Urban Airship Shuts Down SimpleGeo
The crazy ride is over:
In order to deliver on this aggressive vision in the shortest amount of time possible, we need to focus our product development efforts. So, after lots of internal discussion and customer conversations, we will wind down the availability of the current versions of Places, Context, and Storage over the next few months. We will do everything we can to minimize the impact to customers as we look to end the availability of these services on March 31, 2012.
And just like that, SimpleGeo API is headed out to the dead zone.
What a World
What a world! (side note: I didn’t know the GeoMonkey could fly)
Urban Airship Shuts Down SimpleGeo
The crazy ride is over:
In order to deliver on this aggressive vision in the shortest amount of time possible, we need to focus our product development efforts. So, after lots of internal discussion and customer conversations, we will wind down the availability of the current versions of Places, Context, and Storage over the next few months. We will do everything we can to minimize the impact to customers as we look to end the availability of these services on March 31, 2012.
And just like that, SimpleGeo API is headed out to the dead zone.
What a World
What a world! (side note: I didn’t know the GeoMonkey could fly)
Goodbye Google Maps? A Trend Appears
Goodbye, Google Maps thanks for all the fish:
We at StreetEasy decided to build our own maps using, among other tools, OpenStreetMap, TileMill, MapBox and Leaflet, instead of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to Google. And yes, the money pushed us into doing it, but we’re happier with the result because we now control the contents of our maps.
The free ride had to end for most companies. But what is surprising is how easy it is to change your tile map service. Plus see a theme here? OpenStreetMap, TileMill, MapBox, and Leaflet is a trend. Giddy up!
Goodbye Google Maps? A Trend Appears
Goodbye, Google Maps thanks for all the fish:
We at StreetEasy decided to build our own maps using, among other tools, OpenStreetMap, TileMill, MapBox and Leaflet, instead of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to Google. And yes, the money pushed us into doing it, but we’re happier with the result because we now control the contents of our maps.
The free ride had to end for most companies. But what is surprising is how easy it is to change your tile map service. Plus see a theme here? OpenStreetMap, TileMill, MapBox, and Leaflet is a trend. Giddy up!
Pitney Bowes and Autodesk get “Strategic”
So out of the blue, this just rolls out:
Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Pitney Bowes Software, Inc., a global leader in customer data, location intelligence, analytics and communication software and services, today announced they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement. The new agreement will serve as a framework for both companies to provide resources, services and solutions to help infrastructure owners and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations make more informed decisions and drive greater efficiencies across the plan, design, build, manage lifecycle of infrastructure.
As with others, I’m not sure what this means for the geospatial space moving forward. As Joe Francica points out, unless both companies have “skin in the game”, there is no real incentive to work together. What is clear though is both companies are going on the offensive which might make 2012 very interesting. Hopefully both companies will spell out in greater detail what this means in the next month so we can all figure out where we might want to align our efforts moving forward.
Wonder Twins Powers
Wonder Twin powers activate! Shape of ’?!!!! Form of ’?!!!!w
Pitney Bowes and Autodesk get “Strategic”
So out of the blue, this just rolls out:
Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Pitney Bowes Software, Inc., a global leader in customer data, location intelligence, analytics and communication software and services, today announced they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement. The new agreement will serve as a framework for both companies to provide resources, services and solutions to help infrastructure owners and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations make more informed decisions and drive greater efficiencies across the plan, design, build, manage lifecycle of infrastructure.
As with others, I’m not sure what this means for the geospatial space moving forward. As Joe Francica points out, unless both companies have “skin in the game”, there is no real incentive to work together. What is clear though is both companies are going on the offensive which might make 2012 very interesting. Hopefully both companies will spell out in greater detail what this means in the next month so we can all figure out where we might want to align our efforts moving forward.
Wonder Twins Powers
Wonder Twin powers activate! Shape of ’?!!!! Form of ’?!!!!w