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Links List 6.20.08

On June 20, 2008 By Sean Gorman

Data Transfer Solutions (DTS) developed an application for the Texas Forest service called the Texas Wildfire Data Browser. The application provides viewing for wildfire threats, fuel hazards and fire locations.

In light of the Iowa flooding, MSNBC posted an interactive map allowing users to track flooding locations in [...]

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After a marathon of 50 plus primaries/caucuses while raising record sums of campaign money and more than a year and half of campaigning that had more twists and turns than a roller coaster, Obama clinched the nomination after crossing the threshold of requisite number of delegates on 3 Jun, 2008 and received the full [...]

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The first of our series on “Cartography and the GeoWeb” covers the cartography of GeoWeb base maps – one of the most obvious places cartography is applied on the GeoWeb. The tiles from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are nearly ubiquitous in map mashups. As each of the technology giants got into the mapping game, they [...]

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Frank at the Google Earth Blog just leaked that Google will be announcing an API for Google Earth that will run in a browser. The short of it is you will be able to get GE’s 3D rendering capabilities and KML support to run in a browser. The first release will be just Windows, [...]

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Links List 5.23.08

On May 23, 2008 By Sean Gorman

Computing, GIS and Archeology in the UK shares a tip for importing UK Mastermap data into Postgres or Shape files. The Mastermap importer imports mastermap data into ogr formats such as shapefiles, or into a postgresql database, in a free and easy to use way.

Glenn at the AnyGeo Blog posts an [...]

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Links List 5.9.08

On May 9, 2008 By Sean Gorman

The recent Myanmar disaster proves that visualizing data has found a new important place in mapping capabilities, links to data and pictures from Frank at Google Earth blog.

All Points Blog points to CNN as an example of why static data just doesn’t cut it, especially when it comes to demographic information and election [...]

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Links List 4.18.08

On April 18, 2008 By Sean Gorman

Moxie designed a demonstration to show how integrated geo spatial service, RIA technology, location based service and digital mapa can make life easier. From that, a geo spatial service was developed that enabled Flex Yahoo AS3 map application.

Virtual Earth has been updated to include new imagery, new [...]

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Lacrosse has been tagged as “the fastest game on two feet” and those “feet” are rapidly moving across the country. Colleges and High Schools are now adding Lacrosse to their athletic repertoire as the sport gains attention in areas that knew little if anything about the game in the past.

Lacrosse originated from Native North [...]

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