, open source, opendata, opengov |

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Connect With Anglers via Colorado Fishing Atlas

Posted on May 14, 2013 by glenn

Some fine civic engagement from the Parks and Wildlife service in Colorado as some new resources designed to connect with Anglers have been released to the public. Colorado Parks and Wildlife have released the Colorado Fishing Atlas, a live webmapping … Continue reading →

Posted in colorado, conservation |

The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful Tweets

Posted on May 13, 2013 by glenn

A few days ago I sent out a tweet about some Interesting research from HSU (Humboldt State) on the geography of hate and the Hate Map of racist and homophobic tweets – interesting to see that today the maps seems … Continue reading →

Posted in maps, Social Media, twitter |

Like Photos? Like Instagram? Here’s 10 Awesome Instagram Add-Ons

Posted on May 12, 2013 by glenn

If you have a smartphone then there’s no doubt that you love sharing photos. And if you dig sharing photos then I suspect that you really like Instagram! Instagram is cool but you can make it much better by using … Continue reading →

Posted in infographic, photos, Social Media |

Mobile Tip – Photos in the Cloud With Amazon Cloud Photos

Posted on May 10, 2013 by glenn

An interesting mobile app to help with your mobile file storage issues, now supporting iOS – Amazon Cloud Photos. Release for iOS just today (May 9, 2013) the app syncs up with your cloud storage service and makes your data … Continue reading →

Posted in amazon, android, cloud, mobile, photos |

Google Maps Team to Show Off Map Diving at Google I/O

Posted on May 10, 2013 by glenn

Something fun that’s coming at Google I/O 2013 – map diving! Here’s a first look at a fun 3D virtual Google maps realistic fly-through experience that will be shown off at Google I/O. Details from the developers… Join the Instrument … Continue reading →

Posted in google |

Device Tip – 7″ Android Jelly Bean Tablet with Inbuilt 3G and Voice Calling

Posted on May 10, 2013 by glenn

The amazing Android powered mobile devices just keep on coming… is it any wonder why Android is dominating the mobile ecosystem? Enter the 7″ tablet running Jelly Bean and supporting 3G voice calling from AirTyme (India). No longer a simple … Continue reading →

Posted in android, mobile, tablet |