tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post8327848115945495323..comments2024-03-27T21:49:03.499-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: SearchResearch (8/14/19): What's your favorite geo-mapping / geo-information tool? Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-47717957011353368472019-09-19T17:14:31.789-07:002019-09-19T17:14:31.789-07:00Yeah.. I know what's going on.. the sampling ...Yeah.. I know what's going on.. the sampling rate was significantly decreased. When it was first introduced, the sample rate was fairly high (like 1/minute). Now it seems to be much much slower (1/10 mins?). Consequently, the accuracy and depiction of what you're doing has gone way down. Alas. Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-18945311001116280282019-08-27T06:54:48.055-07:002019-08-27T06:54:48.055-07:00I was too excited about GPS Locker. After trying i...I was too excited about GPS Locker. After trying it for a week, I must say that it is not working as I expected: my Google Maps timeline paths are as jumpy as always. I can't find a good free solution for this problem.Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-78462110241597333352019-08-27T06:51:58.024-07:002019-08-27T06:51:58.024-07:00Agree on stackexchange. Thanks - need to use this ...Agree on stackexchange. Thanks - need to use this more. <br /><br />Just looked on Reddit too - several relevant subreddits. <br />https://www.reddit.com/r/Maps/ - with some great and really interesting maps. <br />https://www.reddit.com/r/gis/Arthur Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213417718516627413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-15052357141146222462019-08-27T06:39:55.114-07:002019-08-27T06:39:55.114-07:00Also, a great point about the use of Quora. (Or a...Also, a great point about the use of Quora. (Or a Stackexchange forum like https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/ )Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-43599597272588690562019-08-27T06:37:19.025-07:002019-08-27T06:37:19.025-07:00Yes, I understand. I'm feeling the pain about ...Yes, I understand. I'm feeling the pain about the sunsetting of Fusion Tables. But this is a great list of alternatives, thanks. Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-22482087942542874522019-08-27T06:16:05.050-07:002019-08-27T06:16:05.050-07:00Nice resources. (I really like the Devon Island s...Nice resources. (I really like the Devon Island story. Google Maps *almost* on Mars!) Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-20062940643510064402019-08-26T08:37:57.303-07:002019-08-26T08:37:57.303-07:00Wednesday, August 14, 2019
SearchResearch (8/14/19...<i>Wednesday, August 14, 2019<br />SearchResearch (8/14/19):</i><br /><a href="https://www.blog.google/products/maps/" rel="nofollow">blog - info source</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/xzyOdH6OlV0" rel="nofollow">Mars on Earth: A Visit to Devon Island</a><br /><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/feature/328592/44-google-maps-tricks-you-need-to-try" rel="nofollow">44 gMaps tricks</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/googlemaps/" rel="nofollow">jumping off points</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/about/treks/#/grid" rel="nofollow">treks</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/miniatur-wunderland/#america/grand-canyon" rel="nofollow">just like it…sorta</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-52298498507925599212019-08-25T10:34:36.748-07:002019-08-25T10:34:36.748-07:00…regarding the GIF you made from Google Earth (web...…regarding the GIF you made from Google Earth (web) showing movement in Yosemite Valley… already action being taken – <br />(GOTGGSOC - gov of the great golden state of Cali) <i> (I'll also take something that's really really inexpensive.) </i> how much is twitter?<br /><a href="https://imgur.com/a/uzXT8ze" rel="nofollow">to move or not to move, that is the quandary…</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnY5NYA3m4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" rel="nofollow">the future PHOTUS wannabe & MJ impersonator & …</a><br />socialmedia may be malevolent… in P/A, unexpected ways…<br /><a href="https://imgur.com/a/R8Q4LmO" rel="nofollow">(today) sunset over a plumber… it cracked me up…</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-88878496717082904492019-08-25T08:08:02.006-07:002019-08-25T08:08:02.006-07:00Glad you like Simon's account, Jon and Remmij....Glad you like Simon's account, Jon and Remmij. Thanks to both of you for your posts and links.