O'Reilly Media published a story yesterday (on the penultimate day of its Where2.0 conference no less...) describing Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden's discovery of a hidden file on your iPhone and 3G iPad that keeps a running record of your device's whereabouts. The file, part of the iOS4 release, records both latitude/longitude and timestamps - making it possible to create a … [Read more...]
Libya crisis map
Click here to check out the new Libya Crisis Map. Courtesy of Adena Schutzberg over at AllPointsBlog: OCHA, UNOSAT and NetHope have been collaborating with the Volunteer Technical Community (VTC) specifically CrisisMappers, Crisis Commons, Open Street Map, and the Google Crisis Response Team over the past week. The CrisisMappers Standby Task Force has been undertaking a … [Read more...]
Penn State releases episode 3 of “Geospatial Revolution” series
A new episode of Penn State's "Geospatial Revolution" project was released today. With the tagline "the location of anything is becoming everything" the Geospatial Revolution series is produced by Penn State's public broadcasting group and described as an "an integrated public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the … [Read more...]
Map your Valentine
MapYourValentine from Google - "sometimes, what means the most isn't something. It's somewhere." Update: to avoid confusing your Valentine, you might want to use the 'preview' feature before sending. I just tested the site on myself using 'Kedainiai, Lithuania' as my special location and in return I got a Valentine's Day message with a cute little heart circling a spot in … [Read more...]
Map Your Music Memories
The Grammys and Music Is Life, Life is Music have launched a new mobile app that allows you to tag locations on a map with a music marker - could be the club you're going to see a show at later this weekend, the place you heard a song for the first time, or any other music-related comment or memory. From the Grammys blog: "You can share your tag by posting to your … [Read more...]