March 16th the 100 000th user registered on OpenStreetMap. Apparently, August 9th 2004 was the day that the first user registered the domain and started the project. As you can see from the accompanying graph, […]
There is a very interesting article in Geo:Geoconnexions International by Carl Reed, CTO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) , about the collaboration between the OGC and the open source community. If your background is […]
Autodesk has announced that Vancouver has been chosen as a pilot for its digital cities initiative, which focuses on applying digital 3D urban modeling technology to helping cities plan future development, increase the sustainability of […]
There are several coordinate system related projects at the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGEO)), including Proj4 A cartographic projections library originally written by Gerald Evenden then of the USGS. Proj4js A JavaScript library to transform […]
There is an interesting article in Imaging Notes that discusses the evolution of sustainable cities as a government objective in the US starting with President Clinton establishing the President’s Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) in […]
From time to time I try to invite guest bloggers to give their take on things geospatial. For this blog I have been fortunate enough to have Justin Lokitz contribute his perspective. Justin is the […]
This is from my friend Dan Shannon. You may be familiar with TED , which showcases new technology. This video demonstrates something that is really visionary, but entirely conceivable, and can be done for $350 […]
According to a report by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on Yahoo, governments are both stimulating the economy and investing in the future by spending on infrastructure. CIBC sees an opportunity for […]