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Planning a big event? - Marquee Venues Mapped

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 10, 2009, 6:01 pm
Planning a big event? - Marquee Venues Mapped There are maps for almost anything, here is a site that can give you access to marquee sites and locations in South East England.These are for small to ve...
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Birds Eye View - Google Maps API - New

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 3:05 pm
Birds Eye View - Google Maps API- Aerial Imagery *limited coverage currently **currently only available via the Google Maps API V2) Users of Bing Maps (Virtual Earth/Live Maps fame) will recognised t...
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Ordnance Survey Ireland Map 'Shop' Viewer

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 5, 2009, 7:30 am
Ordnance Survey Ireland Map 'Shop' Viewer Map Viewer, shop by map, digitised/scanned maps all in one location Between 1829 and 1842 Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) completed the first ever la...
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BING Maps Explore (Streetside)

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 6:02 pm
BING Maps Explore (Streetside) *Sliverlight required & in beta **Streetside mode is in some USA Cities only currently Looks familiar to Google StreetView but is a light blue indicating 'StreetSid...
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Big Street View Update for Canada

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 6:29 am
Big Street View Update for Canada Canada has had a large update of Street View - Victoria, British Columbia is new along with Edmonton, Saskatoon, St. John’s, Winnipeg, Victoria. Small update fo...
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Google Streetview Singapore Released

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 2:22 am
Google Streetview Singapore http://maps.google.com.sg/maps and drag pegman....Mapperz News Blog
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OpenSteetMap Potlatch 2 Development Preview

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 5:20 am
OpenSteetMap Potlatch 2 Development Preview "It's not just an online map editor - it's a Live Cartographic Online Editor" OpenStreetMap users are getting a brand new online 'cartographic&...
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Golfshot.com - World Golf Courses Mapped and App'ed

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 3:19 pm
Golfshot.com - World Golf Courses Golfshot is now available for the iPhone and available from the App Store. Golfshot makes it easyOver 22,000 courses ready to playNo software to install on your com...
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Open Flood Mapping - OSM Maps Update First

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 3:13 pm
Open Flood Mapping - OSM Maps Update First Yes the OpenStreetMap'ers have been on the ball and with on the ground surveys and have updated the Bridges (collapsed or to be demolished). Now this so...
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PublicEarth 'Wiki for Places'

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 3:53 am
PublicEarth 'Wiki for Places' PublicEarth is a'wikipedia for places' that can be extended by users. Using Google Maps to display 'crowdsourced' Points of Interest locations. G...
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Broadband Trends Map (UK)

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 2:00 am
Broadband Trends Map (UK) Using the 'Top 10 Broadband Speed Test' is a free-to-use speed (and compare) testing service that analyses your broadband speed in seconds. It can measure speeds on ...
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Nokia - Ovi Good Things

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 7:45 am
Nokia - Ovi Good Things http://maps.ovi.com/goodthings/f84c5631-eec4-4ee6-8c04-872622dc1cb0/Secret-Location (that's the location but you need a special token)Mapperz News Blog
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Make An ESRI Map

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 6:01 pm
Make a Map—The Make a Map feature includes a simple interactive Web map showing seven different U.S. demographic layers. Visitors can zoom in to an area of interest, select a demographic layer, then...
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Crime Maps (England & Wales ) Released

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 6:36 pm
Crime Maps (England & Wales ) Released The long awaited crime maps have been released. Bing Maps are used with Police boundaries that are thematically styled with crime rates. centring the map with ...
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The Running Map

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 4:49 am
The Running Map A useful map for the likes of runners, joggers, cyclists, hikers, horse riders & walkers. A clean fast way to prepare for your running routes Nice clean interface, self explanatory ...
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Atlanta Mapathon - Creating the Best Mapped City

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 6:04 pm
Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia will soon be the world's most digitally mapped city, according to organisers of a massive "Mapathon". Source: BBC News http://www.openstreetmap.org...
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Google Building Maker - New!

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 11:11 am
Google Building Maker - New! Contributors will be able to help creat buildings for over 50 cities. (likely to expand in the future) "We like to think of Building Maker as a cross between Google Maps...
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OS 3D Laser Map - Most Accurate Mapping Ever

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 11:44 am
The national agency used state-of-the-art laser technology and aerial imagery to create what it claims is one of the most accurate maps every produced. "Ordnance Survey says that the results are subs...
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OpenStreetMap Formula 1 Circuits

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 3:47 am
OpenStreetMap Formula 1 Circuits OpenStreetMap Formula 1 Circuit - Circuit de Monaco (Monaco) OpenStreetMapper 'kevjs1982' has been busy mapping Formula 1 circuits across the world using Ope...
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Google StreetView for Canadian Cities - New!

