Top 10 Features in The New Google Maps - Google has reinforced that Maps are all about exploring and discovering, especially on mobile. The experience will only get better, for the developer and end user. We can all expect to enjoy new features and enhanced navigation experiences from gMaps in the near future. I've had a chance to have an early look (See blog post) and have also provided a quick list of Top 10 new features - enjoy!
GISuser Expert Feature - Low-Tech Field? Think Again - When the public thinks about landscaping, high tech doesn’t immediately come to mind. After all, this is work involving dirt, manual labor and plants. Mechanical engineering is represented in the form of a backhoe loader, for example, but that’s about as “technological” as the industry gets. Right?
Canada Post Suing Over the use of Postal Code - An interesting issue is unfolding in Canada and quite frankly its darned amazing! Imagine this, you have a website and offer some kind of product or service. You also use a map so users can search your product by Postal Code... uhoh, now you get a letter from Canada Post stating that they are suing you!
Location, Location! 10 Map Services Your Business MUST Be Listed in - You have a business... perhaps a bar, a coffee shop, or maybe a consulting firm. Regardless of the business type, if you have a brick and mortar presence then you need to get your business listed in some of the popular online, location-based resources and search tools. Even more important is being found via mobile search.
Avenza Announces Return of Annual Map Awards for 2013 - The competition is open to all mapmakers from around the world who use Avenza products in the creation of their maps which were completed or published during 2012 or 2013. The various category awards recognize achievement in the art and science of cartography and promote the advancements and innovation made in mapping.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Connect With Anglers via Colorado Fishing Atlas - Colorado Parks and Wildlife Connect With Anglers via Colorado Fishing Atlas and Social Media. Some fine civic engagement from the Parks and Wildlife service in Colorado as some new resources designed to connect with Anglers have been released to the public.
AEC Firms Lose an Average 100K a Year - A little financial advice from an industry insider to help in these tough times. June Jewell, a CPA and owner of Acuity Business Solutions consulting, says the architectural, engineering and environmental firms she works for easily lose $100,000 each year through inefficient and ineffective practices
President Obama Issues Executive Order and a new Open Data Policy - Another bold move from the Obama Administration, this time via an executive order and a newly released open data policy. The move aims to arms business and developers with previously hard to find, or even impossible to access data.
Editing OpenStreetMap (OSM) Just Got Easy, Really Easy! I'm sure that many (if not most) of you have often wanted to mess around with OSM and add/edit some features but were a little lazy - I'm guilty! But now we have no excuse thanks to the new OpenStreetMap in-browser map editing tools available from the iD Editor
Creative Cartography Meets Music in The Song Map - Oh yes, I love art. I also love music too, heck, who doesn't right? Well, I know you GeoGeeks and music lovers will really dig this one as we stumble onto yet another amazing cartographic product that quite simply will make you say WOW
Why is Landsat important and the Landsat Missions Timeline - Landsat has the optimal ground resolution and spectral bands to efficiently track land use and to document land change due to climate change, urbanization, drought, wildfire, biomass changes (carbon assessments), and a host of other natural and human-caused changes.
Mobile Market Trends show Apple users most loyal - Results from a recent survey indicate that Mobile Market Trendsreveal Apple users are most loyal, T-Mobile customers most likely to bail - are you still confident that your clients are loyal to your brand?
10 Must Have Gadgets and Technology for the Remote Office - Chances are good that if you happen to work in technology or you're a consultant, that you may be working remotely or from a home-based office at some time soon - or perhaps you already do
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Strategic reseller Defense Group to incorporate solution into CoBRA® Web Mapping
Hanover, New Hampshire – January 5, 2012– TrueVector Technologies today introduced a web-based, interactive drawing solution for Emergency Responder web mapping software intended for use by federal, state, and local governments, and other Emergency Responder organizations.
The first deployment of the technology is by Defense Group, Inc. (DGI) of Vienna, Virginia, which has signed a strategic reseller agreement with TrueVector Technologies. DGI will market this drawing solution as part of its CoBRA® WEB Mapping within the CoBRA Crisis Management and Emergency Response business unit. The applications for CoBRA® WEB mapping are numerous. DGI will initially target Fire Departments, EMS organizations, Bomb Squads, HAZMAT teams, and Police Departments as a situational awareness tool to assist in the collaboration of first Responders and Emergency Operation Centers.
CoBRA® WEB mapping will allow users to quickly develop situational awareness by viewing all essential information on a map, down to street level detail. It provides a common operating picture, where emergency personnel can log in and collaborate on a single universal map, which can be viewed and updated in real time to reflect changing events on the ground. Users of the map can draw and markup incident information from anywhere, saving time, minimizing property losses, and protecting the safety of personnel and the general public. The system has been designed to easily track assets and resources as data is automatically fed into a map from the incident site as well as reach back assets and command centers.
Commented Sandy Fitchet, CEO and President of TrueVector Technologies: “Our partnership with Defense Group has opened a new market - Emergency Response – for TrueVector Technologies. We are very pleased to be working in concert with DGI to deliver customized software solutions that assist First Responders in their critically important mission and delivery objectives.”
Commented Chris Boehm, DGI CoBRA Group Vice President: “Through our strategic partnership with TrueVector Technologies, we are able to offer the first Emergency Response solution that links real-time mapping and collaborative markup with incident response. This is a real boon to our clients, and has generated interest in some related markets, such as Police Departments, who see CoBRA® WEB mapping as a means to manage protest situations. With CoBRA® they can visualize the current status and location of protesters and make informed decisions for managing their department’s actions.”
About Defense Group/CoBRA® Crisis Management and Emergency Response
CoBRA® provides the first responder quick and easy access to interactive tools and comprehensive data to manage incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, natural disaster, and explosive threats.
CoBRA® software is a proven crisis response technology used in planning, training, exercise and operational response. The easy-to-use software delivers the information you need, when you need it. Fast.
CoBRA® software serves as a Decision Support Tool for the full spectrum of HAZMAT & CBRNE incident management; including pre-planning, training, exercises and response. CoBRA® has been deployed to DoD Base Fire Departments under the JPEO-CBD Guardian Program and currently used by National Guard Bureau HQ for all WMD Civil Support Teams, and to 20th Support Command CBRN. It is used within the State & Local Responder communities, all FBI accredited bomb squads nationwide and supports MIL/CIV collaboration. It also supports National Standards such as National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Structure (ICS). For more information please visit: http://www.defensegroupinc.com/cobra/index.cfm.
About TrueVector Technologies
TrueVector Technologies, LLC (Hanover, NH) is the leading provider of Business Decision Mapping solutions that enable businesses to make better decisions through the visualization of data over geography. TrueVector’s proprietary and easy-to-use mapping solutions require no hardware, software, or personnel investment on a client’s part, and include a full range of Cloud Based implementation options. The company is privately held and founded in2008.
TrueVector Technologies fills an important void in the marketplace. We offer a valuable solution that’s also extremely cost-effective. Our functionality rivals that of “high end” custom consulting and software development alternatives, but at a fraction of the cost.
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