<br /><br />As my laptop is out of service, trying on mobile. Tried OCR on Google Photos using Lens and also the zoom option for photos in there. It's great that we can copy/paste text from photos (don't know if it is new) the zoom I just watched it some days a go. Tried with the previous Challenge photo. It didn't work to find it, most likely because number of results aren't many ( I guess just a few are the limit)Ramon Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129830563029534511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-46451674273313484452019-08-24T09:35:32.280-07:002019-08-24T09:35:32.280-07:00Another One more: Great Circle Mapper http://ww...Another One more: Great Circle Mapper http://www.gcmap.com/ Aircraft routes and times and speeds between just about every airport in the world.jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450649073262987652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-58117942983292787602019-08-24T09:31:58.970-07:002019-08-24T09:31:58.970-07:00One more: Marine Traffic https://www.marinetra...One more: Marine Traffic https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-128.8/centery:49.6/zoom:7<br />We use it to see the names of the cruise ships passing by to and from Alaska. Its simple and accurate.jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450649073262987652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-65257457532002402322019-08-24T09:20:26.565-07:002019-08-24T09:20:26.565-07:00missing mystery…
missing
the site
the SERPmissing mystery…<br /><a href="https://imgur.com/a/cTlYBab" rel="nofollow">missing</a><br /><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y6t7g7nd" rel="nofollow">the site</a><br /><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y3fw695v" rel="nofollow">the SERP</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-83582908735222392062019-08-23T15:57:04.626-07:002019-08-23T15:57:04.626-07:00in a valley of shadows
always watching & Half ...in a valley of shadows<br /><a href="https://imgur.com/a/cx1tWIm" rel="nofollow">always watching & Half Dome by sunset…</a><br /><a href="https://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/513/south_rim_route_annotated.jpg" rel="nofollow">some spots</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-35026358407298282392019-08-22T17:46:29.746-07:002019-08-22T17:46:29.746-07:00the gif story…
…didn't notice at first… (like...the gif story…<br />…didn't notice at first… (like the valley needs another tourist draw…) it might be a tribute to Alex?<br />(there was a rumor that it was animatronic and once a year it stands, looks out over the valley and waves — once, at sunrise… I don't think that's true…)<br /><a href="https://i.imgur.com/d4KZN89.jpg" rel="nofollow">Antony Gormley was in Yosemite? - "Napping" or "Sunning" — it looks like a large piece… a bit hard to view though…</a><br /><a href="http://www.antonygormley.com/news/item/type/news/id/246#p1" rel="nofollow">in Greece</a><br /><a href="http://www.antonygormley.com/sculpture/chronology-item-view/id/3057/page/9#p1" rel="nofollow">fall</a><br /><a href="http://www.antonygormley.com/sculpture/chronology" rel="nofollow">chronological map — of sorts</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-89476896130806037142019-08-21T08:22:03.923-07:002019-08-21T08:22:03.923-07:00who knew? (check Qgis2threejs. see below) from Ra...who knew? (check Qgis2threejs. see below) from Ramón's link lead… metaphorically walking, not in a straight line… officer…<br /><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/8frxl0/you_can_walk_in_a_straight_line_from_madrid_to/" rel="nofollow">from "rising star" Simon Kuestenmacher </a><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/330644484" rel="nofollow">sharp dresser</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/simongerman600/" rel="nofollow">…would have gone with something like "simonhunOz"…nur sagen</a><br /><i>"The origin of the term was a reference to Attila the Hun in Wilhelm II's "Hun speech" (Hunnenrede) delivered on 27 July 1900, when he bade farewell to the German expeditionary corps sailing from Bremerhaven to defeat the Boxer Rebellion."</i><br /><a href="https://geospatialmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/straight-line-projected.jpg" rel="nofollow">a longer line - meh</a><br /><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/" rel="nofollow">r/MapPorn</a><br /><a href="http://mapporn.org/" rel="nofollow">blog</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/mapporntweet?lang=en" rel="nofollow">twitter</a><br />all led to this:<br /><a href="https://qgis2threejs.readthedocs.io/en/docs/index.html" rel="nofollow">Qgis2threejs</a><br />from:<br /><a href="http://mapporn.org/2018/12/08/haydens-colorado-survey-1873-1876-a-3-d-visualization/" rel="nofollow">Hayden - pretty & interesting</a><br /><a href="http://mapporn.org/author/petrarch1603/" rel="nofollow">petrarch 1603</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarch" rel="nofollow">without the 1603</a><br /><br /><a href="http://mapporn.org/2018/04/25/where-to-find-quality-maps/" rel="nofollow">where