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Category Archives: Microsoft
Denoting Landmarks in Driving Directions
Bing Maps now incorporate landmarks in their driving directions. This is a really great feature, as it will tell you what to look for while driving in unfamiliar territory. I experimented with incorporating landmarks into Google Maps driving directions about … Continue reading
Google making Map Maker data available for download
OSM needs to spend more time fostering a community outside of the devoted submitters. What is going to prevent Google from offering up a GIS service akin to the Virtual Earth on ArcGIS platform currently being offered by ESRI and Microsoft? Continue reading
Posted in Data, ESRI, Google, Microsoft, Web Mapping
Tagged ArcGIS, Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Virtual Earth, Volunteered Information
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Behind the Maps: 180-degree HD viewer
On the Channel 9 blog, Mark Brown shows off a video featuring Virtual Earth on a 20 foot tall, HD display with a 180-degree field of vision. I want one.
Posted in Microsoft
Tagged Behind the Maps, Displays, Microsoft, Virtual Earth
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More on the UltraCam – Behind the Maps
Microsoft recently posted another episode on Channel 9 dealing with the UltraCam. Three interviews and some in-flight footage of the camera.
Posted in Aerial Photography, Microsoft
Tagged Aerial Photography, Microsoft, remote sensing, ultracam, video
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Microsoft’s Behind the Maps
Microsoft is starting a new video series on its Channel 9 blog. Focusing on Virtual Earth and the technology behind it, the first episode of Behind the Maps deals with the UltraCam and its UltraMap software.
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Tagged Aerial Photography, Microsoft, remote sensing, video
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