In+ersec+ion for Spatial People

Yesterday Google announced the new Google Maps, including several significant changes. It's going to be available this summer, and there will finally be an iPad version of the Google Maps app. The Google Geo Dev blog tells you how to use the new look for your maps today via the Maps API. The Google Earth Blog (not from Google) shares an entry on Google Earth integration in Google Maps might mean the demise of the Google Earth Plugin. APB also shares and entry about the Three New Geo APIs for Android: Fuse Location Provider, Geofencing, Active Recognition.

Snippets from the announcement: "

• Every click draws a new map highlighting the things that matter most 
  Like a friend drawing you a map to her favorite restaurant, with only the roads and landmarks you need to get there, the new Google Maps instantly changes to highlight information that matters most.
• Easier to find the best local places
  In addition to a customized map, we’ve also made it easier to uncover the best local gems. Search results are labeled directly on the map with brief place descriptions and icons that highlight business categories and other useful information – like restaurants that are recommended by your Google+ friends.
• Amazing imagery for exploring the world
  Of course, no map would be complete without amazing images for exploring the world. The new carousel gathers all Google Maps imagery in one spot enabling you to fly through cities, walk canyon trails, climb mountains, and even swim the oceans. And on a WebGL-enabled browser, like Google Chrome, the carousel is also where you'll find the Earth view which directly integrates the beautiful 3D experience from Google Earth into the new maps."

The best way to get an overview of what's new is certainly to watch this 2 minutes video:

Here's the recent Google-related geonews.

From official sources:

• Google participated to TIME's new Timelapse Project, providing an interactive time-lapse satellite imagery map for the 29 last years  - this was also discussed over Slashdot
• Google also shares a short entry named Bridging the gaps with Street View
• Here's was to expect later this week from Behind the Map at Google I/O
• A week left now, An update on the JavaScript Maps API v2 deprecation

From other sources:

• The Google Earth Android app got a nice update, including native Street View support
• Slashdot discussed a story named Tesla's Elon Musk Talks With Google About Self-Driving Cars
• Unsurprisingly, there was new imagery to Google Earth

Specifically on Google Glass Project:

• Let's start with a discussion named Google Glass Hands-On: Brimming With Potential, Dangerous While Driving
• APB links to a Google Glass Navigation Review, and it's pretty positive
• Someone had to ask, Is Google Glass Too Nerdy For the Mainstream?
• This will likely improve, but for now Google Glass Is the Future — and the Future Has Awful Battery Life
• And yes, Google Glass will work with iPhones too

Supergeo announced that the Rural and Regional Development of Kedah State Development Corporation, Malaysia purchased SuperSurv 3.1, the Android-powered mobile GIS software, to improve field operations for facilitating long-term land use and agricultural plans and the balanced development.

GIS enables Kedah State Development Corporation to collect, integrate, manage, and report spatial data about the local population, industries, land, natural resources, etc; meanwhile performing advanced analysis for more informed decision and policy making in proper budget and resource allocation .

Supporting multi-language user interface, global coordinate system and common vector layer file such as GEO or .SHP, SuperSurv 3.1 improves field productivity with enhanced feature editing and layer management functions, providing land planers with detailed information of geographic distribution of land use change to plan sustainable economic development.

With an ambitious aim of increasing the market share in ASEAN, Supergeo will attend at Asia Geospatial Forum 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It will be a great opportunity for Supergeo to facilitate direct communication among local governments, enterprises, and education institution and further increase more market share in this region.   

For more information about SuperSurv 3.1, please visit: http://www.supergeotek.com/LandingPage_SS3.1.aspx

Download free trial here http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6_mobile.aspx

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About Supergeo

Supergeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, Supergeo has dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.

Supergeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. Supergeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.

Supergeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperSurv 3.1, the latest mobile GIS application for Android devices, offers an Italian interface.

Integrating with GIS and GPS technologies, SuperSurv 3.1 allows field surveyors to complete measurement and field data collection. The mobile GIS software supports global coordinate system settings and common vector layer file in GEO or SHP formats, helping surveyors effectively conduct surveys

In addition to providing the Italian speaking users with a more friendly manipulation interface, SuperSurv 3.1 can access SuperGIS Server map services, enabling enterprises to use map service as basemap on Android devices. As a result, enterprises can save the cost and increase operational productivity without duplicating and storing a variety of map files.

SuperSurv 3.1 will support to edit SuperGIS Server feature service. Field surveyors will be able to synchronize survey results in SuperGIS Server to achieve more ideal workflows.

More new product features about SuperSurv 3.1, please visit http://www.supergeotek.com/LandingPage_SS3.1.aspx

The free trial is available at http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6_mobile.aspx

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About Supergeo

Supergeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, Supergeo has been dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.

Supergeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. Supergeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.

Supergeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS mapping software and solutions, announced that SuperSurv 3.1 assisted the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Putra, Malaysia in completing efficient field data collection to perform advance analysis and support its research projects.

University of Putra is the biggest public university in Serdang, Malaysia with 16 faculties such as Agriculture, Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, etc. As a premier institution of learning, UPM strives for excellence through improving the hardware and software equipment and encouraging constant educational innovations.

GIS nowadays is used as an important tool for topological analysis of geographical spaces, modeling, showing the time and ecology change. Featuring handy layer management, GPS support, and new editing functions, SuperSurv 3.1, the Android-powered mobile GIS application, allows educators and students to obtain reliable field data for GIS visualization and analysis for greater research results.

