I hate listy blog posts, so the only time i resort to punchy point sorting is when i’m really stuck on the fence.  Yahoo’s Fire Eagle has been one of those mixed bag releases that i think has tons of potential, but also many reasons that the bird might burn….  the following is a glance [...]

The GIS old guard gave a collective shudder this morning, as Google inched one step closer towards traditional GIS capabilities: introducing Google Map Maker.  While some folks hardly looked up from their koolaid, i decided to set mine down and kick the tires a bit. As someone who’s run the gauntlet of clunky feature editing [...]

As Google I/O wrapped up this evening, there were a couple major items of interest bouncing off the walls of the geospatial community. News of GE browser plugin, new API’s , and BirdEye discussions were all big items. One of the items that interested me most was the amazing Android demo during the plenary, which [...]