An interesting movement is scheduled to take place December 4th… International open data hackathon. What is it?? It’s a gathering of citizens in cities around the world to write applications using open public data to show support for and encourage the adoption open data policies by the world’s local, regional and national governments. The events will be Dec 4 2010, open to all, anything is hackable with open data, the results are all sharable. See more details at http://www.opendataday.org/
Archives for November 26, 2010
GPS Camera Tip – RICOH G700SE
Here’s a tip about an interesting piece of hardware, the GPS-enabled camera from Rocoh, the G700Se. The G700SE comes with a GPS-Compass device. An horizontal accuracy of +/- 10ft enable precise positioning and gapless documentation of any situation possible. The integrated compass has an accuracy of +/- 3 degrees. For surveying accuracy, you can connect the RICOH G700SE to external GPS or laser range finder devices via Bluetooth. Supports SD card, has 12 MP camera, Bluetooth and much more. See details specs
Also, a fabulous way to locate and extract Exif data from your photos, enter EXIFextractor – With ExifExtractor you get the option to get access to all Exif information of your digital photos and implement them to GIS independent data formats
Go smart with the GoSmart Travel Clip for your smartphone
An interesting piece of hardware from GoSmart… the Travel clip positions your smartphone in a handy location, attached directly to your steering wheel, making it convenient for use with mobile navigation and other handy in-vehicle specific smartphone apps – like Waze perhaps… From the developer – he smartphone is held in place with two “J”-shaped hooks which lock in place with a ratchet and tooth mechanism allowing it to adjust easily to different sized smartphones. Installation does not require any tools since an elastic strap wraps firmly around the steering wheel to hold it securely in place. See more in this announcement or jump to http://www.gosmartclip.com