MapQuest OpenAPI Alert!

Better get those MapQuest web mapping applications converted over soon!

The MapQuest OpenAPI product servers will go offline on?Saturday, January 31st, 2009. Applications not migrated off of the MapQuest OpenAPI product will?stop working?after this date.

Please don’t be that guy (or gal) who procrastinates and then winds up with the broken app in production.

January 14, 2009 Thoughts






Safe Releases FME 2009

Today Safe Software released FME 2009. I’ve was unable to take the 2009 beta for a spin (being busy is a good thing these days), but there are three new formats supported that really have me excited; CityGML 1.0, Adobe Geospatial PDF and OpenStreetMap XML (come to think of it Autodesk 3ds support might come in handy at the old architecture studio). Plus the 20% performance increase over FME 2008 will be a welcome change of pace from software that gets slower as it improves”. The improved user interface of Workbench should increase usability for those who are used to other geoprocessing software packages. Safe has a What’s Great brochure available that outlines the improvements in more detail.

January 13, 2009 Thoughts






Safe Releases FME 2009

Today Safe Software released FME 2009. I’ve was unable to take the 2009 beta for a spin (being busy is a good thing these days), but there are three new formats supported that really have me excited; CityGML 1.0, Adobe Geospatial PDF and OpenStreetMap XML (come to think of it Autodesk 3ds support might come in handy at the old architecture studio). Plus the 20% performance increase over FME 2008 will be a welcome change of pace from software that gets slower as it improves”. The improved user interface of Workbench should increase usability for those who are used to other geoprocessing software packages. Safe has a What’s Great brochure available that outlines the improvements in more detail.

January 13, 2009 Thoughts






Economic Recovery with GIS

This PDF has been traveling the email circuit for a couple weeks, but it seems to have been posted online (or at least I’ve finally found a link to it).

A Proposal for National Economic Recovery

An Investment in Geospatial Information Infrastructure

Building a National GIS

Jack Dangermond, ESRI Anne Hale Miglarese, Booz Allen Hamilton

Salvation will be delivered with SOA!

January 13, 2009 Thoughts






Economic Recovery with GIS

This PDF has been traveling the email circuit for a couple weeks, but it seems to have been posted online (or at least I’ve finally found a link to it).

A Proposal for National Economic Recovery

An Investment in Geospatial Information Infrastructure

Building a National GIS

Jack Dangermond, ESRI Anne Hale Miglarese, Booz Allen Hamilton

Salvation will be delivered with SOA!

January 13, 2009 Thoughts






PHPGeoTiles for Google App Engine

You too can get your own tile cache running.

You too can get your own tile cache running.You too can get your own tile cache running.

Looks like an interesting project. If TileCache has been trouble for you to get working right, PHPGeoTiles?might be something to keep an eye on. Already there is support for the ArcGIS REST API to Google App Engine.

Image used under Creative Commons from jereandreagan.

January 11, 2009 Thoughts