February 21, 2012 – Anything Geospatial

Another busy week in GISuser Feature content and Geo Tech Spotlights. The following are 10 recent GISuser feature articles, blog posts and app spotlights that you should be sure to check out… some fine pointers and good reading here! Enjoy the following 10 features:

Landsat 5 Suspension of Operations Extended
Thematic Mapper (TM) data began showing signs of imminent failure. Following an unsuccessful attempt to recover the ESRI Updates – ArcGIS for SilverLight 1.0 and Now ArcGIS Online in 9 More Languages
Announcing The 2012 Esri #DevMeetup Schedule
Checkin to Google Places, Share on Google G+ Via the New Google Maps Mobile on Android
Video – Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone Smartphone
PhoneGap OpenSource Devlopment Framework; Deploy to 7 Major Mobile Platforms
USGIF announced the opening of its 2012 Scholarship Program
Latitude Geographics @geocortex Featured in Canada’s National Newspaper For Hiring Interns
Registration now open – 2012 Washington GIS Conference #WAurisa
Carnival Of The Geospatialists 4

See 10 Must Read, Recent GISuser Geo, Social, and Mobile Features, Blogs and Spotlights to Check out!

I recently read about an interesting project underway in the UK, this courtesy of an article from the MailOnline – The London Mugging Map! Indeed a very interesting project that depends on crowd-sourced information to inform and educate the population on violence. Here’s the idea… using the service (See StreetViolence.org) the user located a place on a map and reports details of a violent crime that took place, perhaps a mugging, or some other crime or act of violence. The user then tags the post as an appeal for a witness, a simple warning to others, or to thank passers by for helping out. there’s also an option to report the crime to local police, however, its important to note that the article points out that local police don’t support or endorse this project.

I’d have to think that since many victims prefer to remain anonymous or simply don’t bother reporting crimes or attacks to the authorities that this is an awesome way to share with the community and perhaps protect others.