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Archive for August, 2008

Late breaking news

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Maps: Storm Surge Risk From Tropical Storm Gustav (Wired News)

Storm surge maps developed by a insurance risk management firm show that Tropical Storm Gustav, if it continues strengthening, could have a devastating impact wherever it hits along the Gulf Coast.

Contraflow Maps and information (KATC 3 Lafayette)

Contraflow maps as provided by lsp.org in download link on side. Hotline Number: 1-800-469-4828.

State police publish Contraflow maps, set up storm Web site (The Shreveport Times)

Louisiana state police have set up a Web site and published Contraflow maps to help people evacuating from the storm-threatened Gulf Coast.

China quake forces rethink over hazard maps (New Scientist)

Earthquake risk maps should be redrawn following a reanalysis of the factors that caused the Sichuan quake in May, say geologists

Battlefield: Bad Company Bonus Maps (Voodoo Extreme)

DICE will release four Battlefield: Bad Company bonus maps this Fall. However, they’re giving…

Images: Maps Of Evacuation Sites (WDSU New Orleans)

See maps of where evacuation sites have been set up.

County plans to appeal Bayshore-area flood maps (Asbury Park Press)

Monmouth County plans to file an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over its revised flood maps of the Bayshore area, contending that state and federal agencies should concentrate on restoring the area’s flood protection walls.

Google Maps killing off UK landmarks (PC Advisor)

Traditional maps withering away The success of online services such as Google Maps, as well as satnav devices and mapping software, is putting churches, woodlands and stately homes in danger of being forgotten.

Concern as Welsh police forces prepare controversial crime maps (icWales)

CONTROVERSIAL crime maps will be introduced in Wales by December, it emerged yesterday.

Sports Calendar (Cumberland Times-News)

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Those include: Space topology - these space data or geographical data are composed to structure and

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Those include: Space topology - these space data or geographical data are composed to structure and maintain the line devices such as roadway systems, devices of polygon such as borders of zone and county, and devices of point such as places of city and hospital. Geocoding - this process assigns a position of chart to a disc of address.

Google Maps Street View

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Showing Google Maps’ new street view feature. By Google Blogoscoped http://blog.outer-court.com

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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

In fact linear notes of a clear surplus of advantage can often contain ideas with little in the manner of the explanation as for why they were increased. The charts can also act as messages of request while trying to capture different or of organization objectives or objectives. By using the technique in an environment of group the service to “armure” as well as the ideas and the sights captured in the charts of the individuals acts as a powerful device.

They capture the size, the form, the depth, and the physical and chemical contexts of materials of

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

They capture the size, the form, the depth, and the physical and chemical contexts of materials of the ground, and they mix the data display with the results of interpretative research. The combination of the charts and the geological data bases of GI help us to address a large variety of geological and hydrological exits complex, like: How the distribution with ground flower of the porous and impermeable rock affect does the water run-off, the potential for the contamination, and volume available for the use?

Creating Custom Maps with John Coryat

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

In this talk, developer John Coryat (of maps.huge.info and usnaviguide.com) will discuss the various techniques for creating custom maps in the Maps API, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Demonstrations will include examples using a custom extension he wrote for overlaying images, and several examples of custom tile layers. This talk will be very useful for developers debating how to display large amounts of information on a map (especially polygonal data), or developers interested in creating custom maps from existing images.
A PDF of the slides with a link to download them is here:
http://www.usnaviguide.com/ws-2008-02/presentation.pdf

Late breaking news

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

INTERACTIVE MAPS: What’s in a name? (The Virginian-Pilot)

By Stephanie Lee EVER SEEN A STREET, a neighborhood or a place around Hampton Roads and wondered where the name came from? The Virginian-Pilot has dug up the history behind the quirky and intriguing names that characterize this region, including andquot;Hampton Roadsandquot; itself. The stories a …

Scientist produces most accurate and detailed topography maps of the solar system (New Kerala)

Washington, August 20 : A scientist has produced the most accurate and detailed topography maps of the solar system as yet. The scientist in question is Robert Gaskell from the Planetary Science Institute in the US.

Personalised maps to help tourists find their way more easily (New Kerala)

London, August 20 : A scientist has built a software that generates personalised maps showing only relevant information, and carefully chosen views of selected landmarks, which could help tourists find their way more easily.

Late breaking news

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Maps will show off history of downtown (The Augusta Chronicle)

Historic Augusta Inc. hopes its latest project will bring more people downtown.

Running like she’s 14 points behind (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Tricia Mueller didn’t grow up with typical hobbies. On weekends she studied electoral maps. The daughter of a mayor and Camden County surrogate, she helped Democrats stuff campaign mailers and rode in the back of station wagons to deliver flyers.

H.S. Volleyball Preview Capsules (The Herald Bulletin)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more…

UCrime Takes on Campus Offenses (EContent Magazine)

UCrime is a free service launched on August 4 that maps crimes on college and university campuses; users view the date, time, location, and type of crime and have the option to comment on incidents as well as link to source information. Information is gleaned from police departments, campus safety departments, and newspapers, among other sources and data is shared with SpotCrime.com

Cosmic Voids Were Emptied By Gravity (SpaceDaily)

by Staff Writers Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 18, 2008 The largest 3-dimensional maps of the universe show that galaxies lie in filamentary superclusters interlaced by vast zones of emptiness, cosmic voids tens of millions of light years across that contain few or no bright galaxies.

Sariska tiger couple at home, getting closer (HT via Yahoo! India News)

There is a sigh of relief with satellite maps showing the relocated tiger and a tigress have adjusted to the new habitat in Sariska. India is the first country among 14 tiger nations to relocate the big cat from one natural habitat to another.

Texas League scores (Muskogee Phoenix)

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On TV (Muskogee Phoenix)

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Blue Ribbon Downs results (Muskogee Phoenix)

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Updated FEMA Flood Maps Will Take Effect Aug. 28 (The Tampa Tribune)

Hillsborough residents with homes built before June 18, 1980, can get reduced flood insurance rates if they hurry.

Google Maps Street View

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Street View is a new feature of Google Maps that allows you to quickly and easily view and navigate high-resolution, 360 degree street level images of various cities in the US
See at http://maps.google.com

Maps - It Will Find You

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Official video for “It Will Find You”, from Maps debut album WE CAN CREATE. Directed by Atticus Finch