TIGER to open source format and shapefiles

http://freegeotools.blogspot.com/2007/02/tiger-is-moving-to-shapefile-and-web.html

Tiger may become a more viable alternative, especially for web apps. It won't have the quality needed for geocoding or routing, but shouldn't be too bad for visualization of non-aerial maps.

Tiger to Shapefile for free

http://freegeotools.blogspot.com/2007/02/converting-us-census-tiger-data-into.html

 

who needs expensive street data?  this is the lowend option for open source developers.

 

Weather.com using VE

http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/02/22/i-see-weathercom-is-now-using-virtual-earth-for-mapping/

I wonder if they'll get that into 3D someday?

College Football Geek Mashup

Now if we could track Reggie Bush's Outgoing Phone Records......

http://www.mapgameday.com/recruit/

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Two New Concepts Collide

1) Geography as a filter, starting point, or context for info.

 

2) User provided content.

 

iCommunity.tv ( http://iCommunity.tv ) allows users to contribute video via YouTube and news and locate that on google maps or earth.  Both google maps and earth are also search and delivery mechanisms.

 

I don't know that this is the one, but someone will do this right and it will become a viable alternative to corporate news.  Worth checking out for its concepts and use of technology alone.

Yahoo! Pipes + KML

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/02/yahoo_pipes_what_it.html

 

Good explanation of potential.

 

Yahoo! Pipes

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/02/pipes_and_filte.html

 

this is all the GIS blogs are going to talk about for a couple of weeks.

 

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3D within Google Earth

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/02/3d_video_inside_goog.html

 

what do we, or could we, do with this concept?

Excel to KML

http://freegeotools.blogspot.com/2007/01/importing-spreadsheet-data-into-google_14.html

 

Some tools that do what we're doing.  Can we learn from these?

New Bubble Layout in Earth

The Google Map Link will help users get phone numbers

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Maposauraus!

http://www.edparsons.com/?p=415

 

I know what I want to be for halloween already.

 

KML of points to GPS Devices

http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_tracklog/2005/10/converting_goog.html

 

conversions to/from KML is of special relevance to us, it's good to see it happening frequently.

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New CBRE Earth Software

Please use the link below to install the new client software (v4) of CBRE Earth.  This installation will be sent to the field users in the next week or so.  Please become familiar with the new interface and stay tuned for upcoming News From Nerds about the new client, from your star anchorman Gene Wright (it’s OK to pronounce the G like an S).  Let me know if you have any questions or problems.

http://mapping.cbre.com/earth/apps/GoogleEarthEC-4.0.2722.exe

Some of the new features in version 4 include:

• No more dashboard.  The navigation tools (pan, zoom, tilt, and rotate) are now a semi-transparent and compact “compass” within the map.
• Enhanced time series capabilities and slider.  I’ve attached a couple cool ones.  Turn on and select any one of these layers and click the play button on the time slider (next to the compass).
• More efficient legend with better nesting of subfolders and ability to show all available layers in the legend or only the ones that are turned on.
• The major enhancement that paid users will have is the ability to add and view Google’s database of imagery, 3D buildings, and other layers.  Research copies (yours) will not have this ability…at least not yet.

http://services.google.com/earth/kmz/BMNG-12months.kmz  (Blue Marble images showing seasonal change of the globe)
http://destinsharks.com/kmz/DeathValleyDrivingTour.kmz  (Death Valley road trip with embedded and synched video)

<<GOES 12 Animation.kml>>   - current radar time series of the last 4 hours

<<Aqua MODIS Imagery of Hurricane Katrina.kml>> - Time series of Hurricane Katrina images

GE Navigation Tricks

Great for the heavy users.

 

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/01/navigation_tricks_wi.html 

 

 

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