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adamhill writes “On the heels of NASA releasing Next Generation Blue Marble, the World Wind community has released an add-on that provides a preview for its users. All 12 months are provided to choose from, along with a new bathymetry layer from imagery provided by NOAA. Score one for the open source and open data communities.” This is also discussed on slashdot.

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Directions Mag have a very interesting editorial about the geospatial community and new media. From the editorial’s introduction: “In the past few weeks there seems to have been a surge in geospatial use of “new media.” New media is all that is new in communicating messages, everything that’s not a phone or a newspaper or a magazine or a video tape. Instead, it’s the Web and podcasts and blogs and the like.“

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John Carroll, a Microsoft employee, tells us about Google Maps innovations in regard to competition. From the blog: “By clearer maps, I mean maps that make roads look like fat little sausages and displays easy-to-read road names and has well-defined lines. Again, this is a very minor innovation that makes a huge difference in usability.“

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Directions Mag made an interview with Jesse Rouse and Susan Bergeron of Very Spatial about Podcasting. From the interview: “Preparing and recording the podcast helps us to look more broadly and even discuss some topics that we wouldn’t look at very often, such as our show on global warming.“

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David Schell, OGC’s CEO, share his thoughts about weathering the geospatial tornado in this month’s OGC newsletter. From the newsletter: Facing possible hypergrowth, should we in the geospatial industry worry about continuity of resources for development of quality technology, data products and standards for serious non-consumer applications?