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Tag Archives: Google
Google Latitude now with badge, basic API
Google Latitude has been updated to incorporate new features that make it easier to share your location data. A website badge has been created that shows your most recent position on a web page. You can see an example of … Continue reading
The Advent of All-knowing Point Maps
Using Google Maps isn’t what’s important. Making sure your map delivers its intended message is essential. Continue reading
Posted in Google Maps, In the News, Visualization, Web Mapping
Tagged Cartography, Google, Google Maps, New York Times, visualization, Web Mapping
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Google hits deer, posts pictures on web
A Google Street View car hit a deer while imaging a road in upstate New York. You can still see the deer in the driveway in this Street View. The Register has the pictures of the incident. The pictures have … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Google, Google Earth, Technology, Web Mapping
Tagged Google, Google Maps, Redacted, street view
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Beacons to be lit to mark anniversary of British departure
From the Daily Record: On Tuesday, just as dusk settles, a dozen hilltops covering 108 miles from Beacon, N.Y., to Princeton will be illuminated with bright spotlights to mark the day 225 years ago when the last British troops boarded … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Google
Tagged Aerial Photography, Google, Google Earth
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GeoEye-1 sends back first imagery
GeoEye-1, an Earth-imaging satellite that’s been in the news recently due to its agreement with Google to provide the company with half-meter imagery, has sent back its first pictures. The satellite will provide images for Google to use in its … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data, Google, In the News
Tagged Data, earth imaging, Google, satellite
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NJ Transit is a housing complex?
I’ve been mining Google’s “My Maps” data for some base datasets. Some users have plotted some useful data; one created sets of all the rest stops and toll plazas on the State’s limited access highways. In looking for NJ Transit … Continue reading
GIS and the expectation of privacy
GIS is considered by some to be an invasive technology. Even though some of the “invasive” data like lot lines and ownership are in the public domain, the easy access to large data stores of personal information is a cause … Continue reading