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Geo Roundup: Google Map API Usage Limits, GPS for Military Use Report, Earthquake Timeline Map

Filed in GIS News, GPS by Caitlin Dempsey on October 30, 2011 • 0 Comments
Geo Roundup: Google Map API Usage Limits, GPS for Military Use Report, Earthquake Timeline Map

Google recently introduced limits to its Google Maps API usage.  Starting October 1, 2011, free usage is limited to: “up to 25,000 map loads per day for each API” or “up to 2,500 map loads per day that have been modified using the Styled Maps feature.”  Non-profits and those map applications determined by Google to be “in [...]

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Mapping Japan's changed landscape from space

Filed in GIS News by Contributor on March 16, 2011 • 0 Comments
Mapping Japan's changed landscape from space

Following the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March, satellite imagery has been vital in providing a clear picture of the extent of devastation to aid the relief effort now underway.  Guest article from ESA. Following the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March, satellite imagery has been vital [...]

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Of Interest: Real-Time Middle East Tweet Mapping, Christchurch Earthquake Maps

Filed in Web Mapping by Caitlin Dempsey on February 23, 2011 • 0 Comments
Of Interest: Real-Time Middle East Tweet Mapping, Christchurch Earthquake Maps

Following the unrest in the Middle East via Tweets has been made possible by developer Virender Ajmani.  Tweets tagged with #bahrain, #egypt, #libya, and #iran are mapped out at intervals of 5 seconds on this Google Maps application (blog post from Ajmani here).  ~via Got Geoint? Esri has published a social media map in partnership [...]

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Haiti Maps and GIS Data Resources

Filed in GIS Data by Caitlin Dempsey on January 13, 2010 • 2 Comments
Haiti Maps and GIS Data Resources

Resources for finding maps, satellite imagery, GIS data and other geographically related data for the country of Haiti.  This page has been updated to included links to mapping resources for the recent January 12, 2010 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Haiti Maps and GIS Data Earthquake Related Maps for Haiti Listing from the Google Maps [...]

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