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admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:02:33 +0000

NASA, Google Maps track Southern California wildfires (CNET)

NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer satellite delivers photos of the Southern California wildfires. Google Maps provides another way to chart the course of the fires.

Aerial maps to help fight nuisance grass (The Arizona Republic)

The maps will allow land managers at the Coronado National Forest and Saguaro National Park to figure out growth and locations of buffelgrass, said Coronado natural resource planner Rick Gerhart.

Aerial maps to help fight invasive grass in southern AZ (ABC 15 Phoenix)

Land managers in the Coronado and Saguaro National Forests are getting much needed help in fighting destructive grass growing in southern Arizona. High-tech maps from an aerial survey are expected to help them figure out growth and locations of buffelgrass.

Tele Atlas and SK Energy Sign Agreement for South Korea Maps (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands—-Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, announced today a partnership with South Korea-based SK Energy to license the SKE digital maps and enhanced content of South Korea for distribution to the global Tele Atlas customer base.

New maps reflect changed flood elevations for county (The Wahpeton Daily News)

Richland County officials and residents gathered at the Law Enforcement Center Wednesday to review changes in the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), which are planned to be in effect late 2009. About 10 people from the public attended the meeting.

Aerial maps to help fight buffelgrass (FOX 11 Tucson)

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — High-tech maps from an aerial survey are expected to help officials battle a destructive grass growing on federal land in southern Arizona.

Aerial maps to help land managers fight nuisance (KVOA Tucson)

Associated Press - November 17, 2008 10:24 AM ET TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Officials battling a destructive grass on federal land in southern Arizona hope high-tech mapping will help them…

Maps Of Fires In Southern California: November 2008 Edition (Search Engine Land)

Fires are burning in Southern California once again. Heres an update on how to find maps of where the blazes are at: Orange County Register: Watch this newspapers Google Maps account here . This map covers the Yorba Linda / Chino fire.

TicketFeeder.com Launches Industry Pioneering ‘Take a Seat’ Venue Maps (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Ticket sales sites are always researching why customers hesitate to buy tickets online. Years of experience have told TicketFeeder.com that the major reason is that customers want to know where the seats are and what their view of the event will be.

Area basketball schedule (Muskogee Phoenix)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more… 3228-Customer Service Representative Needed for busy medical equipment company. Fax resume to 918-686-0345, attention Shelly. …

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admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:02:53 +0000

New high-tech FEMA maps redefine flood zones (USA Today)

New high-tech maps are forcing many U.S. homeowners to buy flood insurance for the first time, while others who have had coverage are being cleared to drop their policies.

Taiwan market: TomTom offers Google Maps download service (Digi Times)

TomTom International has announced its cooperation with Google to provide free service of downloading coordinates and POI (points of interest) from Chinese-language Google Maps onto TomTom in-car GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) in Taiwan, according to the Taiwan branch of TomTom Asia.

Engineer speaks to supervisors about FEMA maps (Washington Evening Journal)

Washington County Engineer David Patterson spoke to two members of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, Larry DeLong and Jim Miksch, about the Federal Emergency management Agency’s (FEMA) Flood Recovery Maps prepared for Washington County and how the maps will be used.

Google Maps Now Available For Blackberry Enterprise Server Distribution (ReadWriteWeb)

The iPhone may have outsold RIM’s Blackberry devices here in the U.S., but Google knows that getting their software in the hands of business execs still means building Blackberry apps. The company’s recent offering in this arena is a new, deployable package of Google Maps for Mobile which IT admins can distribute using Blackberry Enterprise Server. Sponsor Although an end user …

Google Developers Day US - Maps API Introduction

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:02:40 +0000

“Google Maps API Introduction
Brandon Badger
The Google Maps API is a powerful way to put a custom map on your website. In this session, you’ll learn just how easy it is to create your own maps mashup. We’ll start with the basics and progress through the tools that the API provides. By the end of the session, you’ll be amazed at the sophisticated maps that you’ll be able to embed on your web site with just a few lines of JavaScript.
Speaker Bio: Brandon is the Product Manager for the Google Maps API and KML. While at Google, he has worked to grow the Google Maps and Google Earth development communities. Prior to Google, Brandon worked as an Engineer and Development Manager at Symantec. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University. As an Undergraduate, he played on the NCAA champion Stanford tennis team and earned a BA in Economics. “

