Saturday, July 17, 2004
EarthSat Releases Natural Color Dataset
Earth Satellite Corporation has released NaturalVue 2000, the only global 15-meter resolution natural color dataset in existence today. It covers the entire earth and is based on Landsat 7 data acquired between 1999 and 2001. Available as 5x6 degree tiles at $150 each. EarthSat Website Description
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Friday, July 16, 2004
Why GPS Users Should Have Strong Map-Reading Skills
Don't buy a GPS unit to "save your ass in the backcountry". Instead listen to the advice of three experienced outdoor enthusiasts who explain why GPS users should retain (or acquire) strong map-reading skills. See Mary Esch's full article at NewsDay.com
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Tennessee Getting Bids to Track Felons with GPS
The state of Tennessee has contractors bidding on a system that will place GPS bracelets on selected felons on parole so that their movements can be "watched". For example the system would monitor if convicted offenders were staying away from prohibited areas such as homes of their victims and if they are travelling to and from work each day. Read more at Yahoo! News
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Thursday, July 15, 2004
Psychology student uses his training to map a complex building.
The Cornett Building and the University of Victoria has a reputation of being a place to get lost. Ryosuke Yoshii, creator of the maps states that "The building is so complicated, on some floors you can only access the floor below, and not the floor above." Students joke that the building was modeled after the human brain. Yoshii put his psychology training to work and created maps that were color-coded and simplified to make navigating the building a less daunting task. Read more at The Ring, UV's community Newspaper
# posted by MapWatch @ Thursday, July 15, 2004
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Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Cell phones enabled with GPS mapping technology
Networks in Motion, an Irvine, CA company has created cell phones with on-screen mapping and GPS location abilities. These phones know where they are and send information back to their home office allowing the company dispatcher to... • Identify the location of the phone, and whether it's stationary or moving. • Pull up maps that show the current location of all employees. • Click on the name of a particular worker to get a map of the route traveled that day, along with specific addresses visited, and even the vehicle's speed at any particular moment. • Get an automatic warning whenever a driver is stuck in traffic or speeding. Read more about it at the Akron Beacon Journal
# posted by MapWatch @ Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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Tuesday, July 13, 2004
GIS mapping system helps fight fires in BC
The British Columbia Office of the Fire Commissioner has purchased software and built a system that allows emergency workers in multiple locations to share and update an online geographic information system that can be used as a tool in fighting forest fires. Maps, spreadsheets and other critical information are updated in real time and made available to the media with this system. Read more and see screenshots at GISuser.com
# posted by MapWatch @ Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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Monday, July 12, 2004
AMC Software Integrates Maps, GPS and CAD
AMC, Inc. has released GPS2CAD Ver 3.1, an interesting Windows software application that enables users to collect GPS data in the field, import it into a CAD application, and register it atop of an aerial photo or map - in a variety of projections and datums. This technique is valuable because it replaces a detailed on-site survey and can be done with an inexpensive GPS unit. Directions Magazine Article
# posted by MapWatch @ Monday, July 12, 2004
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Sunday, July 11, 2004
Truckers use GPS to cut costs and save time
Here is an interesting article from the Times-Picayune website that explains how truckers are using GPS to plan routes using speed limit, weight limit, vertical clearance, toll and many other types of data. The Times-Picayune
# posted by MapWatch @ Sunday, July 11, 2004
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Crime Maps online from San Francisco Police Department
The San Francisco Police Department has created on online mapping portal that allows the public to easily produce maps derived from data contained in SFPD police reports. Data is entered once a day and the current information archive goes back 90 days. Uses of the system can do geographic searches based upon the type of offense, location and date - the "What, Where and When" of this type of data. News Article at SFGate.comSFPD Crime Mapping Portal
# posted by MapWatch @ Sunday, July 11, 2004
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