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Archive for July, 2008

Google Developer Day US -Making Maps Mashups Discoverable

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

“Making Maps Mashups Discoverable with Google Mapplets
Thai Tran
Thousands of Google Maps mashups have been created in the two years since we released the Google Maps API, but most of these sites are islands of information and few users know that they exist. We will discuss an approach to make these sites more discoverable by users around the world. More details will be provided at Developer…

Late breaking news

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

The Territory of Sugarland (Maps Handy) (New York Times)

With their eclectic sensibility, Sugarland is forcing listeners to rethink any lingering stereotype of country music as pop?s most conservative format.

MONROE COUNTY: Flood Insurance Maps online (Monroe County Clarion)

Flood maps are an essential part of living right next to the Mississippi River.

Tech Test: Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you’ve got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. …

Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps (Austin American-Statesman)

With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you’ve got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.

Late breaking news

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Nashville area gets triple pollution whammy, maps indicate (The Tennessean)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. Middle Tennessee not North Carolina has received the brunt of pollution from many of TVA’s coal-burning, electricity-generating plants, maps from a TVA consultant indicated in U.S. District Court today. The consultant, Thomas Tesche, a computer air dispersion modeler, also called North Carolina’s projections that the state receives a significant amount of pollution from TVA …

USFS drafts motor vehicle use maps (Alamosa Valley Courier)

ALAMOSA No one knows the forest roads better than the people who use them. The Rio Grande National Forest is holding open house-style meetings across the Valley to share draft motor vehicle use maps with the public.

Google Maps Latest Addition: Walking Directions (Search Engine Journal)

Google Maps is a great tool for finding driving directions, as well as for getting a general overview of an area. Now theyve added another great feature for those who like to get around by foot: walking directions. So whats the difference between driving directions and walking directions? Walking directions ignore things like one-way streets […]

Reel maps fun for fans (Calgary Sun)

Ripping a page out of a Hollywood tour promoter’s script, local economic boosters have rolled out their own maps to the stars. In a bid to spread tourism dollars through rural areas, tour maps spotlighting the film locations of movies shot in Alberta are now luring tourists.

Late breaking news

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Dresden Maps Stress Need to Plan For Growth (The Lincoln County News)

Residential development in Dresden continues to progress steadily, but on Monday, Lincoln County Planner Bob Faunce shared concerns visible on new maps depicting development from 1890 to 2007.

Mapufacture Creates Small, PocketMod-Compatible Maps [Maps] (Lifehacker)

If you’re a fan of the foldable, all-in-one PocketMod organizer, or if you’re traveling and don’t want to swing for those pocket-sized walking maps, customized mapping site Mapufacture has a handy…

Walking Maps for Historic Sites (KAAL Austin)

(ABC 6 NEWS) — History is on the move. At least, that’s what the City of Rochester is aiming for with its newest attraction: five handheld, colorful maps. Each one shows a different, historic route, taking you through the city.

Are Google Maps good or evil? (CNET)

Google Maps helps bad people find good people and vice versa. You’ll have to decide whether to feel more or less secure.

MONROE COUNTY: Flood Insurance Maps online (Monroe County Clarion)

Flood maps are an essential part of living right next to the Mississippi River.

Oman-UAE border maps are finalised (Gulf Times)

MUSCAT: Oman and the United Arab Emirates yesterday signed lists of co-ordinates and detailed maps finalising the delineation of their border, official news agencies in both Gulf countries said.

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions (US News & World Report)

Find how to get places on foot in America’s most walkable cities.

Walking Directions For Google Maps Is Live (WebProNews)

Google Maps walking directions had been spotted by some users before, and now theyre being rolled out for everyone, as Search Engine Roundtable reports. read more

New flood maps anger some McDowell citizens, officials (The McDowell News)

Last week, county officials spent three hours listening to folks vent their anger and frustration over the state’s new flood maps and how these maps could hurt their land values. In the end, the McDowell County Commissioners decided to table the matter, voice their concerns again to state officials and let the county’s Planning Board study the issue some more. On Tuesday, July 15, the Marion …

This process post-to structure can be as traditional applications of later adaptation, or lighter

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

This process post-to structure can be as traditional applications of later adaptation, or lighter makes precise and expensive because the only information which must be structured must make with semantics. Each information used for the formatting does not play any part in the matter chart, and thus the application is slightly lighter than the applications which require of very to be assembled in correction before the treating beginning.

Late breaking news

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Check out new Montgomery Co. floodplain maps, voice concerns (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)

Starting Monday, landowners in Montgomery County, Blacksburg and Christiansburg will get the chance to review preliminary floodplain maps.

New FEMA Maps Change Flood Plains in Oyster Bay (Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot)

New Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps have been completed and are in the process of being shown to elected officials and also members of the public to facilitate their approval by local municipalities.

Maps dispute (Financial Times)

Tony McNulty, policing minister, said he backed maps showing crimes at council level although he was worried that publishing street-by-street information could jeopardise the confidentiality of victims and offenders.

mobilePeople, Yell provide mobile maps (Digital Media Europe)

A new application based on mobilePeople’s liquid MAPs+ product is expected to enhance Yell’s existing suite of free-to-use mobile products.

Public invited to review new flood maps - roanoke.com (The New River Valley Current)

Changes to the maps, last updated in the ’70s, could impact insurance for Montgomery County residents. Montgomery County planning officials will make new flood mapping information available for the public to review Monday. Changes to the county’s floodplain could mean insurance premium changes in about 5 percent of the county’s households.

Yell.com mobile maps provides direction (Mobile Choice Magazine)

New free map-based service set to take on Google Maps

Clinton urges more federal review of Nassau flood maps (Newsday)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinto has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an additional public meetings in barrier-beach communities on new flood maps in Nassau County, on top of three open houses the agency already scheduled for other areas.

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Friday, July 18th, 2008

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Late breaking news

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Clinton urges more federal review of Nassau flood maps (Newsday)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinto has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an additional public meetings in barrier-beach communities on new flood maps in Nassau County, on top of three open houses the agency already scheduled for other areas.

Seoul wants ‘Sea of Japan’ to be re-labelled on maps (New Kerala)

Moscow, July 16 : South Korea is planning to ask Russia to order a re-labelling of Russian maps replacing the name ‘Sea of Japan’ with ‘East Sea’, a Korean diplomatic source said here Wednesday.

Full frontal view of your house now on Google Maps (The Buffalo News)

Google Maps has a new feature on its site that makes techies happy but worries others.

New county maps help form Enhanced Enterprise Zones (Springfield Business Journal)

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has created maps to help communities establish Enhanced Enterprise Zones, the DED said today.

Maps, ‘You Don’t Know Her Name’

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

James, plyayed by Didier Leplae, is a garage inventor who single-handedly builds a masterpiece. He creates a tall, lithe, beautiful female android. And when she comes to life, he does what any man would do. James makes her his partner for the community dance-a-thon.
This video also features Milwaukee Dancing Sensations Myke and Debbi.
Commondeer Films
Director Toben Seymour
Producer…

Perhaps it does not astonish that Shakespeare chose not to use the metaphor of chart

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Perhaps it does not astonish that Shakespeare chose not to use the metaphor of chart. After all, the art of the cartography was always in its early childhood in its time… and was so much also communications. Today the situation is completely different, the fine speed of the modern communications makes precise and avanes techniques traantes of major importance.

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