Flex for ESRI?

Whereas we've combined Adobe Flash + AJAX technology and Minnesota server components to create rich internet applications (RIA's) many years for today, Esri has started partnership to develop their new generation platform also:

...Universal Mind Inc. today announced it will team with ESRI and Adobe to create a new generation of rich Internet applications that leverage ESRI’s enterprise GIS platform and Adobe® Flex™ software to make geographic analysis and access easy and ubiquitous. Read more (DM 22.06.2007)...


See also Google Maps travel and exploration mashup Geowalk with new UI made with Adobe Flex 3(See previous version of GeoWalk). More from Googlemapsmania

Route animation demo

Simple application for route animation demonstration purposes:

Is it allowed?

Many customers have asked, is it possible to use Google free API for applications like SeeMe launched lately. The answer is: NO, IT'S NOT ALLOWED! License says: "Except where you have been specifically licensed to do so by Google, you may not use Google Maps with any products, systems, or applications installed or otherwise connected to or in communication with vehicles, capable of vehicle navigation, positioning, dispatch, real time route guidance, fleet management or similar applications".

See also additional terms of Google API:
…Service may not be used: (a) for or with real time route guidance (including without limitation, turn-by-turn route guidance and other routing that is enabled through the use of a sensor), or (b) for, or in connection with, any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior.

First application from our competitor in paper maps market

We have waited for years when the day comes our competitor in paper maps market starts to serve internet maps and build webmap applications. The day has come!

True, the first application is rather example of how a map application should not be built on 21th century. It's good illustration of architecture we tried to avoid starting development of MapCat SDK years ago (use together with LiveHTTPheaders sidebar). Still, it works somehow regardless some serious usability issues and probably next version will already be better. Potential competitor in Estonian market for some years and I hope it makes us stronger also :-) Worth to be blogged!

Digitizing demo

Simple application for digitizing demonstration purposes:

K V blog-map

KV real-estate portal's Blog-map

Future of routing services?

Movin 360 Berlin tour recalls a city journey on a map and a 360 degree panorama- video. Camera viewpoint can be changed on video screen.

The development of map.movin360 is thesis (diploma) work of Christian Müllenhagen and Fabian Zastrow during wintersemester 2006/2007 at Technischen Fachhochschule Berlin. More in German...

Yahoo maps: new design, new engine

Cartifact announced that their map design work is prominently featured in the recently released version of Yahoo! Maps worldwide. The goal of the project was to create a style distinct from other web maps, in both visual appeal and content. Yahoo! officially launched the new map styles on May 16.

Also it seems Yahoo has given up of using DeCarta map engine...

Search from radius

Quite fancy solution of map UI for typical problem of search from radius. Based on google maps, but that's besides the point.
http://www.properazzi.com/

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