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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Fortius:  public data repository and social network for geodata

Update 1/24/07: InformationWeek reports the system will go live in February. More tidbits:

- initially will work with just Google Maps
- data stored in GML and KML

- InformationWeek

—original article from 11-17-06

Information Week takes a look at Fortius’ plans for a repository for geodata available for mashups. Fortius is known for its tools to create mashups, but this new site, yet unnamed, will debut toward the end of the year. Details are sketchy at best.

Sean Gorman, the CEO “gained fame” after the Department of Homeland Security said his PhD thesis, which detailed the fiber network of the U.S., should be burned to protect the country.

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