GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham
Tweet.e is a simple, effective app that enables anyone to quickly mark their location and quickly Twitter (tweet) a short message like “meet me here”, “I am here now” etc… simply locate yourself, pick a message, then tweet the message via Twitter. See http://tmeet.me/ and tweet yourself!
The Town of Westport Ireland is using an interesting approach to put the town on the map – the Gogole map that is… the town is once again hosting their second Urban Design competition, designed to encourage students to build photo realistic 3D models using Google SketchUp for viewing in Google Earth. Last year some 40 students competed in the competition. See more info
Screen real estate has always been a big issue for mobile developers, particularly for graphic intensive apps (like mobile mapping etc…) – no problems with this device though! Interesting marketing move as Samsung and cricket have teamed up to roll out the world’s largest cell phone. The phone is a working replica of a Samsung MessagerT phone. The phone is approximately 15 feet long, 13 feet high and 3 feet deep. Cricket invites all Chicagoans to visit Pioneer Court and make unlimited, free phone calls and texts on the life-size Samsung Messager through March 15.
