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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of examples showing the use of geographic information systems - GIS - and geospatial data in the provision of egovernment services.
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- Google, UN team up for refugee mapping project
- Google Earth used to shine light on efforts to help those living in refugee camps, By Heather Havenstein. Computerworld, April 9, 2008. "Google Inc. and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office Tuesday debuted an online mapping project that they hope can direct the world's attention to refugees throughout the world and to the humanitarian efforts aimed at helping them..."
Added: 11 April 2008;
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- Privacy fears as Google hits the road
- by Asher Moses. The Age, April 10, 2008. "Highly detailed panoramic street-level photos of much of Australia will soon be published by Google, but the executive in charge of the project is making no assurances that private homes, faces and number plates will be obscured..."
Added: 11 April 2008;
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- Ordnance Survey digital data system goes live for the Legal Deposit Libraries
- Public Technology, 8 April 2008. "The Legal Deposit Libraries have unveiled a new way of viewing large‑scale mapping, following the signing of an important agreement with Ordnance Survey. The libraries collectively hold comprehensive archives of Ordnance Survey mapping dating back over two centuries. This was originally received in paper form and then microfilm, but in 1998 the shift was made towards purely digital data. Since 2006 this had meant receiving an OS MasterMap snapshot of every year..."
Added: 9 April 2008;
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- The London Profiler Google Map
- posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, 2 April 2008. "... Now University College London have got back in touch to say that they have added even more data to this impressive map. One of the new data layers displays the relative concentration of ethnic groups in London. The last government census in the UK surveyed only 16 ethnic categories. 20% of Londoners however are from ethnic groups outside those categories..."
Added: 8 April 2008;
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- Mapping London's immigration
- By Chris Vallance. BBC News. 27 March 2008. "Sitting in front of two computer screens at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, researcher Pablo Mateos is able to look at the ethnic make up of London in an entirely new way..."
Added: 8 April 2008;
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- Good data drives transit directions
- Posted by Joe Hughes, Software Engineer. Google Lat Long blog, Friday, March 28, 2008. "I'm happy to say that we've just added public transit directions for Perth, Australia, Białystok, Poland, and New Jersey Transit to Google Maps. Australia and Poland now join eight other countries where Google offers trip planning and detailed transit schedules in select cities. Transperth's Oren Vandersteen announced the Perth launch over at the Google Australia blog, and it was gratifying to hear how simple he found the process..."
Added: 7 April 2008;
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- The 2008 Global Torch Relay
- Posted by Brittany Bohnet, Google Maps Special Projects. Google Lat Long Blog, April 3, 2008. "Today we launched an embeddable map and Google Earth layer that enables users around the world to follow the path of the 2008 Torch Relay as it traverses the globe. The torch will travel through cities, oceans, and even the world’s highest mountain, Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest)..."
Added: 7 April 2008;
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- Australian Post Code Search
- Free service provided by aus-emaps.com, The Australian interactive map interface uses Google Maps, mashed up with post codes or Google satellite views mashed up with maps. You can search by city (town), postcode or address.
Added: 26 March 2008;
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- Google Maps Opens Up Editing To Everyone
- by Greg Sterling. Search Engine Land, March 18, 2008. "Last year in November Google opened up Maps to community editing, allowing people to move the pushpin markers to correct or improve the accuracy of business locations. John Hanke, Director of Maps & Earth, told us at the time that Google would move beyond just place markers and allow registered users to edit Maps more generally. Yesterday Google told us that users will now be able to edit any of the details about a business or location or add new businesses, even if they're not the business owner. The capability doesn't appear to be live yet, however..."
Added: 20 March 2008;
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- Case study: South Yorkshire Police development of an intranet mapping services across the organisation
- Public Technology, 18 March 2008. "This case study was a nominee in the e-Government National Awards 2007... "Following the introduction of an intranet-based mapping system, police staff across South Yorkshire can access detailed, up-to-date information and analysis about local crime and anti-social behaviour at the touch of a button. The improved availability of this intelligence is helping the force to save money, improve community policing and reduce crime..."
Added: 19 March 2008;
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- Google, seeking to diversify, looks to Uncle Sam
- By John Letzing, MarketWatch, March 13, 2008. Google is starting to partner with the US government to provide geospatial technology and applications.
Added: 14 March 2008;
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- Google Gadgets For Your Webpage - Google Map Search
- by Mark L. - Santa Barbara, CA. Google, 2007. Add this tool to your web page to enable you to find places with Google Maps without leaving your website.
Added: 12 March 2008;
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- Google Earth Offers 3-D Modeling for Smaller Cities
- By Chad Vander Veen. Government Technology, March 5, 2008. "Google announced today the launch of a new tool that will dramatically change the virtual landscape of the company's Google Earth product. Cities in 3D is the latest of several free offerings from Google designed to encourage content sharing - this time, people in small to medium-size cities across the nation and around the world will have the opportunity to swap more content..."
Added: 6 March 2008;
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- Crime Reports
- The United States based CrimeReports.com service provides law enforcement agencies with a Web-based service for managing and controlling the sharing of crime data with the public, in near real-time. Community members can then access their neighborhood crime information for free using a map-based interface.
Added: 6 March 2008;
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- Connecticut's Great Outdoors Accessible Online
- Government Technology, February 25, 2008. "Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now offering more convenient services to the public by putting the sale of hunting and fishing licenses online and through the creation of a Google map feature that connects the public to Connecticut's state parks and forests..."
Added: 27 February 2008;
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