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A big week for 3D buildings; Five new cities added

Google Earth Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:41:11 GMT

Google typically releases a city or two with each 3D buildings update, but this week they dropped five on us! The new 3D cities are: • Barcelona, Spain • Bloemfontein, South Africa • Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Pretoria, South Africa Read More......(read more)

How Fredericton, Canada went 3D

Google Earth Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:28:42 GMT

Google has posted the story of Fredericton, Canada , and how they became a 3D city in Google Earth. By using the Cities in 3D program , the City of Fredericton was able to get more than 100 3D buildings added to Google Earth back in January. The building Read More......(read more)

SimpleGeo Power Vicarious.ly: Maps "all" the LBS Social Media Checkins

All Points Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:08 GMT

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Autodesk Revit, BIM and Point Clouds

lidarnews — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:15:15 GMT

1. From what I can find out Revit is still not point cloud friendly. 2. Small quantities can be imported via DXF or IFC's, but the workarounds are painful. 3. Autodesk will be releasing there annual product updates in the next month or so. Hopefully Read More......(read more)

FWHA ARRA Map

All Points Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:33 GMT

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Thinking About Introductory GIS for Kids

GeoMusings — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:43 GMT

Several years ago, I took my family with me to the ESRI International User Conference and we spent a lot of time checking things out around San Diego. My son also participated in “GIS Kids Camp” at the UC, where ESRI staff took kids through a few scenarios Read More......(read more)

MapQuest Links to FaceBook

All Points Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

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A Woman in GIS on PBS Kids Science Show

All Points Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

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Another Social Site Mapped: Chatroullette

All Points Blog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

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San Fran BART Riders Getting Augmented Reality via Junaio - Sweet!

GISuser GIS and Location Technology news — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:26:26 GMT

This is fabulous… BART using Augmented Reality via the Junaio platform to help riders grab the information they need… awesome!! Junaio’s free app let’s users see digital... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for Read More......(read more)

Towards an Integrated 3D Built Environment

lidarnews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:43 GMT

1. What if we could start over with all the technology we have today? 2. What would a truly integrated 3D built environment system architecture look like? 3. I have to think laser scanning would be one of the foundation technologies. Read More......(read more)

Video of the day - Marketing is for the dogs by @imnickarmstrong

GISuser GIS and Location Technology news — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:19 GMT

A classic presentation by Nick Armstrong at a recently held Ignite event, part of the Global Ignite Week series (#GIW). Nick gives some advice and his candid look at marketing… if anything... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for Read More......(read more)

Keep Up With #georev

All Points Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:38:21 GMT

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Thursday News Round Up: Facebook to Allow Users to Share Location; Foursquare’s Business Tools and Mapping the Internet

got geoint? — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:51:12 GMT

As our loyal got geoint? readers know, we like to start the week off with our Monday Morning News Kick Off post, which highlights all the actionable news you need to get your week started on the right foot. Well, every so often we like to break out of Read More......(read more)

Jeff Jonas, USGIF Board Member, Featured in IBM Television Commercial

got geoint? — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:13:32 GMT

It's not often that we see a familiar face staring back at you on the television screen. So, we were very excited to see Jeff Jonas, USGIF board member featured in the IBM "Why Data Matters" national advertisement. Mr. Jonas is chief scientist Read More......(read more)

Laid Off Camp 5 hits NOCO

GISuser GIS and Location Technology news — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:34 GMT

Here’s details of an interesting event taking place o the Front Range, ideally suited for those that are unemployed, under-employed, or perhaps simply thinking about making a change.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full Read More......(read more)

Yes Baby….the ground did move……

NRGS Geospatial Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:17 GMT

So in a former life, or at least what feels like a former life, I was a geology major. I graduated with a BS (sometimes I think literally) in the subject. Tennessee has some nice sedimentary geology – but almost nothing else. Luckily on this end Read More......(read more)

ArcGIS Explorer Gets an Update Including Bing Maps Services

GISuser GIS and Location Technology news — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:04:25 GMT

Like free stuff? IF so then take note that the latest release of ESRI ArcGIS Explorer is now available. Sporting loads of new functionality, users will really appreciate the addition of a new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for Read More......(read more)

Where is ESRI's Dangermond on Forbes Billionaire List this Year?

All Points Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:14 GMT

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Earthcomber Takes on Zagat on Patent Infringement

All Points Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:08:40 GMT

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Twitter Enables Location-based Tweeting/Viewing from Twitter.com

All Points Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:56:05 GMT

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New StreetView imagery - March 11

Google Earth Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:55:04 GMT

Google has just released what appears to be another substantial batch of StreetView imagery. Thanks to a few tips (thanks 'Duncan' and 'Munden'), we know about a lot of areas already. Updated areas include: [ UPDATED 8:51am EST, 11-March Read More......(read more)

NGA NextView/EnhancedView News

All Points Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:43:07 GMT

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Autodesk Laser Scanning Webinar Series

lidarnews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:45 GMT

For those who were not able to attend the live session please visit the Autodesk Civil Engineering Resource Center. Read More......(read more)

What We Search for When Using Local Searches

All Points Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:33:57 GMT

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