to find quality maps…</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-11864183656524553242019-08-20T16:11:18.331-07:002019-08-20T16:11:18.331-07:00Also thanks Ramon for Kuestenmacher link. jon tUAlso thanks Ramon for Kuestenmacher link. jon tUjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450649073262987652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-70455648814192097282019-08-20T10:36:06.329-07:002019-08-20T10:36:06.329-07:00what's coming<a href="https://tinyurl.com/y3jub9po" rel="nofollow">what's coming</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-77274851612976686572019-08-20T09:28:08.882-07:002019-08-20T09:28:08.882-07:00Oh, I forgot to add one of my real favorites of al...Oh, I forgot to add one of my real favorites of all time: <a href="http://google.com/flights" rel="nofollow">Google Flights</a>. Unbeatable.Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-40437202035578427952019-08-20T08:58:06.032-07:002019-08-20T08:58:06.032-07:00use of GooMaps related… most sublimate to connive...use of GooMaps related… most sublimate to connivence & pervasiveness… am included in that group…<br />does Goo know or speak to Big Brother, Tom Cruise/Philip K. Dick (Minority Report) or David Cicilline, Congressman for Rhode Island’s 1st District. DPCC Chair.<b> Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman</b>??<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvn02V2U8o" rel="nofollow">907 views!??!</a><br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/davidcicilline?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow">twatter</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Minority_Report" rel="nofollow">1956 book</a><br /><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/minority-report-15th-anniversary-predictive-policing-gesture-based-computing-facial-and-optical-a7807666.html" rel="nofollow">it was predictable that I would post this… is it 2054 yet… we have no patience…</a><br /><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/cp7a01/map_of_austrohungarian_empire_railway_network_1912/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app" rel="nofollow">or 1912? — (thanks Ramón for the Simon Kuestenmacher link)</a><br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/nTxexG8tFmGxCmHY8" rel="nofollow">near the 'Latin Bridge' - someone should have seen that coming…</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-39624410295749887832019-08-19T20:10:08.857-07:002019-08-19T20:10:08.857-07:00Remmij - I'm definitely a Drive fan. All the ...Remmij - I'm definitely a Drive fan. All the time, every day! Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-18617625508844641302019-08-19T18:32:51.240-07:002019-08-19T18:32:51.240-07:00muito obrigado - bom saber!muito obrigado - bom saber!remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-13142515948480312352019-08-19T18:01:58.687-07:002019-08-19T18:01:58.687-07:00Thanks for the Berlin links! I am actually coming ...Thanks for the Berlin links! I am actually coming back by the end of the year, because we found out that a week is not enough for Berlin!<br /><br />Some time ago, I actually noticed that it was possible to create a new map via Google Drive. However, when I use Google My Maps, I always just write google my maps on the Chrome search box and I the url shows up. I know it's something like google.com/maps/d.<br /><br /><i>(As to Portugal, the weather here has been amazing this year, yes. The social climate has been improving probably thanks to a concurrence of political players in the Government and the Presidency. Some areas are still very problematic but I guess we're going for the better.)</i>Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-16603245512346382532019-08-19T11:50:07.482-07:002019-08-19T11:50:07.482-07:00I like a lot Street Views, Google Maps and Google ...I like a lot Street Views, Google Maps and Google Earth (which I can't use so much because it needs a lot of space and memory that my actual laptop doesn't have) <br /><br />For the second question, I didn't know What3words. Also new that I found reading on Twitter ChemaTierra or suggested on my timeline are:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mirovaweb.it" rel="nofollow">Near Real Time Volcanic HotSpot Detection System<br /></a> Also read about PlanetScope (searched and it is not free nor I understood how it works)<br /><br />Not exactly what Dr. Russell is asking. And helpful with geo-information:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/simongerman600" rel="nofollow">Simon Kuestenmacher<br /></a><br />And, <br /><a href="http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">MapsMania</a><br />Ramon Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129830563029534511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-19080657472331330732019-08-19T09:01:43.941-07:002019-08-19T09:01:43.941-07:00I