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Archive for April, 2008

Late breaking news

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Handlin asks FEMA to delay flood zone maps (Independent)

MIDDLETOWN- Bayshore residents facing higher insurance premiums for flood insurance have an ally in Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13th District). Handlin announced the launch of a petition drive last week to help residents affected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s revised flood plain maps.

Staking out a place on the maps (Lancaster Online)

At one time, when people asked Bruce Stauffer what he did, he would simply tell them he worked on maps with a computer. That under

Nokia Adding Real-Time Traffic to Nokia Maps (Mobile Burn)

News by Ricky Cadden on Tuesday April 29, 2008. Note: Sponsored advertising links, if any, are in green. Nokia has announced that it will be partnering with ARC Transistence in Europe to provide real-time traffic information as a premium service on its Nokia Maps GPS solution.

Real Time Traffic coming to Nokia Maps (All About Symbian)

Nokia has announced that Real Time Traffic Information is coming to Nokia Maps, courtesy of ARC Transistance, the European network of automobile clubs. RTTI in Maps 2.0 (already in beta) should enable proper, dynamic routing that takes into account real world conditions.

Late breaking news

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Zoning maps to be unveiled this weekend (Ravalli Republic)

After months of hard work, Ravalli County citizens will be able to see first hand what zoning looks like on paper as seven different zoning maps will be unveiled on Saturday.

Nationwide Biotech Crop Maps Suggested for Monitoring Environmental Impacts (UC Davis)

A team of biologists, including a UC Davis plant scientist, is proposing that maps be created showing where all of the billion-plus acres of genetically engineered crops have been grown in the United States.

Maps of 98 Nebraska lakes available on Game and Parks site (Lincoln Journal Star)

LINCOLN The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has posted on its Web site contour maps for many of Nebraskas best reservoirs and lakes for fishing.

Handlin plans petition drive in Hazlet over FEMA flood maps (Asbury Park Press)

Assemblywoman Amy Handlin will conduct a petition drive from 2 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the township municipal hall at Veterans Park at 1766 Union Avenue.

First earth fissure maps done (KVOA Tucson)

Associated Press - April 27, 2008 4:54 PM ET MESA, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Geological Survey has completed detailed maps of 2 areas east of Phoenix that are riddled with earth fissures.

Trends & Innovations - Monday (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

A new computerized combat glove helps soldiers navigate digital maps and activate radio communications while holding their weapons or a steering wheel. A sensor-laden glove developed by startup RallyPoint has four push-button sensors in finger parts, and a sensor on the index finger works as a computer mouse. The sensors also can send commands. When it is set to “map mode,” a sensor in a finger …

Taco Truck Lover Maps His Favorite Eateries Online (NPR)

Plenty of Web sites allow ordinary people to review restaurants, and good reviews on sites like Chowhound and Yelp can help a restaurant. Now tech-savvy food lovers are creating a new kind of culinary Web site that steers people toward smaller, harder-to-find eateries. YumTacos.com is a prime example.

Events, maps, parking, road closings (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

The public is invited to today’s funeral of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin at Great American Ball Park. Here are details and maps about the events, parking and road closings:

Tele Atlas Reports First Quarter Results (n-tv.de)

’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, April 29, 2008 - Tele Atlas NV (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, today reported results for the first quarter of 2008.

Davis, California April 28, 2008 A team of biologists, including a UC Davis (SeedQuest)

plant scientist, is proposing that maps be created showing where all of the billion-plus acres of genetically engineered crops have been grown in the United States.

Late breaking news

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Maps of 98 Nebraska lakes available on Game and Parks site (Lincoln Journal Star)

LINCOLN The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has posted on its Web site contour maps for many of Nebraskas best reservoirs and lakes for fishing.

Zoning maps to be unveiled this weekend (Ravalli Republic)

After months of hard work, Ravalli County citizens will be able to see first hand what zoning looks like on paper as seven different zoning maps will be unveiled on Saturday.

