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10 Cool reasons to migrate to MapGuide Enterprise Posted on November 16, 2007 Based on MapGuide Open Source, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise offers simple deployment and helps streamline the development of web-based mapping applications. Did you know that Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise also allows users to directly publish MapGuide maps and layers to Google Earth? Available with two viewing choices, the DWF-based viewer supports Microsoft Windows XP and other common Windows systems while the AJAX viewer uses Asynchronous JavaScript and XML to deliver maps and spatial data to the browser. On the Server-side, the application runs on Linux®: Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Version 4 or Windows: Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server(SP4) 2003 or Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or SP2). Read on for 10 Cool reasons to migrate to MapGuide Enterprise.
Definiens Developer: a powerful integrated development environment designed for the image analysis challenges facing the earth observation and remote sensing community. It facilitates and accelerates the development of a vast range of image analysis applications, allowing users to identify the image objects and the relations between those objects on multiple levels. USers around the globe are using this solution for Natural Resource Management, Infrastructure Planning, Security and Emergency Response, and many other applications. We'll now continue our 10 cool things spotlight by sharing with you 10 cool things about Definiens Software.
10 Cool Things About The WHERE Developer Contest Posted on September 04, 2007 Announced a couple of week's ago, The WHERE Developer Contest will offer thousands of dollars in cash prizes. Prize winners will also receive an audience with three top-tier venture capital firms: Venrock, Kodiak Venture Partners, and GrandBanks Capital. You don't have to be an experienced mobile developer or programmer to take part, however, you should be knowledgeable about location technology and you should have a good idea! Develop... Win... Meet VCs!
10 Cool Things About GeoCommons Posted on June 13, 2007 GeoCommons is chasing an ambitious goal - to help create and support a community where people can easily explore, create, and share intelligent maps and geographic data. The community resource has been under the microscope recently and garnered some harsh criticism from the GIS developer community, however, there's no doubt about one thing... Geocommons is a very cool concept and is indeed sharing some way cool data and maps with their user base. Want to know (and see) the safest place to go to school? Are you worried about a tornadoe touching down in your area? No worries, you can find out at Geocommons. We're pleased to show our appreciation for the resource by offering up our list of 10 cool things about GeoCommons.
10 Cool things about Scene Express with Google Earth KML/KMZ Exporter Posted on January 05, 2007 3D Nature, LLC, developers of 3D Landscape Design & Visualization Software and the popular World Construction Set also have a clever Google Earth KML/KMZ Exporter for their Scene Express solution. This is an ideal solution for those interested in integrating GIS, landscape visualization data, and Google Earth. Scene Express now includes a new exporter for creating landscapes in KML/KMZ format for use in Google Earth or other KML-compliant applications like ESRI's ArcGIS Explorer or NASA's WorldWind. Best of all, it supports Google Earth 4.
10 Cool Things about MapText Software Posted on October 04, 2006 Recall MapText offers solutions that provide automated label placement for maps that are to be printed, electronic displays, and now, webmappinng applications. The company was founded in 1997 by Herbert Freeman to develop software for the automated labeling of the points, lines, and areas depicted on maps and charts. The creation of MapText was largely in response to a call from the US Census Bureau which saw an urgent need for automated feature labeling for the conduct of the Census 2000. Shortly after being founded, MapText was awarded a contract to develop such software. The rest as you say is history! Read on for some cool things about MapText!
10 Cool things About HTML ImageMapper Posted on September 13, 2006 I first wrote about HTML ImageMapper several years ago when I used the product to quickly and easily publish my ArcView 3.2 data to the web. Since that time the product has matured and offers much more to users, most notably via the latest release billed at Image Mapper 10 AJAX - which, obviously now supports AJAX. Now any user of ArcGIS can easily and quickly create compelling, dynamic webmaps in minutes... no programing, no hassles, no stress, simple FTP upload and much more! Read on for 10 cool things about the latest release from Alta4.
10 Cool Things About The Oce TCS500 Posted on August 21, 2006 This bad-boy is "fast" among other things... so, we look at some other cool things about the Oce TCS500 that you may or may not know about. The successor to the Oce TCS400, users enjoy among other things E-size color plots in just 60 seconds, B&W in just 40 seconds, Océ Dynamic Switching technology, Convenient color management, Fast file processing, full queue control and much more. I had a detailed demo and discussion with company reps recently at the ESRI UC and knew right away that this product merits mention in our 10 Cool Things spotlight... read on for the list.
10 Cool Things About Manifold System Release 7x Posted on August 23, 2006 Manifold System Release 7x was recently announced with over 630 improvements. According to the company, Manifold System 7x is the first GIS to run in native 64-bit mode in premium Windows x64 processors like AMD AthlonX2 and Intel Core 2 Duo. When I asked Dimitri Rotow, Product Manager of Manifold.net for a heads-up on the latest release he quickly responded by putting my question to the Manifold user community. So, in true Manifold.net fashion, enjoy the following top 10 list of cool things you'll find in Manifold System Release 7x... enjoy!
