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A few days ago, Ben Sinclair wrote an article outlining different ways to use a Garmin GPS device with a Mac. Ben also created DiscoverMachine, a brand new community mapping site whose niche advantage is easy integration with GPX files. Register to make maps, then add waypoints with descriptions and images or else upload a GPX or KML file. You can also download the result as …
There’s been a flurry of activity in building 3D models of Singaporean buildings, mainly driven by a Google Earth user who goes by the name of SNHAETNHLAONNCG. He or she has posted some very impressive models to the Google Warehouse. The models are of a number of Singapore buildings and are.........
Yet another great GPS tool for Mac users: GPS Automator Actions by Austria's Sigurd Buchberger lets you use Mac OS X's built-in scripting tool to download data from connected GPS devices, …
Directions Magazine's Top 10 for 2006 features GeoRSS, ArcGIS Explorer and... Declan Butler!What looks like the final release candidate for NASA World Wind 1.4, RC3, is out (Windows download). The Earth is Square is blogging some of the new features and mentions that the .Net 1.1 version (1.3.6) is on hold. The Java version of NASA World Wind is still forthcoming, reports …
University of Alaska Fairbanks' John Bailey writes:Since the sessions at AGU highlighted an interest in and need for this, I have put together a website that provides details on events involving the use of virtual globes in science:http://conferences.images.alaska.edu/The idea is that these are conferences, conference sessions, workshops, short courses, etc, that are …
Yelp is a viral recommendation site for US restaurants, bars and shops. This makes it an obvious candidate for the georeferencing of its database, and indeed its website is thoroughly integrated with Google Maps. Now its contents can also be accessed via a base layer in Google Earth.I wasn't familiar with Yelp before, but the reviews of my old haunts in the East Village …
A few days ago, I cycled off to the Marina Barrage to take a look at the project. This is a very interesting construction project, designed to transform the currently salt-water bay, into an additional fresh-water catchment area. For more information see Wikipedia I was lucky to be there on a.........
I thought I’d try to come up with a Singapore top ten list of hot geo sites for 2007, I failed…. As you’ll see from the Google Earth screen-shot above, I only managed five sites, here’s the list (in alphabetical order). - AMK Hub: not exactly VivoCity but big news for.........
There are now over 150 photos available from this map. Two of the “Unknown Location” photos have been identified (the Tan Kha Kee factory at Coleman Bridge and Sago Lane). But I’ve added more to the list, they are the red dots out at sea, please leave a comment if you can.........
Acromatic over at yesterday.sg drew my attention to a blog posting by kinkonkid about a 1949 map used to help Chinese travellers to Singapore. Kinkonkid provides a lot of interesting detail about the map in his posting. Acromatic thought it would make an interesting overlay in Google Earth, so.........
I’ve updated the mashup of old photos of Singapore. In the previous version if there were multiple photos at one location, only one was visible, you can now see all the photos (100 of them) on the map. You may have to zoom in quite a long way to see them all, as many are .........
I’ve been working on a mashup of old photos of Singapore with Google Maps. Right now the street maps of Singapore are not available in Google Maps, but are expected any day. In the meantime, I’d appreciate any feedback on this mashup which uses Google Maps Satellite imagery (no download.........
This article from Spiegel International gives some nice background on the origin of Google Earth and the battle between Google and Microsoft to create a 3D Virtual World. One of the things the article focusses on is the attempt by Microsoft and Google to create 3D models of Cities. Google does this.........
By accident today I viewed some of the satellite imagery at streetdirectory.com. They use Google as the source for the images but seem to be modifying them. Here’s a view of their satellite imagery for Le Meridien Shopping Centre (no, really, I had some late Christmas shopping to.........
If, like me, you rely on the internet for your work (and pleasure…), then you’ll have a had a frustrating day today if you live in Singapore. Access to internet sites outside Singapore has been extremely slow and at times impossible. Here’s the reason: The screen shot above.........
Singapore street maps may not yet be available through the Google Maps API but they are available on the Google Maps site. And the Google Maps site allows you to “mashup” any kml or kmz file (these are the files you create when you place a marker or any other object in Google Earth).........
If you’ve downloaded and used Google Earth, you’ll know that the resolution of the satelite imagery varies around the world and even across Cities and Countries. For example the resolution in the West of Singapore is lousy but Southern and Eastern regions look pretty good. While.........
For a while now fairly good satellite imagery of Singapore has been available for viewing in Google Maps and Google Earth (unless you’re interested in Western Singapore….). Now, finally,...This is a summary only, visit my web-site for full content and links.
Bird flu is back in the news again today, click here for an article from the BBC News web-site regarding a new outbreak in Vietnam. The BBC site has some nice maps allowing you to view the...This is a summary only, visit my web-site for full content and links.
Google are using the festive season to have some fun with Google Earth. If you go to this link you can download a kml file for Google Earth which will let you participate in a game searching for toys...This is a summary only, visit my web-site for full content and links.
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