Get the PostGIS Cookbook eBook for $5
Book cover
Packt has an eBook sale going on. All eBooks are $5 including lost of the spatial books including the new PostGIS Cookbook that comes out next month. Other spatial books of note include:
- Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook
- Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python
- Google Maps JavaScript API Cookbook
- Learning QGIS 2.0
- Python Geospatial Development - Second Edition
- GeoServer Beginner’s Guide
- OpenStreetMap
The sale ends January 3rd so you have some time.
Get the PostGIS Cookbook eBook for $5
Book cover
Packt has an eBook sale going on. All eBooks are $5 including lost of the spatial books including the new PostGIS Cookbook that comes out next month. Other spatial books of note include:
- Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook
- Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python
- Google Maps JavaScript API Cookbook
- Learning QGIS 2.0
- Python Geospatial Development - Second Edition
- GeoServer Beginner’s Guide
- OpenStreetMap
The sale ends January 3rd so you have some time.
Using PostGIS on Amazon RDS with OpenGeo Suite
Paul Ramsey on using PostGIS on Amazon RDS:
With Amazon Web Services, I had a backed-up and replication-ready database up and running in under an hour, and OpenGeo Suite tied into it in another hour. With the knowledge I’ve gained, next time will take only a few minutes.
Think about that for a moment, a few minutes and you can deploy an enterprise GIS solution. Life is easier when you don’t have licensing constraints.
Using PostGIS on Amazon RDS with OpenGeo Suite
Paul Ramsey on using PostGIS on Amazon RDS:
With Amazon Web Services, I had a backed-up and replication-ready database up and running in under an hour, and OpenGeo Suite tied into it in another hour. With the knowledge I’ve gained, next time will take only a few minutes.
Think about that for a moment, a few minutes and you can deploy an enterprise GIS solution. Life is easier when you don’t have licensing constraints.
Apple Didn’t Aquire Broadmap
Update: Well here you go…
Sorry to disappoint everyone but contrary to current reports @BroadMap has not been purchased by Apple.
– BroadMap (@BroadMap) December 23, 2013
BroadMap Logo
We had heard months ago that some BroadMap staff had moved on to Apple but today things have “exploded”.
Based on evidence and chatter from sources, Apple seemingly acquired mapping firm BroadMap in the first half of this year…
It’s complicated what has actually happened. Many people are claiming different things, but from what I’ve been told:
- Apple bought the intellectual property of BroadMap and licensed it back to them.
- Management of BroadMap and many key staff have joined Apple. I’ve gotten many different explanations as to “the how” of this but they’re at Apple
- BroadMap is still servicing existing clients. They may be doing this with “legacy staff” or have been using a 3rd party for support.
BroadMap has tweeted that they’re still around as well.
@markgurman @cageyjames We are working on updating the website.The offices were moved from NH to VA. Website has been unattended for a while
— BroadMap (@BroadMap) December 23, 2013
Given the uncertantity of it all, I’m guessing there isn’t much marketing staff left at BroadMap to deal with all these questions. Thus the ambiguity of it all.
Now what I’m interested in is Apple now has many old GDT1 staff on board. I’m assuming they’re going to be working to replace TomTom with their own mapping data. That’s more interesting that who owns what shell company anymore.
- Which was acquired by TeleAtlas and then TomTom ↩︎
Apple Didn’t Aquire Broadmap
Update: Well here you go…
Sorry to disappoint everyone but contrary to current reports @BroadMap has not been purchased by Apple.
– BroadMap (@BroadMap) December 23, 2013
BroadMap Logo
We had heard months ago that some BroadMap staff had moved on to Apple but today things have “exploded”.
Based on evidence and chatter from sources, Apple seemingly acquired mapping firm BroadMap in the first half of this year…
It’s complicated what has actually happened. Many people are claiming different things, but from what I’ve been told:
- Apple bought the intellectual property of BroadMap and licensed it back to them.
- Management of BroadMap and many key staff have joined Apple. I’ve gotten many different explanations as to “the how” of this but they’re at Apple
- BroadMap is still servicing existing clients. They may be doing this with “legacy staff” or have been using a 3rd party for support.
BroadMap has tweeted that they’re still around as well.
@markgurman @cageyjames We are working on updating the website.The offices were moved from NH to VA. Website has been unattended for a while
— BroadMap (@BroadMap) December 23, 2013
Given the uncertantity of it all, I’m guessing there isn’t much marketing staff left at BroadMap to deal with all these questions. Thus the ambiguity of it all.
Now what I’m interested in is Apple now has many old GDT1 staff on board. I’m assuming they’re going to be working to replace TomTom with their own mapping data. That’s more interesting that who owns what shell company anymore.
- Which was acquired by TeleAtlas and then TomTom ↩︎