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Archive for October, 2007

Google Developer Day Hamburg: Google Maps API - Advanced

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Google Maps API ist ein effektives Tool, um eine eigene Karte auf Ihrer Website einzubinden. In dieser Session zeigen wir Ihnen, wie einfach es ist, eigene Maps Mashups zu kreieren. Wir fangen bei den Basics an und arbeiten uns durch die verschiedenen API-Tools. Am Ende des Workshops werden Sie erstaunt sein, was fr tolle Mashups Sie fr Ihre Website bauen knnen mit nur ein paar Zeilen…

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

NGA aims to get its maps in the fast lane (Government Computer News)

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is creating a new data distribution system that will allow users worldwide to receive and accurately print maps via a $1.7 million contract with Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Global Services for a demand-based geospatial intelligence (DBGI) pilot.

Public session held for county’s updated flood insurance maps (Franklin Press)

Representatives with the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program discussed the National Flood Insurance Program and new Flood Insurance Rate Maps at a public participation meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

For subway fans: World’s transit maps (AP via Yahoo! News)

Some people love the romance of long-distance railroad travel. Some like to step off the curb and hail a cab. But others prefer the screech and rumble of subways - and the more arcane and exotic the system, the better.

Hudson shares MAPS success (The Norman Transcript)

Sonic Drive-In CEO Cliff Hudson says Oklahoma Citys MAPS and MAPS for Kids tax initiatives are transforming the citys cultural and public school facilities but the success wasnt inevitable.

American Airlines Maps Out Ways to Earn AAdvantage Miles in 11 Cities (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

American Airlines today announced the launch of the AAdvantage MileFinder map at http://www.aa.com/milefinder.

MetaCarta signs deal with National Geographic (BizJournals)

MetaCarta Inc. joined with National Geographic Maps to launch today CartaLens, an innovative geospatial digital asset management solution for georefrencing, managing, retrieving and delivering digital assets.

Global Concepts in Maps (Highlights) - 1947

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Boy Danny just doesn’t “get” why map projections are important for him to understand. Actually, neither do we after watching this film! But after an afternoon visit from the disembodied voice of our narrator, Danny seems to understand that global map projections are relevent to his life. Highly entertaining way of learning the various concepts of global cartography, from “conical projections…

Ted Leo - Since U Been Gone / Maps

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

The ORIGINAL recording and video of Ted Leo covering Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Since U Been Gone’ mixed with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs ‘Maps’.

Ted Leo - Since U Been Gone / Maps

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

The ORIGINAL recording and video of Ted Leo covering Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Since U Been Gone’ mixed with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs ‘Maps’.

In certain cases the proper name is not clear

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

In certain cases the proper name is not clear. For example, the nation of Burma officially changed its name into Myanmar, but much of nations do not identify the junta ruling and do not continue to use Burma. Sometimes an official name change is resisted in different languages and the older name can remain of everyday usage. The examples include/understand the use of Saigon for Ho Chi Minh Ville, Bangkok for Krung Thep, and the Ivory Coast for of Ivory of Dimension.

“Map” Aram Bartholl www.datenform.de

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

The project “Map” questions the red markers of the location based search engine Google Maps.
“Map” Aram Bartholl www.datenform.de 2006