First earth fissure maps done (KVOA Tucson)

Associated Press - April 27, 2008 4:54 PM ET MESA, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Geological Survey has completed detailed maps of 2 areas east of Phoenix that are riddled with earth fissures.

Events, maps, parking, road closings (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

The public is invited to today’s funeral of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin at Great American Ball Park. Here are details and maps about the events, parking and road closings:

Lake Maps Available (KOLN Lincoln)

Nebraska Game and Parks have mapped many of the state’s lakes.

Group maps out walks through history (The Nashua Telegraph)

MERRIMACK — Some of Merrimack’s historic treasures are being highlighted in two new walking tours, sponsored by the town Heritage Commission. … - By KAREN LOVETT Telegraph Staff

Glass and maps at Contemporary Museum (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center houses two exhibits through May 27: “Boyd Sugiki: Elements,” a collection of towering glass bottles; and “Mapped,” a group show featuring the works of Gaye Chan, Vincent Goudreau, Wendy Kawabata, Jinja Kim, Joyce Kozloff, Maya Portner, Abigail Lee Kahilikia Romanchak, Laura Smith and Lori Uyehara.

Sure, a GPS is handy, but maps, atlases have history (Daily Herald)

Shields Township plat map from the Illustrated Atlas of Lake County, 1885 by H.R. Page and Company, Chicago, Illinois.

LOTTERY RESULTS: New York Lottery Take 5 drawing (Niagara Gazette)

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Milltown motorcade memories (The Valdosta Daily Times)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more…

Late breaking news

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Earthquake Maps Show How Nation Shakes (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)

(KHNL) — In light of Friday’s 5.2 magnitude earthquake in southern Illinois, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey revealed how shaky the nation is by releasing an updated version of the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps.

Contentious maps on website to stay offline (Straits Times)

A TROUBLED online map provider suffered another setback on Monday in an ongoing legal battle with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). Virtual Map was denied leave to appeal an earlier High Court decision that stopped the company from using a series of maps based on schematics from the SLA.

Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How the Nation Shakes with Quakes (USGS)

Friday’s magnitude-5.2 earthquake in southern Illinois is a reminder that earthquakes are a national hazard. Today, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are revealing how shaky the nation is by releasing an updated version of the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps. Earthquakes remain a serious threat in 46 of the United States. For some areas such as western Oregon and …

Historical maps helping protect county’s old trees (Blyth and Wansbeck Today)

HISTORICAL maps are helping to find and protect Northumberland’s anc-ient trees. (21/04/2008 08:02:00)

School board maps out 5-year turnaround (Detroit News)

PONTIAC — The Pontiac school board is promising safer schools and improved academic achievement in a five-year plan announced Monday night.

Australia ‘ideas summit’ maps new national path (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

A free-spirited summit aimed at soliciting innovative ideas to strengthen Australia’s future concluded Sunday with proposals ranging from a preventative health agency funded by a junk-food tax to making Australia the world’s “greenest” economy by 2020.

GL Announces Enhancements To VoIP Test Tool For Conformance Testing (TestandMeasurement.com)

GL Communications Inc., announced recently enhancements to its VoIP Conformance Test Tool, called Message Automation & Protocol Simulation (MAPS) - a software tool designed for SIP and Megaco protocol conformance testing

Scientific model maps coral reefs’ status (UPI)

U.S. and Dutch researchers have created a scientific model that can map where coral reefs are in the most trouble and where they can best be protected.

Now you can plan bus trips online (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

If you’re wondering where to catch a Milwaukee County bus, now you can Google it. Late Monday, Google Maps,

The Mapping of Ukraine: European Cartography and Maps of Early Modern Ukraine, 1550-1799 in NY-NJ-Metro on 04/20/2008 (BRAMA)

Sunday, April 20, will see the opening of a major exhibition of antiquarian maps at the Museum.