Late breaking news

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:02:42 +0000

TeleNav Selects Tele Atlas for Digital Maps and Content to Power New Internet-Connected GPS Personal Navigation Device (Centre Daily Times)

Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and TeleNav, Inc., the first company to launch a cell phone GPS navigation service in the U.S., have announced Tele Atlas maps and content will power TeleNav Shotgun(TM), the company’s first two-way, Internet-connected GPS personal navigation device (PND), also announced today. …

Springfield residents complain about new maps (Jefferson City News Tribune)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Plans to change the flood zone maps in Springfield have several residents upset that they will have to buy flood insurance for property that they say has never flooded.

Selectmen to set policy for tax maps (Wiscasset Newspaper)

Westport Island selectmen have decided to come up with a policy on what information will be posted on the towns website related to digital tax maps. The move was prompted by phone calls from property owners concerned with privacy issues. The policy is expected to be ready by December 12.

Springfield Residents Complain About New Maps (FOX 2 News St. Louis)

Plans to change the flood zone maps in Springfield have several residents upset that they will have to buy flood insurance for property that they say has never flooded. More than 100 homeowners attended a meeting Friday with city officials to discuss the maps, which would make 340 parcels and 116 structures currently outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 100-year flood zone part of a …

TeleNav Selects Tele Atlas for Digital Maps and Content to Power New Internet-Connected GPS Personal Navigation Device (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LEBANON, N.H. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.—-Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and TeleNav, Inc., the first company to launch a cell phone GPS navigation service in the U.S., have announced Tele Atlas maps and content will power TeleNav Shotgun, the companys first two-way, Internet-connected GPS personal navigation …

Spirit of Akron arrives at MAPS (The Suburbanite)

The “Spirit of Akron” blimp gondola made its final journey from Wingfoot Lake to the MAPS museum on the west side of Akron-Canton Airport Oct. 31.

Late breaking news

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:02:20 +0000

Burglar grabs maps, goes on his way (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

SOUTHLAKE This burglar needed some directions. Someone broke into a 2001 Ford F-250 pickup Oct. 31 and took a couple of “old” road maps from the vehicle that was parked in the 200 block of Westwood Drive. The bad guy jimmied the pickups lock, then grabbed the maps, according to police reports. No other items were taken in the burglary. The maps were valued at $4, the reports state. No other …

New bicycle maps available (KGO-TV Bay Area)

The popular maps cover road, mountain and transportation routes.

Microsoft maps get Photosynth panoramas (CNET)

The Photosynth technology immersing oneself in a virtual view of a location now is integrated with Microsoft’s online maps.

New Floodplain Maps Out (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)

(Springfield, MO) –FEMA has updated its flood insurance rate maps for Springfield and Greene Counties and you can find out if that affects your property this morning.

MAPS lands Goodyear gondola - SSNL (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)

GREEN The newly restored Goodyear blimp gondola was brought by truck Oct. 31 from Goodyears Wingfoot Lake to the MAPS Air Museum, where the gondola will be placed on permanent display.

Residents question new flood plain maps (The Springfield News-Leader)

Ozark — The Christian County Commission met Thursday with officials from the state Emergency Management Agency and AMEC Earth and Environmental to discuss protests and answer residents’ questions about preliminary revised flood plain maps for the…

Residents question new flood plain maps (The Springfield News-Leader)

Google Developer Day - Brazil - Maps API

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:02:35 +0000

Bruno Diniz - A API do Google Maps permite que desenvolvedores projetem sistemas que possuam mapas fornecidos pelo Google Maps, incluindo todas as funcionalidades disponves no site oficial do Google (http://maps.google.com). O desenvolvedor pode, por exemplo, incorporar em sua aplicao mapas para serem visualizados, busca por endereos, rotas, entre outras funcionalidades. Tudo isso disponibilizado atravs de uma API bastante simples de ser utilizada e entendida. Esta palestra introduzir a API do Google Maps atravs de exemplos simples de sua utilizao prtica.