GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham
Didn’t manage to talk the boss into sending you to Where2.0 this year? Hey no worries as the cool crew at O’reilly Media has done their usual fabulous job of sharing. You can venture over to their Livestream website HERE or watch the presentations below… enjoy and thanks again for sharing to the Where20 team.
An interesting story via the O’reilly Radar touching on the City of Boston and how the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) made real time data available to the public (and perhaps more important, to developers), spurring a ton of innovation from mobile app developers as is evident from the MBTA application showcase page at http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/apps/ – see also the Mass Transit app from Sparkfish creative. For more on the story of open transit data in Boston see the article Boston’s real-time transit data: “Better than winning the World Series“
Via the always dependable, entertaining, and informative @brady, heres an amazing Ignite talk delivered by Tom Scott on a Flash Mob gone Wrong. Enjoy the presentation then jump over to O’reilly Radar to read Brady’s interview with Tom.
Via Radar… At Ignite London 2, Tom Scott told the story of a Flash Mob Gone Wrong. We edited it for the Ignite Show talk from last week, and it’s struck a nerve and is gathering a lot of momentum over on Reddit, MetaFilter and Twitter. Enjoy the video and then read the short interview with Tom Scott
Enjoy this video presentation by Tim O’reilly from OSCON 2010… enjoy Tim’s talk as he talks about the Internet, the future, the cloud, open source, technology and more… (See more videos from OSCON on the O’reilly YouTube Channel)
Some great news from the O’reilly Media / Ignite team as the movement has exploded on a Global scale.. so much so that next Spring we’ll see a Global Ignite day.. make sure you attend an Ignite event in your area… you won’t be disapointed! From @Brady… 40 Ignites in one week this March during Global Ignite Week. Learn more, throw one, speak at one. From Brady… This March, it gets much, much bigger. O’Reilly is launching the first-ever Global Ignite Week, to bring together as many local Ignites as possible. As of right now there are almost 40 Ignites scheduled from March 1st through the 4th. The Ignites will span the globe and you’ll be able to watch them streaming online every day. So far, Global Ignite Week is represented on 4 continents and 10 countries. Our goal is to have participation from all 7 continents (Nairobi is looking good, and we’re working on Antarctica). Find an Ignite venue near you (or organize one!!) The following is a video I captured at Ignite Boulder… enjoy!
Details of an interesting event organized by O’reilly Media, yes, the cool people who bring you Where2.0 every Spring! Event details… This half day Online version with emphasize the latest on iPhone sensors. It serves as a great segue from last year’s onsite version, until the 2010 onsite event. Date/Time – Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 9:00am-12:45pm PT
Yes indeed, we’re getting our very own Ignite event here on the Front Range in Fort Collins on May 29 – some details… Doors at 6 PM. We’re bringing geeks, designers, and hipsters together for a night of beer drinking and fun. See more info here and be sure to pre-register on May 13. Never been to an Ignite event? Check out some videos here on my YouTube from Ignite Boulder
As a media partner for the event we were surprised to find out the event has been postponed. In a message from an O’reilly Media rep we hear the following…
We’re sorry to inform you that we’ve made the difficult business decision to postpone the O’Reilly iPhoneLive event. We apologize for the timing, and for any inconvenience this postponement may cause.
We are grateful for your support of the event and appreciate your desire to participate. O’Reilly is committed to exploring this space, and we’ll keep you informed of plans for a possible future version of the conference.
See the event website here... stay tuned!
Just received heads-up on a new report published by O’reilly. For about 400 clams you can buy this 22 page report on the state of the Geospatial Web – http://radar.oreilly.com/research/where2-report.html
From O’reilly Radar…
Geo technologies are changing the way millions manage their businesses and live their lives. Rapid advances in geolocation technologies – and what individuals and companies have built on those technologies – present new marketplaces for businesses and services, and not just the expected mapping and location services.
Geo functionality is everywhere, and more geo data is being created and freely disseminated than ever before. This emerging technology space, growing in tandem with Web 2.0, has been called Where 2.0. In this report, Andrew Turner and Brady Forrest map out the new generation of geo products and services, identify the major players, and show how your business can leverage the power of Where 2.0.
“… people are looking through their cloud of information to discover what is pertinent to them where they are and when they’re there—a trend we call Where 2.0.”
GSP West to cover social networks, application platforms from Facebook, MySpace, Google, LinkedIn — About the event… Graphing Social Patterns West, a new O’Reilly conference on social networks and platforms, will take place March 3-4, 2008 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina. The conference will cover business and marketing topics around popular social networks such as MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as technology and applications for these new platforms. Previously an exclusive event for Silicon Valley insiders, Graphing Social Patterns (GSP) has been expanded into a bi-coastal conference through a partnership between O’Reilly Media and startup advisor and technology blogger Dave McClure. Learn more about GSP West by visiting: http://conferences.oreilly.com/gspwest