10 Cool Things about MapGuide Open Source Posted on August 16, 2006 Andy Morsell, President of Spatial Integrators, Inc. and active participant in the OSGeo project offers up his take and suggests 10 Cool Things about MapGuide Open Source (http://mapguide.osgeo.org/). Recall, MapGuide Open Source is a web-based platform that enables users to quickly develop and deploy web mapping applications and geospatial web services.
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10 Cool things is our special spotlight feature where we share "10 Cool Things" about an innovative product, company, application, website, or ??? Care to have something featured in the GISuser 10 Cool Thing Spotlight? 
Based on MapGuide Open Source, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise offers simple deployment and helps streamline the development of web-based mapping applications. Did you know that Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise also allows users to directly publish MapGuide maps and layers to Google Earth? Available with two viewing choices, the DWF-based viewer supports Microsoft Windows XP and other common Windows systems while the AJAX viewer uses Asynchronous JavaScript and XML to deliver maps and spatial data to the browser. On the Server-side, the application runs on Linux®: Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Version 4 or Windows: Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server(SP4) 2003 or Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or SP2). Read on for 10 Cool reasons to migrate to MapGuide Enterprise.
Definiens Developer: a powerful integrated development environment designed for the image analysis challenges facing the earth observation and remote sensing community. It facilitates and accelerates the development of a vast range of image analysis applications, allowing users to identify the image objects and the relations between those objects on multiple levels. USers around the globe are using this solution for Natural Resource Management, Infrastructure Planning, Security and Emergency Response, and many other applications. We'll now continue our 10 cool things spotlight by sharing with you 10 cool things about Definiens Software.
Announced a couple of week's ago, The WHERE Developer Contest will offer thousands of dollars in cash prizes. Prize winners will also receive an audience with three top-tier venture capital firms: Venrock, Kodiak Venture Partners, and GrandBanks Capital.
GeoCommons is chasing an ambitious goal - to help create and support a community where people can easily explore, create, and share intelligent maps and geographic data. The community resource has been under the microscope recently and garnered some harsh criticism from the GIS developer community, however, there's no doubt about one thing... Geocommons is a very cool concept and is indeed sharing some way cool data and maps with their user base. Want to know (and see) the safest place to go to school? Are you worried about a tornadoe touching down in your area? No worries, you can find out at Geocommons. We're pleased to show our appreciation for the resource by offering up our list of 10 cool things about GeoCommons.
3D Nature, LLC, developers of 3D Landscape Design & Visualization Software and the popular World Construction Set also have a clever Google Earth KML/KMZ Exporter for their Scene Express solution. This is an ideal solution for those interested in integrating GIS, landscape visualization data, and Google Earth. Scene Express now includes a new exporter for creating landscapes in KML/KMZ format for use in Google Earth or other KML-compliant applications like ESRI's ArcGIS Explorer or NASA's WorldWind. Best of all, it supports Google Earth 4.
Recall MapText offers solutions that provide automated label placement for maps that are to be printed, electronic displays, and now, webmappinng applications. The company was founded in 1997 by Herbert Freeman to develop software for the automated labeling of the points, lines, and areas depicted on maps and charts. The creation of MapText was largely in response to a call from the US Census Bureau which saw an urgent need for automated feature labeling for the conduct of the Census 2000. Shortly after being founded, MapText was awarded a contract to develop such software. The rest as you say is history! Read on for some cool things about MapText!
I first wrote about HTML ImageMapper several years ago when I used the product to quickly and easily publish my ArcView 3.2 data to the web. Since that time the product has matured and offers much more to users, most notably via the latest release billed at Image Mapper 10 AJAX - which, obviously now supports AJAX. Now any user of ArcGIS can easily and quickly create compelling, dynamic webmaps in minutes... no programing, no hassles, no stress, simple FTP upload and much more! Read on for 10 cool things about the latest release from Alta4.
This bad-boy is "fast" among other things... so, we look at some other cool things about the Oce TCS500 that you may or may not know about. The successor to the Oce TCS400, users enjoy among other things E-size color plots in just 60 seconds, B&W in just 40 seconds, Océ Dynamic Switching technology, Convenient color management, Fast file processing, full queue control and much more. I had a detailed demo and discussion with company reps recently at the ESRI UC and knew right away that this product merits mention in our 10 Cool Things spotlight... read on for the list.
Manifold System Release 7x was recently announced with over 630 improvements. According to the company, Manifold System 7x is the first GIS to run in native 64-bit mode in premium Windows x64 processors like AMD AthlonX2 and Intel Core 2 Duo. When I asked Dimitri Rotow, Product Manager of Manifold.net for a heads-up on the latest release he quickly responded by putting my question to the Manifold user community. So, in true Manifold.net fashion, enjoy the following top 10 list of cool things you'll find in Manifold System Release 7x... enjoy!
Andy Morsell, President of Spatial Integrators, Inc. and active participant in the OSGeo project offers up his take and suggests 10 Cool Things about MapGuide Open Source (
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