GeoCarta
A blog with an emphasis on mapping and navigation.
Jul 17, 2008
Unpacking Continues
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I 've always hated moving. Actually, it's not the moving, it's the unpacking. I continue to unpack this blog at its new locatio...
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Jul 2, 2008
Europe Opens Wallet for Galileo
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T he on again, off again global navigation system Galileo took a big step forward with the announcement by the European Commission (EC) and...
Jul 1, 2008
GPS Block IIF Satellites Finish Environmental Tests
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Environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites have been successfully completed Boeing announced tod...
GeoCarta is Moving
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W ith the beginning of a new month comes a move for GeoCarta . This blog has finally gotten a place of its own. It's not totally fixed u...
Jun 30, 2008
Google Signs 5-Year Deal With Tele Atlas
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S earch engine giant Google has signed an agreement with Tele Atlas that gives Google access to the firm's maps it was announced today...
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Jun 27, 2008
GIS Used to Fight Drunk Driving
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N ot every new application for GIS gets posted here. However, this one was so different from the norm it was worth a mention. KUSA-TV in De...
Garmin Signs LBS Deal With GyPSii
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P ersonal Navigation Device (PND) maker Garmin has signed a multi-year deal with GyPSii , an Amsterdam-based provider of geo-location and m...
Jun 26, 2008
Cartographer's Jobs Explored
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I f you're wondering what cartographers jobs are like The Times has a couple of answers for you. Today's Career & Jobs section ...
Jun 25, 2008
Open Source Map Group to Meet in Ireland
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A group with the ambitious goal of creating a global 'open source' map that anyone can contribute to and use will hold its second a...
Jun 24, 2008
WV Court Rules Wind Farm Map Didn't Have to be Perfect
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T he West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Public Service Commission (PSC) acted properly when it approved a plan to b...
Jun 23, 2008
On Again, Off Again Israel Map Exhibit is Off Again
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T he controversial map exhibit Imaginary Coordinates at Chicago's Spertus Museum was abruptly closed on Friday the Chicago Tribune re...
Map Collecting: The Next Big Thing?
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P aper maps. Who needs 'em? Well apparently as physical maps are increasingly replaced by digital versions the old ones are becoming mor...
Jun 20, 2008
Map of Twisters Launched
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A self-described "tornado chaser" has launched a web site that shows where tornadoes hit the United States each day. The Google ...
Jun 19, 2008
Navteq CEO: Future of Mapping is Cell Phones
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N avteq CEO Judson Green says he has seen the future of mapping and that future is on the cell phone. In a recent article in the Chicago Tri...
Jun 18, 2008
NAVTEQ Announces Winners of Asia-Pacific Global LBS Challenge
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T he Asia-Pacific Winners of NAVTEQ's Global LBS Challenge were announced today. The Grand Prize goes to Joikusoft for its JoikuSpot. ...
Jun 17, 2008
AutoCarto 2008 Registration Now Open
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R egistration for AutoCarto 2008 is now open. Produced by the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) the symposium will be ...
Is GPS Making us Dumb?
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"I s Google Making Us Stoopid?" -- When Atlantic Monthly posed that question on its cover recently it set off a whole anti-techno...
Jun 16, 2008
16-Year Old Maps Course for Map-Biz Success
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L ots of teenagers get part-time jobs, many even get jobs working for their dads. Instead, Molly Parsons has her dad working for her as the ...
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Jun 14, 2008
USGS Signs Agreement for Public Access to Geospatial Data
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T he U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) have reached an agreement to ensure the pre...
Jun 13, 2008
$5 Million Awarded to Promote GIS Education
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T he National Science Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to Del Mar College (DMC) and project partners through the NSF Advanced Tech...
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