I continue to be skeptical of solutions that start with "all you have to do is install our infrastructure..." That's an uphill battle!
A Spanish company is hoping to put the word on the street inside the pavement under your feet, starting this summer. Via Inteligente plans to introduce intelligent "iPavement" at this year's International Building & Construction Show in Dubai.
- C|net
Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in Pakisatan and Nokia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enable SSGC customer services such as bill information, payment update information, GIS mapping and customer complaint management services on Nokia mobile phones. Now, Nokia phones are owned by a majority of the country's users, but this seems odd based on how things work in the west. Also interesting: does GIS mapping mean that related to the gas company, such as outage maps? That'd be my guess as the offering sounds like it'll be apps from the Nokia store.
- The News Tribe
- Pakistan Observer
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by Adena Schutzberg on 04/30 at 02:59 AM |
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by Joe Francica on 03/11 at 11:21 PM |
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So, I'm sitting at a conference last week and I look over at the guy next to me and lined up in front of him are an iPhone, iPad and a Mac Book. On the one hand, I'm fairly elated because I own some Apple stock and I'm wondering if there is an iPod in his pocket. On the other I'm wondering if there is really a need for all three devices at once and just what can I do to get this guy some therapy.
I'm sure this may be even something you've begun to wonder as well. If I've got a phone and a laptop, do I really need a tablet as well? I don't know about you but I don't need another portable device just to answer email and play Apache Sim 3D (I can do that on my iPhone). Two is just fine for me; one in my pocket and one in my backpack. That's about all the room I have anyway.
Without a doubt, the tablet form factor is ideal for certain applications: Data gathering in the field, going lightweight for quick demos, and visualizing map-related data for meetings and presentations (although this one is a bit dubious because a laptop could suffice just as easily).
Certainly, you need a communication device (phone) and a work device (take your pick, tablet or laptop). Would you give up your laptop for a tablet? How much do you think they are interchangeable? Have you moved everything to the cloud yet? You see where I'm going here.
The funniest thing I've seen so far is someone standing up to grab a quick photo and pointing their tablet device. It just looks so clunky! I mean, they do, still make nice digital cameras for that type of thing. Certainly, for my purposes, the 8 megapixel camera that comes with my iPhone 4S is sufficient for my needs in covering events. I leave my 10 megapixel Nikon home for family affairs.
Eventually I'll get a tablet but not before I can identify a true, personal or professional use that renders the other two devices as less than ideal. But for now, I'm good.
by Joe Francica on 01/08 at 11:34 PM |
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Conumer Reports ranks Android phones above iPhone when it comes to GPS navigation. Why? Android come with Google's turn by turn directions; on the iPhone an app must be downloaded. The report also notes that navigation apps from the big GPS players (TomTom, Navigon, etc.) are quite good.
- ABC News
The Asus Transformer Prime is not doing well in the GPS deparment Early adopters report that the device has trouble locking on ot satellites and that the tablet doesn't seem to be nearly as quick or accurate to get a lock as other Android devices. The company indirectly acknowledged the issue by removing "GPS" from the Transformer Prime specifications page at its US website.
- The Verge
by Adena Schutzberg on 01/04 at 05:40 AM |
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In late September the third GeoRabble was held for those in and around Sydney, Australia, who are "obsessed with all things ‘geo.’" It sounds like their version of a geomeetup.
- StreetCorner
The New York Times Learning Network offers discussion of the value and challenges of visiting landmarks and tells the tale of the Hollywood sign.
- NY Times
The 2011 URISA Student Competition winners were announced.
- URISA
U Oregon's campus iPhone app locates books in the stacks!
The latest version of the university's official iPhone app takes mobile mapping in a new direction by guiding users through the shelves of the state's largest research library.
The UOregon app, built by students and staff in the InfoGraphics Lab in the Department of Geography with the Office of Web Communications, allows users to search the UO Libraries' catalog. Once an item is selected, the app can map the search result to the precise location of the book in the stacks at the Knight Library.
- KVAL
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/28 at 03:00 AM |
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