TerraGo Technologies and GeoEye are partnering to make satellite imagery available in a GeoPDF mapbook to emergency workers and relief agencies in California. Images cover approximately 1,500 square kilometers in the Malibu area and about 4,000 square kilometers in and
around San Diego. Using the GeoPDF Toolbar, workers are able to locate, display, freeze and unfreeze coordinates, display multiple coordinate systems, measure distance, bearing and area and insert redlines, notes and markups. See http://www.terragotech.com/geopdf_cafires/
Archives for November 5, 2007
OpenSocial and the movement towards open APIs
An interesting read (as ususal) on Tim O’reilly’s blog today with his take on OpenSocial and other related goodies – Tim uses this point to comment interestingly on Marc Cuban’s take on an open facebook API VS OpenSocial – Cuban is a little whacked really when he goes off with quotes like “The beauty of Facebook, as opposed to Myspace and other social networks is that the people on there are for the most part who they say they are”… huh? Hey Marc, I’d jump to LinkedIn if you really want to see who people really are! Regardless, the need for an open social network API is definitly there. Gee, I look at the grief I go through wondering where I should post my thoughts etc… depending if I want to share location information, photos, video, or ?? that will then determine which app I use… to date I’m choosing from Jaiku, Twitter, Platial, Frappr, facebook, myspace, flickr, youtube, socialight, blogger, MOSH and a few others…
Google Goes Open With Lead in Open Hanset Alliance – Enter Android – no gPhone but thousands of gPhones!
It’s not the gPhone, its an enabler so the industry can develop thousands of gPhones!!
We’ve heard the speculation for some time now – just a couple of weeks ago I heard facebook founders discuss how Google has some huge news coming and they also reiterated the importance of developing in an open environment.. enter Android.
I like this quote from Kanwar Chadha, Founder and Vice President of Marketing, SiRF Technology:
As a leading provider of GPS-enabled location technology for the mainstream mobile markets, SiRF is extremely pleased to be a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance. With the emergence of geo search and navigation as key enablers, an open platform like Android can significantly accelerate the development and deployment of location-aware applications, content and services. We believe our development efforts in conjunction with the innovative Android platform and our continued investment in leading-edge technology and location ecosystem will further our vision of bringing the benefits of location technology to billions of users worldwide.”
— Kanwar Chadha, Founder and Vice President of Marketing, SiRF Technology
A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders. Thirty-four companies have formed the Open Handset Alliance, which aims to develop technologies that will significantly lower the cost of developing and distributing mobile devices and services.
For more information about the Open Handset Alliance, visit the website at www.openhandsetalliance.com
A catalyst for innovation!
The founding companies are as follows:
Aplix (www.aplixcorp.com), Ascender Corporation (www.ascendercorp.com), Audience (www.audience.com), Broadcom (www.broadcom.com), China Mobile (www.chinamobile.com), eBay (www.ebay.com), Esmertec (www.esmertec.com), Google (www.google.com), HTC (www.htc.com), Intel (www.intel.com), KDDI (www.kddi.com), Living Image (www.livingimage.jp), LG (www.lge.com), Marvell (www.marvell.com), Motorola (www.motorola.com), NMS Communications (www.nmscommunications.com), Noser (www.noser.com), NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (www.nttdocomo.com), Nuance (www.nuance.com), Nvidia (www.nvidia.com), PacketVideo (www.packetvideo.com), Qualcomm (www.qualcomm.com), Samsung (www.samsung.com), SiRF (www.sirf.com), SkyPop (www.skypop.com), SONiVOX (www.sonivoxrocks.com), Sprint Nextel (www.sprint.com), Synaptics (www.synaptics.com), TAT – The Astonishing Tribe (www.tat.se), Telecom Italia (www.telecomitalia.com), Telefónica (www.telefonica.es), Texas Instruments (www.ti.com), T-Mobile (www.t-mobile.com), Wind River (www.windriver.com) — notice no Nokia in the mix!!
Yahoo! fireagle (Alpha) share your location with friends
This out of Yahoo! Research labs… an open call for alpha testers and partnerships – Fire Eagle is a new way to share your location with friends or with other websites and services! It’s built on open APIs so that developers can build all kinds of applications that respond to your location… See http://fireeagle.research.yahoo.com/
The 8GB SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC – Load up that N95 with memory!
The latest SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC is apparently just fine for use on the latest Nokia N95 according to this post from slashgear… man, that’s a load of memory.. nice! See also http://www.sandisk.com/
The $139 8GB MicroSd for your N95
The latest SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC is apparently just fine for use on the latest Nokia N95 according to this post from slashgear… man, that’s a load of memory.. nice! See also http://www.sandisk.com/
Mobile Ringtone Studio for Nokia
Makayama today introduces Mobile Ringtone Studio for Nokia® 1.0. An innovative software package that allows Nokia-users to create and edit ringtones from their own music collection. It’s an all-in-one package that can handle MP3s or CDs, visually edit the music, convert it to a ringtone and transfer it to a Nokia phone. The software has a free tryout version. The introduction price is USD 19.95 (EUR 14.95) ex. local tax. The product page can be found here: http://www.makayama.com/ringtonestudio.html
Final countdown for Mobile Rules! competition submissions
The business plans stream of the Mobile Rules! competition closes in less than two weeks and entrants are encouraged to submit their business plans by visiting the competition site: www.mobilerules.org.
The Mobile Rules! competition was launched in the summer by Nokia, together with a number of high-profile sponsors. Designed for developers and entrepreneurs working in the mobile space, the competition is divided into two ‘tracks’. The first is for entrepreneurs, small businesses, start-ups, academic institutions and individuals and aims to find the most innovative new business models, products and services for the mobile world. The closing date for entries is 16th November 2007.
The second stream, which closes on 25th January, is aimed at qualified developers working on mobile applications for Nokia platforms in four categories: ‘multiplayer and connected games’, ‘multimedia’, ‘enterprise’ and ‘infotainment’.
The winners of both streams will be announced at a ceremony in San Jose on 21st March 2008.
2008 NSDI CAP reminder – $1,275,000 in funds
USGS and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has formally announced their request for proposals to support the 2008 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP). A total of over $1.2 million has been made available to fund an estimated 26 innovative projects in spread across six geospatial data categories. Reminder, The closing date for the 2008 NSDI CAP announcement is December 18, 2007. See more here or see also grants.gov var dmWorkPath = “menu/”;#dmlinks{display:none} .dmDef{background:transparent;border:none}
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Locating a Starbucks With Virtual Earth 6.0 Maps
Looking for a Java fix? If so then the Starbucks store locator powered by VE 6 is the answer. Apparently the application has been updated with the latest goodies, according to the VE blog – Starbucks recently gave their store locator a face lift and in doing so migrated to the latest Virtual Earth mapcontrol. In addition to the obvious basic locator capabilities, you can filter for stores that have attributes like WiFi access or an iTunes music store, get directions, and find events in stores. All of the unique platform features of VE are exposed such as Autorefresh, 3D navigation and Birds eye views. Try the starbucks store locator here – or simply go to starbucks.com from your mobile web browser.