thought I'd finished with this one - until t...I thought I'd finished with this one - until today, a real need popped up. I was "selling" the benefits of google's soon to be deceased "Fusion Tables" as a way of creating map mashups. I pointed out that this was about to die. (Checked it - we've another 3 months or so :( ). <br /><br />I didn't use Fusion Tables a lot (and I guess most people didn't either even if they knew about it) - so justifying Google's decision. I promised my contact some possible alternatives. I've not tested any of these yet - but shows how much is out there if you look. A quick search for: "google fusion tables" alternative <br />gave multiple choices - several of which look good: e.g. <br />https://mangomap.com/alternative-to/google-fusion-tables.html - although not cheap for single user<br />https://batchgeo.com/ - at $99pm the opposite of cheap<br />https://www.giscloud.com/ - free trial and then from $15pm<br />https://www.caliper.com/maptovu.htm - free trial and then multiple options<br />https://mapalist.com/ - includes free and premium paid options. Looks like the lowest cost alternative. <br />https://storymap.knightlab.com/<br />https://carto.com/<br /><br />There are also loads of lists giving alternatives (including some of the above). There's even a Quora question on alternatives - and Quora is always a good place to go (or ask) if you want something but can't find it. (In this case, it misses some of the above but as the question is new, more answers may appear). https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-alternatives-to-Google-Fusion-Tables-as-it-is-shutting-down-on-December-2019Arthur Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213417718516627413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-56855338011376510832019-08-19T08:10:31.556-07:002019-08-19T08:10:31.556-07:00Here are the links. Sorry, my fault:
GPS Locker f...Here are the links. Sorry, my fault:<br /><br /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silentlexx.gpslock" rel="nofollow">GPS Locker for Android</a><br /><a href="https://getcircuit.com" rel="nofollow">Circuit Route Planner</a><br /><a href="https://routexl.com" rel="nofollow">RouteXL</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/mymaps" rel="nofollow">My Maps</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1mP9K4ZJ3d0HGXNLrpo1GI8hODlE" rel="nofollow">Fastest 48</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1b5RgEd9GgsgT5Uvm9yvX2UvpB_M" rel="nofollow">museums of spectacles in the world</a><br /><a href="https://www.viamichelin.com" rel="nofollow">ViaMichelin</a><br /><a href="http://wikimapia.org" rel="nofollow">Wikimapia</a><br /><a href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Googleplex&params=37.422035_N_122.084083_W" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia's GeoHack</a><br /><a href="http://www.iso4app.net/demo.jsp" rel="nofollow">Travel Time Map</a><br /><a href="https://app.traveltimeplatform.com" rel="nofollow">TravelTime Platform</a><br /><a href="http://gcmap.com" rel="nofollow">Great Circle Mapper</a><br /><a href="https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io" rel="nofollow">GeographicLib</a><br /><a href="https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/cgi-bin/GeoConvert" rel="nofollow">Geographic coordinate conversions between lat long and UTM/UPS/MGRS</a><br /><a href="https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/cgi-bin/GeodSolve" rel="nofollow">Direct and inverse geodesic calculator</a><br /><a href="https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/cgi-bin/RhumbSolve" rel="nofollow">Rhumb line calculator</a><br /><a href="https://gpsvisualizer.com" rel="nofollow">GPS Visualizer</a><br /><a href="https://mygeodata.cloud/converter" rel="nofollow">MyGeodata Converter</a><br /><a href="https://thetruesize.com" rel="nofollow">The True Size …</a><br /><a href="https://ns6t.net/azimuth/azimuth.html" rel="nofollow">NS6T's Azimuthal Map</a><br /><a href="http://www.geomidpoint.com" rel="nofollow">Geomidpoint tools</a><br /><a href="http://www.geomidpoint.com/destination" rel="nofollow">Bearing and Distance Calculator</a><br /><a href="http://www.mygeocenter.com" rel="nofollow">MyGeoCenter</a><br /><a href="https://www.calcmaps.com" rel="nofollow">CalcMaps</a><br /><a href="https://www.calcmaps.com/map-radius" rel="nofollow">Map Radius Calculator</a><br /><a href="https://www.calcmaps.com/map-area" rel="nofollow">Map Area Calculator</a><br /><a href="http://www.udeuschle.selfhost.pro/panoramas/makepanoramas_en.htm" rel="nofollow">Generate a Panorama</a><br /><a href="https://plot.ly/~felipehoffa/2.embed" rel="nofollow">(Most) locations of the Earth plotted by the temperatures of their warmest and coldest months</a>Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.com