GPS in Finland a growing market

 According to research company Prisma Research, the value of GPS navigation systems for mobile phones will grow in Finland from EUR 100,000mn in 2004 to over EUR 6mn in 2005.   Finnish Navicore's Personal software holds the biggest market share of the 30,000 mobile phone GPS navigation systems in sold in Finland. Source: eFinland - http://e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=44100

new FEMA flood elevation maps now online

From the Biloxi Sun Herald ...  Beginning today, Coast residents can look up their property on the Internet to find out what elevations FEMA recommends for construction in areas subject to tidal surge. FEMA has increased flood elevations by 3 to 8 feet along the Coast. Building to those elevations, whether local governments require it or not, will protect property in future storms.  The new advisory elevations are based on data collected over the past 20 years, including trend analysis from hurricanes Elena, George, Ivan, Isadore, Lili and Katrina. See http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/13198604.htm

DMTI selected as Terry Bradshaw pick of the week!

This piece of news is a little odd, but still of interest... DMTI Spatial has been selected by the Dallas based media company Broadcast News Corporation for their “Pick of the Week” telecast hosted by Hall of Fame Quarterback Terry Bradshaw.  The broadcast will air across North America on November 21^st and 23^rd, 2005. According to the company “DMTI Spatial was selected due to their growth and commitment to producing quality innovative products and services that change and improve the way we live and work.  We believe showcasing them to our audience provides a great example of how North American companies are adapting and driving the economy in this competitive marketplace,” stated Dan Usry, Executive Producer of Broadcast News Corporation. The DMTI Spatial segment will air on Monday, November 21^st and Wednesday, November 23^rd, 2005 between 7am & 8am across all time zones.  For network information, visit http://www.broadcastnewscorp.com/html/pw_tv_schedule.php.  In addition, it will air twice on the same dates on CTV NewsNet between 6:00 am and 12:00pm.

cNet news looks at Google maps

Still on the radar... Google maps has been featured in a detailed article on the popular Cnet portal... Mapping a revolution with 'mashups'.. the article starts... "Even before Google gave its blessing, Paul Rademacher was hacking away at the code behind its mapping application so he could mix it with outside real estate data and see exactly where homes listed for sale were located in the San Francisco area. " Check it out at http://news.com.com/Mapping+a+revolution+with+mashups/2009-1025_3-5944608.html?tag=nefd.lede

new... the Google Maps API Blog

The Google Maps team has launched a new blog! Titled the Google Maps API Blog, it is intended to form a better channel of communication between Google and the developers making use of the Google Maps API to create all the great mashups and tools that are featured here on Google Maps Mania. See http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/

Bentley looking for Global Marketing Director for Geospatial

Bentley is in search of a merketing exec for their GIS/geospatial technologies. According to the ad... This position is primarily focused on developing marketing activity globally within the geospatial markets. This involves facilitating and implementing marketing campaigns across multiple regions, report measurable results of marketing initiatives to management, creating new content for web sites and e-communications, and managing assigned budgets. See www.bentley.com

Autodesk co-founder featured on Nerd TV

co-founder of Autodesk Dan Drake describe the development of the first version of AutoCAD on NerdTV, a PBS show hosted by Silicon Valley guru Robert X Cringley and available to download as an mpeg video

Metrobot search adds google to driver's perspective of the road

This nifty search tool offers users a chance to view a search from the perspective of a driver! Drive along the road and addreses appear geocoded, offering additional info including the address, links to more information, etc... Very slick. See http://www2.metrobot.com - A google API is used to offer an overview map showing where the address range appears in the bigger picture. An image is available in our photoblog at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gisuser/63449879/

GIS Day making news

Lots of stories hitting the local newspapers today including this one from Milwaukee... the article covers off some of  the activities taking place in the State like at the City of Milwaukee ( www.city.mil ) and the  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  For more information, go to www.uwm.edu/Dept/GIS/GIS_Day2005  Article from JSonline can be found at http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/nov05/370793.asp

GITA extends awards deadline

Nominations are being accepted for GITA's prestigious Awards Program. The submission process is easy. Simply visit the awards page of GITA's Web site to read the award descriptions, then fill out the appropriate online submission form. See www.gita.org

Google Earth hiring

An interesting career opportunity for you google earth wannabees... The Keyhole group is hiring a sales/deployment engineer who will help the Keyhole technology to be adopted by large commercial and government customers. Some of the more interesting requirements: "Knowledge of GIS technologies is desired including common data formats and applications (ESRI, MapInfo, Oracle Spatial, etc.) is desired" and "Hands-on Linux experience is a must " and finally "5+ years experience as a [...] systems engineering in a UNIX/Linux environment." See http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=101&dockey=xml/a/b/abd297601c9d5099cc8a8b26c678b349@activejobs0&c=1&source=1

 

very spatial GIS Day podcast

FRom the podcasters...  In this special episode we are joined by Rick Lawson, WV ESRI rep, and VerySpatial friend Frank. The conversation covers what we think GIS Day represents and the importance of GIS education and the role of GIS as a profession. See  http://veryspatial.com/

GML weblog Geo-Web

Interested in GML? If so, be sure to add Ron Lake's weblog to your list of resources. You may know Ron from Galdos Inc, Vancouver and from many of the news items and articles floating around about GML. Visit Ron's weblog Geo-Web at http://geoweb.blog.com/

GIS Day at Oregon State University

The OSU program will join more than 2,000 other schools and organizations that will host GIS Day events in 90 countries around the world. A special activity will be held for more than 400 local middle school students and their teachers, including presentations, videos, a global positioning satellite “hike” across campus, and a “kid’s keynote” address by Analisa Gunnell, chief cartographer at Ecotrust, on saving the salmon. OSU's GIS Day activities are sponsored by the Department of Geosciences, the College of Forestry (in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service and the USGS), and the OSU Valley Library, and will include a special program for over 400 local middle school students and their teachers who will visit the OSU campus. See http://www.geo.orst.edu/gisday