Supergeo will exhibit at Asia Geospatial Forum 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to increase more market shares through collaborating the local enterprises, education institution, and governments in ASEAN.

Developed by Supergeo, SuperSurv 3.1 is the mobile GIS application for Android devices, which optimizes the feature editing function to assist field surveyors in collecting spatial data accurately.

Integrating with GIS and GPS technologies, SuperSurv 3.1 allows field surveyors to collect spatial data conveniently. Not only supporting common vector layer formats like GEO and SHP, SuperSurv 3.1 can also employ local cached map (SGT file) or SuperGIS Server services as base map to improve survey efficiency.

SuperSurv 3.1 features newly added feature rotation function and snapping settings. The feature rotation function can modify feature orientation and position by selecting a line feature or a polygon feature on the map and setting anchor point. In addition, users can snap a vertex to another precisely according to the snapping tolerance set by users during the editing.

SuperSurv 3.1 supports multi-language interfaces, including traditional Chinese, English and French. The Italian interface will be added in the near future.

More new product features about SuperSurv 3.1, please visit http://www.supergeotek.com/LandingPage_SS3.1.aspx

The free trial is available at http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6.aspx

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About Supergeo

Supergeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, Supergeo has been dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.

Supergeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. Supergeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.

Developed by Supergeo, SuperSurv 3.1 is the mobile GIS application for Android devices, which optimizes the feature editing function to assist field surveyors in collecting spatial data accurately.

Integrating with GIS and GPS technologies, SuperSurv 3.1 allows field surveyors to collect spatial data conveniently. Not only supporting common vector layer formats like GEO and SHP, SuperSurv 3.1 can also employ local cached map (SGT file) or SuperGIS Server services as base map to improve survey efficiency.

SuperSurv 3.1 features newly added feature rotation function and snapping settings. The feature rotation function can modify feature orientation and position by selecting a line feature or a polygon feature on the map and setting anchor point. In addition, users can snap a vertex to another precisely according to the snapping tolerance set by users during the editing.

SuperSurv 3.1 supports multi-language interfaces, including traditional Chinese, English and French. The Italian interface will be added in the near future.

More new product features about SuperSurv 3.1, please visit http://www.supergeotek.com/LandingPage_SS3.1.aspx

The free trial is available at http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6.aspx

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About Supergeo

Supergeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, Supergeo has been dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.

Supergeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. Supergeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.

Supergeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperGIS Server 3.1a Standard edition will support Mobile SDK to help developers easily customize mobile applications to connect with SuperGIS Server services.

Designed for creating, managing, integrating and publishing various types of GIS services, SuperGIS Server 3.1a can integrate all types of spatial data, images, and GIS functions into desktop, mobile, and web applications over the Internet, assisting enterprises in building ideal workflow and improving productivity in making decisions efficiently.

The newest SuperGIS Server 3.1a offers Value and Standard editions to your requirements in diverse projects. The Value edition supports to publish map services, feature services and basic geoprocessing services. Except for serving all functions offered by Value edition, the Standard edition can publish advanced geoprocessing services and provide Mobile SDK.

To meet the requirements of accessing SuperGIS Server services on mobile devices, developers can apply SuperGIS Server Mobile SDK to customize applications on diverse platforms such as iOS, Android and Windows Mobile, allowing users to manipulate functions including map viewing, measurement, etc.

More new product features about SuperGIS Server 3.1, please visit http://www.supergeotek.com/LandingPage_SGS3.aspx

The free trial is available at http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6.aspx

Supergeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperSurv 3.1, the mobile GIS application for Android devices, supports French interface.

Integrating with GIS and GPS technologies, SuperSurv 3.1 is a mobile GIS application designed for efficient field data collection. Besides, the mobile GIS software supports global coordinate system settings and common vector layer file in GEO format or SHP format which allow users to conduct field surveys effectively.

The newest SuperSurv 3.1 adds French interface for French-speaking users and improves edit function and layer management functions such as feature rotation, snapping, and layer transparency settings to greatly improve the efficiency of data collection. Users now can display layer and view the map flexibly.

More new product features about SuperSurv 3.1, please visit http://www.supergeotek.com/LandingPage_SS3.1.aspx

The free trial is available at http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6.aspx

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About Supergeo

Supergeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, Supergeo has been dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.

Supergeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. Supergeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.

Supergeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperGIS software is selected by Cooperativa Efedra to collect and visualize a large amount of spatial and attribute data for developing and implementing feasible flora and fauna surveys and management plans in Italy.

Established in 2001, Cooperativa Efedra focuses on forest management, fauna and flora protection, environmental compensation projects, wildlife management, etc. The company can also organize scientific conferences on environmental issues and training workshops for the residents, students and tourists to increase their awareness of environmental protection.  

Habitat destruction and overhunting have led to biodiversity loss and extinctions. To conserve and enhance habitats and species effectively, Cooperativa Efedra employed SuperSurv 3, an Android mobile GIS application, to achieve field data collection; meanwhile developing a biodiversity system with SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 to obtain integrated spatial data and analysis for effective biodiversity conservation.

Serving as Supergeo’s distributor in Italy, Helix S.r.i. provides local governments and enterprises with custom GIS applications and technical support for improving their decision-making skills to deal with geospatial issues. In 2013, Supergeo will encourage a closer cooperation with Helix S.r.l. in order to widely promote SuperGIS software in the broad European market.    

More information about SuperGIS software, please visit http://www.supergeotek.com/products_all_product_list.aspx

Download free trial here http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6.aspx