Launch of Google Street View

Thursday May 31st 2007
Filed Under Features, Google Maps, Privacy Issues 

Google unveiled its latest foray into the geospatial world with the launch on May 29th of its Street View application. Starting with Times Square, New York City, The Golden Gate Bride in San Francisco, and South Beach in Miami, users can access an additional button called “Street View” to see street level photos which provide a 360 degree view of the street. You can grab the icon of a person on the map to move around the city. Once you drag and drop the icon to the new location, a street level image pops up. You can further navigate up or down the street or use the arrows in the upper left hand corner to rotate the view and zoom in and out of the image. Read more

Salary Surveys for GIS

Thursday May 31st 2007
Filed Under Career, Link Library 

Salary surveys and starting points for helping you find the right GIS job at the right compensation level. Find out how to gauge what the market value of your skill level is. Read more

Remote Sensing Principles

Monday May 21st 2007
Filed Under GIS Techniques, Imagery, Link Library 

Online tutorials and articles on what remote sensing is, digital imagery analysis and applications. Read more

Drop Spots

Saturday May 19th 2007
Filed Under Fun, Google Maps 

If you like the idea of geocaching but don’t have a GPS unit, this is an alternative to treasure hunting. Similar to the idea of geocaching in which a treasure is hidden and coordinates are provided for clues, “dropspots” are also hidden locations but clues are provided via a Google Maps interface and a description of the treasure’s location. You can search for locations by address or ZIP code or use the simple interface to drop your location onto the map and add a description of where your dropspot is hidden.

Biomapping

Saturday May 19th 2007
Filed Under GPS, Google Maps 

With subjects wearing GPS units and a lie detector, Christian Hold has been collecting data to map the bioresponse of individuals to their geographic environment. Using Google Maps, he then maps out the response with colors (green for low arousal and red for high arousal) and height (respresenting the intensity of the response). Visit the Biomapping web site to learn more about this project.

Maps: Tools for Adventure

Wednesday May 16th 2007
Filed Under K-12 

If you can’t take your children in person to see the new exhibit in Washington D.C., you can still engage them online with the companion web site produced by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The web sit has several mapping and GIS themed games as well as introductory text about maps. The site is a great way to introduce children to map making and GIS.

Avenue Scripts

Monday May 07th 2007
Filed Under Current Events 

Add functionality to your ArcView 3.x projects through Avenue. Find free Avenue scripts here. Read more