November 2008 - Community Mashup

Moonlight Basin Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

A ski day on the north face of Lone Mountain may find you on long groomers, hidden powder glades, or wild chutes. You’ll discover an exhilarating, satisfaction. Explore the mountain, sit by the lodge fire, and gather together to share stories when the...

11-26-2008 9:57 PM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Moonlight Basin, Ski, Montana, Featured

Where2.0 Proposals ending on Monday

It’s been mentioned elsewhere - but wanted to remind you to work on your Where2.0 proposals over the US Thanksgiving Holiday. They are due on Monday. Each year Where2.0 has demonstrated the migration of location technology from the bleeding edge...

11-26-2008 8:18 AM from highearthorbit

Patch to ArcGIS 9.3 Service Pack 1

If you’ve recently installed ArcGIS 9.3 Service Pack 1, be aware that there is a patch out that fixes an issue with topology validation. You can read more about it here: http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.articleShow&d...

11-25-2008 8:37 PM from GeoMusings

Filed under: ESRI, gis, ArcGIS Server, arcgis desktop, arcgis engine

Jackson Hole Wyoming Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

With 2,500 acres of legendary inbounds terrain, a 4,139′ vertical rise, 459″ of average snowfall each winter, and unparalleled backcountry access, Jackson Hole offers a truly unique winter experience. Two distinct mountains in the heart of...

11-25-2008 12:48 PM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Featured, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

In-Building GIS for Security

I have been talking with a number of people lately about the use of in-building GIS for security management. Turns out GIS offers a lot to the security professional both inside buildings and in the landscape. One of the fundemental analogies in the security...

11-25-2008 12:30 PM from Spatial Explorations

Filed under: Uncategorized, In-Building GIS, 3D GIS

ESRI JS API: Custom vs. Out-of-the-Box Services

We've been having a good time developing applications on the ESRI Javascript API, but we are seeing some limitations to the REST API, and are working around this by creating our own services. Since there are likely others out there who are running...

11-25-2008 11:29 AM from Dave Bouwman

Filed under: Javascript, Unit Testing, ASP.NET MVC, .NET, Ajax

Bridger Bowl Montana Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

Bridger Bowl offers a very diverse ski experience with the following ratings: 20% beginner, 30% intermediate, 20% advance and 30% extreme. Incredible expert only skiing is available off Bridger’s new Schlasman’s Chairlift and on the renowned...

11-25-2008 10:14 AM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Montana, Featured, Bridger Bowl

Big Sky Montana Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

Under the leadership of Boyne Resorts, Big Sky Resort continues to set standards for skiing in Montana : and skiing in the Rockies. An aggressive lift expansion plan saw the area add 13 new/improved lifts over a 10 year period beginning in 1988. With...

11-25-2008 6:56 AM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Montana, Featured, Big Sky

Flat Maps are not Hyper

A week ago the New York Times ran an interesting opinion article on the new NYC interactive map . I’m sure it’s been discussed elsewhere, but wanted to make sure and highlight some of the keen insights Mr. Klinkenborg offered. It echoes my...

11-25-2008 5:15 AM from highearthorbit

3D City Modeling

I'll be hosting a webinar on December 9th entitled: " 3D City Construction Workflows: From Collection to Presentation ". This will be an opportunity for us to explore workflows for planning projects and developing 3D building content data...

11-25-2008 4:42 AM from The Fiducial Mark

Filed under: photogrammetry, LPS, 3D Cities, PRO600

Aspen/Snowmass Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

Aspen/Snowmass, anywhere else this would be four separate vacations. It’s not just one mountain – it’s Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk. With four choices and 5,303 acres, decide which mountain fits your passion. Snowmass, so many...

11-24-2008 2:09 PM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Featured, Snowmass, Aspen Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado

Keystone Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

Located in the White River National Forest just an hour from Denver, Keystone is home to three magnificent mountain playgrounds—Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and The Outback. There’s something special for every skier and rider of any level at each mountain...

11-24-2008 12:25 PM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Featured, Colorado, Keystone, Keystone Ski Resort

Does the OpenDatabase License need CC style Modules?

In the OpenStreetMap community there is a known problem with the applicability of Creative Commons licensing to geographic data. The CC licenses are truly meant for creative works and not for the creation and aggregation of factual data. To address this...

11-24-2008 12:18 PM from highearthorbit

Copper Mountain Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

Why ski Colorado? Summit County, Colorado offers the longest ski season in the Western U.S. This season, Copper is open from November 2, 2007 to April 14, 2007. And Colorado is renowned for its sunny, blue-sky days along with some of the best powder in...

11-24-2008 12:05 PM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Featured, Colorado, Copper Mountain, Virtual, Ski Resort

Vail Ski Resort Aerial and 3D View

Vail boasts three distinct areas of the mountain, each with their own features and fortes, including three terrain parks, seven bowls and 5,289 acres of freeride terrain. At seven miles wide, finding fresh tracks is as easy as finding elbow room. In fact...

11-24-2008 10:40 AM from Virtual Bird's Eye

Filed under: Virtual Earth, Skiing, Ski Resorts, 3D, Ski, Featured, Colorado, Ski Resort, Vail