GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham
A Mobile Tip – Need help keeping tabs on all your favorite mobile sites? Check out mobleo.net and use their bookmark manager either via PC or on mobile client. Very handy! See www.mobleo.net for free registration. Image below shows mobleo in use on Nokia N95.
Need help keeping tabs on all your favorite mobile sites? Check out mobleo.net and use their bookmark manager either via PC or on mobile client. Very handy! See www.mobleo.net for free registration. Image below shows mobleo in use on Nokia N95.
Find, view, and share information for geospatial intelligence — According to the just released NGA Pathfinder magazine (See here – PDF) GeoInt will go online in 2008 with a new online resource for those interested in the topic of Geospatial technologies for Intel. From the article… A new Web-based capability for finding, viewing, analyzing and sharing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is set to launch by the end of 2008. GEOINT Online (GO) will integrate several systems, Web sites and capabilities into an environment where partners and customers can intuitively discover and access NGA products and services. Initially, GO’s content will be in the form of standard products, for the most part, while successive versions will increasingly feature seamless layers, or coverages, of GEOINT. These coverages will be accessible through publicly available Web browsers, geographic information systems and visualization and analysis tools like Google Earth(TM) and ESRI ArcGIS Explorer (AGX)TM. All of GO’s data, information and knowledge will also be accessible by customer-unique tools and applications, whether they are mission planning systems, weapons systems, or on-board navigation systems.
Find, view, and share information for geospatial intelligence — According to the just released NGA Pathfinder magazine (See here – PDF) GeoInt will go online in 2008 with a new online resource for those interested in the topic of Geospatial technologies for Intel. From the article… A new Web-based capability for finding, viewing, analyzing and sharing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is set to launch by the end of 2008. GEOINT Online (GO) will integrate several systems, Web sites and capabilities into an environment where partners and customers can intuitively discover and access NGA products and services. Initially, GO’s content will be in the form of standard products, for the most part, while successive versions will increasingly feature seamless layers, or coverages, of GEOINT. These coverages will be accessible through publicly available Web browsers, geographic information systems and visualization and analysis tools like Google Earth(TM) and ESRI ArcGIS Explorer (AGX)TM. All of GO’s data, information and knowledge will also be accessible by customer-unique tools and applications, whether they are mission planning systems, weapons systems, or on-board navigation systems.
I followed one of those pesky google ads and found a very cool app that enables anyone with $25 a month to spend to have their own fleet management and tracking system. Users need to buy the hardware, plug it in to their vehicle’s lighter, then the app tracks and logs your location. Users have acces via a web UI powered via Google maps and location information is constantly updated. Users can enabled geofencing and receive detailed reporting as well. Quite clever and affordable! Reminds of the similar app GPStracking.net which users can actually try for free (3dtracking.net) and run via their symbian handset. See http://www.ublip.com
Map mashups are everywhere, many of them are also mobile enabled, providing users with the ability to update and share their places from their mobile… findbyclick is just such an application – location-based intelligence and social networking all in one. Findbyclick is a clever mashup and best of all it has a mobile app as well.
Topcon and ESRI technology was used in the field mapping of the recent wildfires in Southern California… TPS, headquartered in Livermore, Calif., in a partnership with the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), supplied GMS-2s (geographical mapping system), spare batteries and battery chargers for accurate fire damage assessment in two major areas hit by the fires. The Topcon GMS-2 instruments were used to map burned acreage caused by the Canyon and Buckweed fires. Topcon’s GMS-2 is a unique device that speeds up field data collection. Typically, damage assessments involve the use of paper maps, forms, a GPS receiver, and a separate camera. With the GMS-2, all pertinent data can be recorded with one device. It eliminates the need to carry multiple items into the field, allowing emergency personnel to move about disaster scenes freely and easily – more info here.
This announcement hit my mailbox this morning (from Leica) and I didn’t think much about it… then I checked out the guide.. .WOW! Version 1 is 444 pages and jam packed with loads of information – perfect for anyone looking for a great desktop learning resource. The ERDAS Field Guide provides background information on reasons to use GIS and image processing and explains how the software manipulates data. You don’t really have to be an ERDAS user though to appreciate this one. A comprehensive topic index includes Data storage, data corrections, geocoding, vector data, satellite data, digitizing, and much more… go grab this one and print it out! ERDAS Field Guide may be downloaded here more details here
What a great idea for an event organizer… I’ve often wondered why event planners don’t come out with “official” tags for people to tag entries on blogs, photos on flickr, videos on youtube etc… (many people, including yours truly post photos and create our own tags) but here’s a cool idea that I never thought of.. what about networking groups on LinkedIn, facebook and others? That’s exactly what Nokia is doing for their Nokia World event… attendees can coonect by being accepted into these special groups… nice idea!
They’ve created several groups that will enable attendees to connect… they have the Nokia World Facebook group, LinkedIn group, flickr group and others… nice job!
Of interest:
Nokia World Facebook
Nokia World Group on LinkedIn
Nokia World Flickr
Kudos to the crew promoting Nokia World – taking place in Amsterdam the first week of November. They’ve created several groups that will enable attendees to connect… they have the Nokia World Facebook group, LinkedIn group, flickr group and others… nice job!
Of interest:
Nokia World Facebook
Nokia World Group on LinkedIn
Nokia World Flickr
