National Weather Service Experiments with Google Earth

Slashdot notes that among other RSS/XML feeds of weather, the National Weather Service is experimenting with KML files for Google Earth. Yes, the U.S. National Weather Service is using Google Earth.

Google Earth Data Update

Oogle Earth reports that Google Earth has updated data for Hamburg, Sydney, Mountain View California and other places.

Michael Fay Interview

National Geographic has an interview the “megaflyover” explorer who became a hero in the GIS community after speaking at the ESRI User Conference a few years ago.

Local Search: Product by Product

I ran into Cairo.com which will take a ZIP Code and product name or category and tell you where it’s on sale in your area. Two things I was looking for (bleach and chocolate) both turned up in local ads. I received info on where the store was, its distance, and the sale prices. Other goodies include a request for an alert if the price drops and the ability to add the item to a shopping list. This sort of app helps me remeber that the map is only part of the equation…

Marketshare for Online Mapping

This from a article at MediaPost:
“A9 is a minor mapping player in terms of market share, with a unique audience of just over 1.2 million users, compared to Mapquest’s 39.2 million, Yahoo! Local’s 22.2 million, and Google Maps’ 13.3 million.”