Google Moon

Yes, it’s real. Google has put NASA moon imagery into its Google Map interface. The effort is “in honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969.”

Developer Sessions at ESRI UC

Brian noted a new tab at EDN that highlights daily sessions aimed at developers at the upcoming user conference. There’s also a place for comments and ratings. (These guys are brave!)

Google Maps Means No Traffic Ticket

Showing a two-way street saves on man $150. Really.

Hobu on Google and ESRI

If you’ve been following the discussions of late, you’ll want to read Hobu’s (that’s Howard Butler) take. Interesting perspective on how ESRI/Google/open source are bumping into one another.

Integrate with Google Maps via WMS

Nat at O’Reilly highlights the integration of WMS with Google Maps. Ideally you can overlay any WMS on the maps or satellite images. The demo adds Landsat data from Jet Propulsion Laboratory. So, now you can host your own (open source) MapServer implementation and overlay the stuff with Google Maps via WMS. I think this is big step for OGC and WMS.