I wanted to highlight an article from late last month that did a great job pointing out and examining the issues around integrating maps and information. In “Way to go? Mapping looks to be the web’s next big thing,” Richard Waters of the Financial Times had a number of excellent points, interesting interview tid bits, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Virtual Earth’
FT article nicely looks at Geoweb opportunities
Posted in General, tagged Geoweb, Google, GPS, Nokia, Virtual Earth on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time to put GIS — the term — out to pasture
Posted in General, tagged GIS, Google Maps, GPS, Virtual Earth on May 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A couple of years ago, if you were involved with mapping and map-relevant data, everything — vendor products, titles, industry events, etc. — fell under the umbrella of the GIS term. Fast forward to today, where the integration of data and digital maps is commonplace. But while the concept lives on, the term GIS has become irrelevant.