Late breaking news

Monday, April 21st, 2008

18-year-old SC student accused of plotting to bomb school (AP via Yahoo! News)

A high school senior collected enough supplies to carry out a bomb attack on his school and detailed the plot in a hate-filled diary that included maps of the building and admiring notations about the Columbine killers, authorities said Sunday.

The Mapping of Ukraine: European Cartography and Maps of Early Modern Ukraine, 1550-1799 in NY-NJ-Metro on 04/20/2008 (BRAMA)

Sunday, April 20, will see the opening of a major exhibition of antiquarian maps at the Museum.

Travel maps pop up in court battle (Times Online)

A design for a foldaway map inspired by a 2,000-year-old origami called the Unfolding Flower is at the centre of a High Court copyright hearing. Derek Dacey, 58, the inventor, claims that his design has been stolen.

South Carolina Student’s Bomb Plot Foiled (CBS News)

A high school senior collected enough supplies to carry out a bomb attack on his school and detailed the plot in a hate-filled diary that included maps of the building and admiring notations about the Columbine killers, authorities said.

Australia ‘ideas summit’ maps new national path (The Christian Science Monitor)

Australians submitted 8,000 ideas. Experts picked 40.

The plans of city, the charts of vicinity, even the charts of classroom and the charts at the house

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

The plans of city, the charts of vicinity, even the charts of classroom and the charts at the house (or plans) help of the children with concepts of the community, of shelter, and of responsibility.You mutual can introduce the infants (age 5+) to trace the instruction in their asking to draw a chart of the classroom. Show that the children an example of true charts of the building a plan.Maze are a good introduction to trace concepts for the infants.

Late breaking news

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Anoka County plotted its own route to update flood maps (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Every other county in the Twin Cities metro area is scheduled to receive updated flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. What happened to the new maps for Anoka County?

Google Maps Now Offers Traffic Predictions (Search Engine Land)

Late last week Microsoft Live Maps introduced “ClearFlow,” based on four years of work and data collection. ClearFlow is intended to provide traffic predictions and better secondary routing. Now, as reported in Google Operating System, Google Maps has introduced its own version of traffic predictions, based on historical traffic information. Click to continue reading… …

Maps Image Provider DigitalGlobe Files For $250 Million IPO (CBS News)

DigitalGlobe, a provider of satellite imagery for maps, whose clients include Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Virtual Earth, filed for an IPO of up to $250 million this week. How, you might be asking, is this company going public now, during a rather chilly period for IPOs? Well, it’s solidly profitable, having earned $37.9 million in 2007 (excluding a major income tax …

Maps Image Provider DigitalGlobe Files For $250 Million IPO (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

DigitalGlobe, a provider of satellite imagery for maps, whose clients include Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth, filed for an IPO of up to $250 million this week. How, you might be asking, is this company going public now, during a rather chilly period for IPOs?

State Issues New Highway Maps (The Morning News)

LITTLE ROCK - The 2008 version of the official Arkansas state highway map is now available.

Halo 3 releases new maps for multiplayer gaming (Arkansas State University Herald)

Since its release on September 25th 2007, Halo 3 has seen steadily decreasing numbers from its online multiplayer system, Xbox Live. The most likely suspect for the cause in this numerical decrease is the engaging multiplayer of last year’s release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Legendary maps for Halo 3 unleashed (Ferrago)

The much-touted Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3 has finally been released via Xbox Live - 800 Microsoft Points will deliver you fresh Forge options, and three new multiplayer maps.

Google Maps set to include YouTube videos (Macworld UK)

Google has announced that local business owners can now add YouTube videos to their listings in Google Maps.

Businesses add YouTube to Google Maps listings (PC Advisor)

Embedded videos used as online marketing tool Local business owners in the US can now add YouTube videos to their listings, after Google added the feature to Google Maps.

Google Maps set to include YouTube videos (Computerworld Singapore)

FRAMINGHAM, 15 APRIL 2008 - Google Monday announced that local business owners can now add YouTube videos to their listings in Google Maps. Google said that adding the capability to Google maps was a natural extension to its move last year to allow geotagged YouTube videos to run in Google Earth.

