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Batch Geonews: GeoExplorer, Google vs Apple Maps, Unmanned Aerial Systems, London Olympics, Tornadoes, and more

Here's the recent geonews in batch mode.

From the open source front:

From the major companies front:

  • I liked the Google vs Apple mapping discussion from Peter Batty: "Google announces that it is scared of Apple Maps
    [...] Now don't get me wrong, Google is the market leader and Apple has everything to prove."
    See also his entry named Apple Maps: Predictions and Questions, which are also of course innovations Google could implement. Viva competition! (well ok, I admit I prefer cooperation ;-)
  • James has an interesting entry named One Man's Disruptor is Another Man's Incumbent, the incumbents are Google Maps, MapQuest, Esri and Microsoft, and the disruptors are MapBox, Esri and Apple

Discussed over Slashdot:

In the everything-else category:

In the maps category:

As a bonus for reading till the end, here's a interesting quote: "If a picture is worth a thousand words, a map can be worth a thousand spreadsheets."

Google Geonews: Sony Project Shiphunt, Brussels in 3D, Tracking Dengue Fever, The End of Anonymous Shopping, and more

Here's the recent Google-related geonews.

From the official sources:

From other sources:

Monday Geonews: Finding Osama Bin Laden in Google Earth, FOSS4G 2011 News, More on 'Locationgate', and much more

Here's the recent geonews in batch mode. Some of those news could have deserved individual announcements.

From the open source / open date front:

From the Google front:

From the ESRI front, Mandown shares several entries, including:

In the miscellaneous category:

In the maps category:

Google Geonews: Royal Wedding, Earth Builder in China and India, Earth Knowledge Portal, Ships v1.5, and more

Here's the recent Google-related geonews.

From the official sources:

From other sources:

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