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Open Source Geographic Tracking?
On June 28th, 2010 with 0 comments
Slashdot ran a discussion over the weekend named Open Source Geographic...
Prj2EPSG.org Launched
On June 14th, 2010 with 0 comments
OpenGeo announced the launch of the prj2epsg.org tool and website.
From the...
Call for Participation in the Flickr Placing task (Geotag Prediction for Videos) Benchmark
On May 20th, 2010 with 1 comments
Pavel writes "Call for Participation in the Placing task (Geotag Prediction for...
Street View Cars Mistakenly Nabs WiFi Data
On May 15th, 2010 with 0 comments
Here is an update to a story we did a couple of weeks ago. It turns out, that...
OpenTripPlanner: Open Source Multi-modal Trip Planner
On May 5th, 2010 with 0 comments
Via this Geotools entry, I learned about OpenTripPlanner.org, an open source...
MSP Geotrans 3.0 Geographic Translator Released
On April 30th, 2010 with 0 comments
Via the GeoPDF blog, I learned about the MSP Geotrans software and its version...
Google StreetView Logs Wi-Fi Networks and MAC Addresses
On April 23rd, 2010 with 0 comments
Slashdot discusses a story named Google Street View Logs Wi-Fi Networks, Mac...
Gisgraphy: Open source Geocoder, Geolocalisation and Fulltext Web Services
On April 22nd, 2010 with 0 comments
I learned about it in a Slashdot comment and we never actually mentioned it:...
Towards an Open Geolocation Database
On April 19th, 2010 with 1 comments
Slashdot discusses a story named Towards an Open Geolocation Database.
Their...
Web Based GPS Tracking System
On April 16th, 2010 with 0 comments
This is a Press Release, that's why it's not fully shown on our main page.
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Technical Overview of GeoNames
On April 6th, 2010 with 0 comments
It's been a while since GeoNames.org made the news, here's a Geoweb Guru...
OpenAddresses.org Beta Launched
On March 30th, 2010 with 0 comments
Cedric Moullet writes "Do you dream of free and open geolocated addresses ? or...
Friday Geonews: More Open Source Geocoders, Geolocation Comes to Facebook, RADARSAT-C News and more
On March 12th, 2010 with 0 comments
Here's your weekly dose of geonews in batch mode.
On the FOSS4G and open...
Digitizing and Geocoding Old Maps?
On March 11th, 2010 with 1 comments
Slashdot discusses a story named Digitizing and Geocoding Old Maps?
Their...
Introducing the new Google Geocoding Web Service
On March 9th, 2010 with 0 comments
After yesterday's review of open source geocoders, Google just announced the...
Review of Open Source Geocoders
On March 8th, 2010 with 0 comments
The linear thiking blog offers a short review of open source geocoders.
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U.S. Feds Push For Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking
On February 15th, 2010 with 1 comments
I'm back, please allow a week to catch up all geonews.
Slashdot discussed last...
Geocoding with Context
On February 5th, 2010 with 2 comments
An anonymous voxel writes "Geolenz has beta launched a new type of geocoding...
Announcing Proj4J
On February 2nd, 2010 with 0 comments
Here's the announcement of a new open source project named Pro4J. From the...
Google Deducing Wireless Location Data
On February 1st, 2010 with 0 comments
Here's another way of deducing location of wireless Internet users, Slashdot...
GDAL/OGR 1.7.0 Released
On February 1st, 2010 with 0 comments
One of the solid stones of geospatial software just got improved, GDAL/OGR...
Polar Maps and Projections: Theory and Implementation
On January 21st, 2010 with 0 comments
Geoweb Guru shares a great two-parts article on polar maps and projections, the...
Devolia Geo: Open Source Geolocation for Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
On January 20th, 2010 with 0 comments
A friend sent me a link to the open source project Devolia Geo, a RPC service...
Haiti Earthquake Shaking Intensity by Address
On January 14th, 2010 with 0 comments
Stuart Moffatt writes "A while back I posted about a reference app for a...
US Coast Guard Intends To Kill LORAN-C
On January 13th, 2010 with 0 comments
Slashdot runs a discussion named US Coast Guard Intends To Kill LORAN-C.
Their...
Geotagging and Orientation with Mobile Phones
On January 5th, 2010 with 4 comments
SteffenSteffen writes "Dear all, I have a very challenging question for you and...
Myriahedral Projection: New Award-Winning Cartographic Projection
On December 17th, 2009 with 1 comments
It's not every day we see new cartographic projections, SS links to a...
Yahoo's Placemaker Service Technical Overview
On November 16th, 2009 with 0 comments
Geoweb Guru shares his technical review of Yahoo's Placemaker service.
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The Geotag Icon
On November 13th, 2009 with 2 comments
A friend sent me a link to the Geotag Icon Project. Since I don't remember...
Technical Overview of Geocoder.US
On November 9th, 2009 with 0 comments
Geoweb Guru offers a technical overview of Geocoder.US.
From the overview:...
"There is a ton of good theory, but if it doesn't work in practice then it doesn't work." -- /geo user briancnorton