For example, in a matter chart devoted to present attractions of tourists of a country, the range

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

For example, in a matter chart devoted to present attractions of tourists of a country, the range could be employed to qualify matters such as various sights on information were presented at the possible visitors and the organizers of professional voyages. The range can also be employed to determine dynamically which name to employ for a matter based on the way in which the matter was reached.

Late breaking news

Friday, April 11th, 2008

In ‘Maps’ Exhibit, The Journey Is The Destination (Washington Post)

BALTIMORE — “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World” at the Walters Art Museum has the one from the 1883 edition of “Treasure Island,” which leads to buried gold, X marking the spot.

Flood maps countywide set to change (The Daily Mail)

CATSKILL If you live close to a wetland, stream, river or lake, new flood maps being adopted countywide next month may put your home in a flood zone.

Four Year Effort Culiminates In "ClearFlow" Traffic On Microsoft Live Search Maps (Search Engine Land)

Today in 72 US cities, Microsoft is introducing what it calls “ClearFlow” on Live Search Maps . It’s an improved traffic and routing service that relies on machine learning and predictive modeling to offer better traffic and routing information to consumers across the US. Microsoft employee and artificial intelligence expert Eric Horvitz initiated the project in roughly 2003. He told me that …

Expanded Flood Maps Anger New Jersey Homeowners (Insurance Journal)

Federal Emergency Management Administration officials have unleashed a torrent of complaints over new flood-zone maps in Monmouth County’s Bayshore region. The proposed maps show nearly 4,400 more

Boris Johnson: crime maps should be public (Daily Telegraph)

Secret crime maps should be made public to let residents see how many assaults, muggings and burglaries are committed on their doorsteps, London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson said yesterday.

Late breaking news

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Information Builders Releases WebFOCUS for Google Maps (ebizQ.net)

Information Builders, the independent leader in production business intelligence (BI) systems, today announced the release of WebFOCUS for Google Maps, the first rapid mashup application in the business intelligence market. ebizQ received …

New mashup app links BI data and Google Maps (Addict 3D)

Information Builders Monday rolled out a new mashup application for integrating business intelligence data with Google Maps without any developer coding.

Soldiers to get 3-D maps in near-real-time (PhysOrg)

In the near future, soldiers may be using maps that are more akin to long-range but highly accurate security cameras: the maps will enable troops to see both the exterior and interior of buildings, as well as streets and larger areas, as they appeared just minutes ago.

New mashup app links BI data and Google Maps (InfoWorld)

Information Builders Monday rolled out a new mashup application for integrating business intelligence data with Google Maps without any developer coding. The new WebFocus for Google Maps GUI allows users to overlay maps with operational data and reports created using the IBI’s WebFocus reporting tool. The combination will let users more easily identify performance issues or trends like …

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-31 14:44 GMT: Garmin in deal with MapQuest, Google maps to send locations to GPS devices (Interactive Investor)

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Garmin Ltd. Monday said it would launch a new feature that allows consumers to send locations from MapQuest and Google maps to their Garmin personal navigation device.

Business Intelligence Leader Information Builders Releases WebFOCUS for Google Maps (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Information Builders, the independent leader in production business intelligence systems, today announced the release of WebFOCUS for Google Maps, the first rapid mashup application in the business intelligence market.

Garmin(R) Simplifies Searching, Sending and Navigating to Locations through Google Maps (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that users can now send locations found on Google Maps, an innovative online mapping service, directly to their Garmin personal navigation device.

Garmin, MapQuest Ink Maps Pact (TheStreet.com)

The partnership will allow Garmin device owners to plan and research routes on the Internet and send trip results to their GPS units without needing to connect to a computer.

Information Builders maps out future for BI (iTNews)

Business intelligence vendor Information Builders has developed a new tool, integrating its analysis tools with Google’s mapping technology, to provide what it terms “geographic BI”.