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 6:01 pm
Google StreetView for Canadian Cities - New! Seems a long time waiting but finally Google Street View comes to Canada. The service is now available in much of the Greater Toronto Area and in Vancouv...
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MapQuest Static Maps with POI's (advanced features)

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 12:37 pm
MapQuest Static Maps with POI's (advanced features) Interesting update from Mapquest API's De-cluttering Points of Interest with the static maps api Creating Static Maps with your own POI- ...
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MapOSMatic - Free Street Map Index Generation

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 4:30 am
MapOSMatic - Free Street Map Index Generation **for France only but is hoping to expand in the near future. Combining the OpenStreetMap mapping platform with Postgres (using PostGIS Functions) for c...
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New Canadian Toporama WMS service - Examples

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 11:13 am
New Canadian Toporama WMS service - Examples WMS is not new - in GIS and Technology terms is old. But there are plenty of services, organisations, governments out there that do serve their content vi...
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Ovi SDK - Map Beta Examples - First Look

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 9:35 am
Ovi SDK - Map Beta Examples - First Look It is nearly a week since the public release of the Ovi SDK Mapping Wise what can you do with it? Well the first version had an issue - apps would not show,...
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ViaMichelin Maps - Speed Camera Data

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 10:20 am
ViaMichelin Maps - Speed Camera Data ViaMichelin has had traffic information available across most of Europe for several months now. Their Blog seems a little dated. So here is a little update. Spe...
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TopOSM Updates

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 4, 2009, 9:18 am
TopOSM Updates The 'prettiest' form of Open Street Map has a nice clean update: TopOSM has new coverage - Colorado (Links to the map above) TopOSM Changes: Released TopOSM Colorado Colour-...
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Ovi Maps News

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 6:27 am
Ovi Maps News Nokia have released/updated some Ovi Apps Products Of Mapping interest there are: Developers that register for the programme will have access to the following: Ovi Maps Player AP...
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Portable GIS v2 Released

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 1:07 pm
Portable GIS v2 Released "Mobile GIS in your pocket - all you need on one USB Stick - *Portable GIS v2" *mapperz recommends If you want a fully featured GIS suite that works portably from a USB sti...
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BBC Breathing Places Maps

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 6:01 pm
BBC Breathing Places Maps A nice and clean friendly Google Maps with simple icons to guide you to "BBC Breathing Places" "Breathing Places has some brilliant ideas for rolling up your sleeves and ma...
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Google Map Static Map Upgrade (v2)

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 2:31 pm
Google Map Static Map Upgrade (v2) New Features Encoded Paths, Polygons & Geocoding update: here is a useful tip or two using 'MyMaps' created features: http://imagine-it.org/google/staticma...
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Open Street Map gets Official Isle of Man Data

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 25, 2009, 4:52 am
Open Street Map gets Official Isle of Man Data The OpenStreetMap gets a pleasant boost for #OSM Mappers for the Isle of Man. This is excellent to see. Encouraging for the whole aspect of the project...
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The Hot Tube [underground] Map

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 4:10 am
The Hot Tube Map Transport for London have release a snapshot of the temperatures that were recorded July 28th - July 29th 2009. Central Line was the hottest with temperatures up to 32C. Temperature...
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192.com Aerial Imagery Updated

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 6:03 pm
192.com Aerial Imagery Updated 192.com have updated the to most up-to-date online aerial photography for London. High Resolution aerial photography from Getmapping.com The new imagery has been captu...
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Google Maps News - Street View & Map Maker

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 6:30 am
Google Maps News - Street View & Map Maker update:19/09/09 Mexico is now available for Map Maker - please see the official blog post http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/08/map-maker-goes-west.htm...
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Easy OpenStreetMap Editors

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 8:52 am
Easy OpenStreetMap Editors One early frustration with wanting to help the OpenStreetMap project was how do you edit the data easily? OpenStreetMap has lot and lots of data already, though more and m...
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ArcExplorer (build 900) - GIS for Everyone finally...

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 6:57 am
ArcExplorer (build 900) - GIS for Everyone finally... who has a pc' There has been quite a wait for this version of ArcExplorer from ESRI. Though finally a product that can be used by all users....
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BBC Crime Map - Truth About Crime

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 7:10 am

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Google Web Elements - Google Maps

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 6:08 pm
Google Web Elements - Google Maps Very simple, very quick to publish maps with your location. No need to write code. Simply add your location (it checks location can be found) - then select map type...
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Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 6:01 pm
Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop: The Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS4 allows you to access all the tools and functions quickly and easily for Imagery Manipulation (Remote Sens...
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