You got data problems with your GIS?  No standards?  Here is your chance to be part of the process of establishing a standard!  URISA Presents Street Address Data Standard (GISUser.com).

URISA Presents First Draft Street Address Data Standard

From: GISUser.com
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]

 

10:52:59 AM    

 

Katrina Info Update from Space Imaging (GISUser.com).

Hurricane Katrina Information Update from Space Imaging

From: GISUser.com
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]

 

10:49:13 AM    

 

GeoTorrent Delivers Massive Datasets (ER Mapper).

GeoTorrent file-sharing technology delivers massive geospatial datasets

From: ER Mapper
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]

 

10:47:29 AM    

 

Had problems keeping info straight and current on complex projects through review, bidding and construction?  What did you do about it?  IGC Intros ProjectDox v6.0 (Business Wire).

Informative Graphics' ProjectDox Project Communication and Collaboration Platform Solution Positioned To Transform Construction Management

From: Business Wire
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

 

10:46:37 AM    

 

The cost of online anonymity. In countries where free speech is limited, hiding your true identity online is becoming big business. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

10:42:43 AM    

 

This is a fine animation including urban 3D graphics.  Am I just a dreamer when I imagine that these kinds of animations have a place in our profession--how to describe a design...how to describe a design process...??  A cute animation about trusted computing. Unfortunately, its message is basically "The Man controls everything, and The Man doesn't trust you", which is hardly an education in the subject. [Hack the Planet]

 

10:42:08 AM    

 

Seagate Momentus 120GB 2.5" HD. VL writes "A mobile user can never have enough storage space, so we checkout Seagate's latest solution for notebooks. Seagate's warranty is among the best I've seen at five years, which is much better than the one year or so that comes with laptops (and thus their hard drives) or the three years offered by others. Performance is what this drive is targeted to excel at, an it seems to do so fairly well. In our tests we saw it do markedly better than the Hitachi drive in most tests that focused on performance. Battery life was slightly lower than that of the Hitachi drive but within 2% of that drive. " [Slashdot]

 

10:34:26 AM    

 

:)  ...well, it is just about language...please forgive the dalliance... Rollercoaster gets woman pregnant. G-force puts bun in oven [The Register]

 

10:33:16 AM    

 

Trend Spotters. Finding needles in haystacks is getting a little easier, as data–visualization software for businesses matures. [ESRI.com: News]

 

10:29:35 AM    

 

ESRI Releases Detailed Hurricane Map Viewer. The Hurricane Katrina Disaster Viewer is designed to provide detailed information about impacted areas to responders, people affected, and the general public. The site lets you locate an address or zoom to areas of interest and view FEMA damaged areas, U.S. Postal Service affected delivery areas, post-disaster satellite imagery, population density, street maps, and much more information. You can also generate demographic reports. [ESRI.com: News]

 

10:26:47 AM    

 

I was in London in autumn 1994, when the first public Internet Cafe opened...(d'uh, so what)...London is global Internet bandwidth capital. U.S. has most international bandwidth of any country, while Latin America is experiencing the highest growth rate. [Computerworld News]

 

 

10:25:38 AM    

 

Storm zone update: Ham radio operators settle in to help victims. Ham radio communications in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina are getting better as volunteers work around the clock coordinating relief efforts. "I've seen some strange things," says volunteer David R. Beatson. [Computerworld News]

 

10:20:20 AM    

 

This article gives you a look at what Google maps and GIS do together outside the domain of ESRI...Small Company Tackles Big GIS Problems. Small Company Tackles Big GIS Problems [GISCafe.com Weekly Reviews]

 

10:19:28 AM