More big news today in Geo as MapMart introduced the MapMart On-Demand Toolbar for ESRI ArcMap. Available free from MapMart.com, the On-Demand Toolbar integrates directly into ArcMap and enables ESRI users to search, compare imagery options, preview and purchase a wide variety of geospatial data from inside their GIS environment – See more – Some of the products currently available include:
· DigitalGlobe Satellite and Aerial Imagery
· GeoEye Satellite Imagery
· SPOT Imagery
· RapidEye Imagery
· Aerials Express Imagery
· Microsoft Imagery
Archives for February 16, 2010
Free Mobile App Released for ArcGIS Server On BlackBerry
Cool news for Blackberry users as TDC Group, Inc., the developers of Freeance Mobile software that brings GIS to BlackBerry, announced today the release of Freeance View, a free version of their mobile GIS software that works with ESRI’s ArcGIS Server software and which provides access to live ArcGIS map services from BlackBerry smartphones. Now available for free download – which runs on almost any BlackBerry smartphone model from any wireless carrier. The Freeance View application can be easily downloaded from www.GISonBlackBerry.com – see more here
Wondering what’s next in Open Mobile? Check out Symbian^3
This week at MWC in Barcelona, Spain, Symbian foundation is making some noise by rolling out more details of the next iteration of the Open, mobile OS – billed as Symbian^3. Symbian expects Symbian^3 to roll out to developers as early as next month. Of interest, Nokia has rolled out several touch UI devices in the past (N97, N900) however, Symbian^3 will take that concept much further. Features of this latest OS include: significant usability and interface advances, faster networking, acceleration for 2D and 3D graphics in games and applications, HDMI support (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), music store integration, an improved user interface with easier navigation and multi-touch gesture support, a feature-rich homescreen, and the ability to run even more applications simultaneously. North American developers may chuckle when you mention Symbian, however, for developers of apps with a Global reach there’s no denying that porting to Symbian is a must! – see details