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The GCS Geospatial Big Data Webinar Series

14 hours 15 min ago

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Mapping
GCS has announced a new webinar series focused on developing solutions to the challenges of Geospatial Big Data by leveraging the fusion of location analytics, mobile platforms and cloud...

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Caterpillar Announces Cat B15 Rugged, Android Smartphone

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 19:55

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Mapping
WOAH, this is just downright awesome! The annual CTIA wireless industry show is on this week in Vegas and as usual, there’s plenty of cool announcements coming out of the mobile ecosystem. One...

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The Nokia Lumia 925 #switch Launch Video

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 18:08

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Mapping
Nokia launched the Nokia 925 in an official PR launch event last week (May 14, 2013) in London, sadly the invite to yours truly @gletham seems to have  gone missing ;0) but regardless, here’s a...

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Webinar – Rebuilding After Sandy: Surveying the Aftermath

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 16:19

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Mapping
Free Webinar! Rebuilding After Sandy: Surveying the Aftermath – Last October, the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history put our mapping and forecasting systems to the test. As it turns...

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First Look – Exploring The New Google Maps

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 01:55

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Mapping
To my surprise the new Google maps is available already. Upon receipt of the email providing me with a special link I immediately launched maps from Chrome for a quick, first look. The first thing I...

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GeoTech Webinars and Professional Development

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 15:45

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Mapping
Another roundup of webinars of interest being delivered to your desktop in the near future… these are an awesome way to test drive a solution, hear directly from industry experts, and...

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Socrata Offers Developers and OpenData Enthusiasts Hackathon In A Box

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 18:40

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Mapping
The cool crew from Seattle-based Socrata are providing government users, opendata enthusiasts, developers, and others with a very cool OpenData resource in the form of a “hackathon in a...

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Connect With Anglers via Colorado Fishing Atlas

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:49

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Mapping
Some fine civic engagement from the Parks and Wildlife service in Colorado as some new resources designed to connect with Anglers have been released to the public. Colorado Parks and Wildlife have...

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The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful Tweets

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 15:40

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Mapping
A few days ago I sent out a tweet about some Interesting research from HSU (Humboldt State) on the geography of hate and the Hate Map of racist and homophobic tweets – interesting to see that...

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Like Photos? Like Instagram? Here’s 10 Awesome Instagram Add-Ons

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 03:53

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Mapping
If you have a smartphone then there’s no doubt that you love sharing photos. And if you dig sharing photos then I suspect that you really like Instagram! Instagram is cool but you can make it...

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Mobile Tip – Photos in the Cloud With Amazon Cloud Photos

Fri, 05/10/2013 - 20:18

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Mapping
An interesting mobile app to help with your mobile file storage issues, now supporting iOS – Amazon Cloud Photos. Release for iOS just today (May 9, 2013) the app syncs up with your cloud...

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Google Maps Team to Show Off Map Diving at Google I/O

Fri, 05/10/2013 - 18:04

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Mapping
Something fun that’s coming at Google I/O 2013 – map diving! Here’s a first look at a fun 3D virtual Google maps realistic fly-through experience that will be shown off at Google...

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Creative Cartography Meets Music in The Song Map

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 16:31

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Mapping
Oh yes, I love art… I also love music too, heck, who doesn’t right? Well, I know you GeoGeeks and music lovers will really dig this one as we stumble onto yet another amazing cartographic...

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Editing OpenStreetMap (OSM) Just Got Really Easy With iD Map Editor

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 14:31

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Mapping
There’s no arguing that OpenStreetMap (OSM) has exploded in use and popularity, heck, just look at the basemap layer options in any online web mapping services and you’ll see OSM as an...

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Businesses That Aren’t Using Mobile? Sad But True

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 16:35

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Mapping
I stumbled onto some research findings recently and what got my attention was not the headline, but rather, what the headline didn’t say. The pitch was that according to a study, 66% of small...

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OpenStreetMap Rolls Out a New easy map editor and Switch2OSM

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 02:09

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Mapping
Some big news from the OSM crew today via the official blog as OpenStreetMap is now boasting a new online map editor for users making it easier for everyone according to the team. Codenamed...

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Recent GeoTech News / Magazines from Spatial Media

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 17:32

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Mapping
Here’s a reminder from yours truly that GISuser is owned and operated by Spatial Media, our parent company. Our team of professionals churn out several online portals, print magazines,...

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Dev Tip – Distribute your Android Apps in the Amazon Store

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:09

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Mapping
Are you an Android app developer? Well, given that Android is the World’s leading mobile OS it may be a good idea to think about it if you aren’t already. Some cool news for existing...

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