Subject: ‘Europe’
December 8, 2011 GIS Roundup: GML Parser, Faces of GIS, Where Should I Go On Holiday?GIS NewsFrancesco Cutruzzula has created LGML, a GML minimal parser in Java (licensed under LGPL). LGML parses GML files in order to output as Postgis WKT/EWKT. 2D and 3D GIS data inputs are both handled but files can not be of mixed geometry. Cutruzzula came up with this project after a need arose from working with OGC catalogues. ... read more November 21, 2011 Fusing Fine Art with CartographyMapsDavid McCarter is a Geography Graduate student at California State University, Northridge, where he is specializing in Cartography and GIS. Ever since he can remember, he has had a strong interest in both art and maps. When it came time for college, he almost opted to be an art student but finally choose geography because ... read more December 27, 2009 Deadly Cold Across Europe and RussiaGeographyA wave of frigid air spilled down over Europe and Russia from the Arctic in mid-December, creating a deadly cold snap. According to BBC.com, at last 90 people had died in Europe, including 79 people, mostly homeless, in Poland. In places, the bitter cold was accompanied by heavy snow, which halted rail and air traffic ... read more November 25, 2009Navigation by Google for the Rest of the WorldGPS, Location Based ServicesGoogle firmly set its foot into the navigation world when it announced free Google Maps Navigation for the Android 2.0 at the end of October. The device is only available for the United States and only on select phones. Forbes takes a look at the supposed relationship Google is working on with Automotive Navigation Data, ... read more |
