Google Maps – Science, Technology, Society

Why Apple maps debacle was actually a success

Posted on December 14, 2012April 15, 2013 by timbatchelder

Is Google’s New Maps App Actually a Big Triumph for Apple?
Frederick E. Allen, forbes.com

Last September when Apple ditched its Google Maps iPhone app and replaced it with its amazingly inept home-built Maps app, the move was so roundly denounced as a step backward and a weakening of the iPhone environment that chief execut…

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Reliably Navigate With Google Maps For iPhone (makeuseof.com)
Apple Acquires WiFiSLAM, An Indoor Navigation Company (ubergizmo.com)
The Best iPhone Apps to Replace Pre-Loaded Ones (blogs.wsj.com)
Apple Maps Slowly Improving (informationweek.com)
After six months, experiences start to show Apple Maps may be better than Google Maps (zdnet.com)
Apple Maps Beats Google And Waze In An Unofficial Test Among Tech Pundits (cultofmac.com)

Why you should not build expensive cities near salt water

Posted on November 6, 2012March 31, 2013 by timbatchelder

FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
By Colin Lecher, popsci.com

The white stuff can stick around and ruin, well, pretty much everything. That puts the officials trying to fix it on a ticking clock.

Sandy crippled the NYC subway system this week, knocking out power, damaging switches, and dumping…

http://flpbd.it/udDia

Salt: Mineral of Tyrants, Explorers and Revolutionaries – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
Making Salt Water Drinkable Just Got 99 Percent Cheaper (gizmodo.com.au)
Google Maps Adds Real-Time Transit Data in NYC, Salt Lake City (transportationnation.org)
Google Maps Offers Mass Transit Info for NYC, DC, Salt Lake City (eweek.com)
Coming to Salt Lake City today (craphound.com)
Salt Can Lead to Autoimmune Diseases Study Says (newsy.com)
Lockheed Martin finds way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater (3quarksdaily.com)

It’s Time For Your Drive-By Energy Audit

Posted on October 1, 2012November 13, 2013 by timbatchelder

It’s Time For Your Drive-By Energy Audit
BY MICHAEL J. COREN, fastcoexist.com

An ambitious company is attempting to use thermal cameras attached to cars to capture images of how every building in America is wasting energy.

It’s the Google Maps for home efficiency. At the rate of two to three million buildings per mont…

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IDB supports energy efficiency program for Bahamian hotels (antiguaobserver.com)
Thousands Of Ohio Businesses To Reap Free Energy Audits (earthtechling.com)
One Clean Planet Offers New Innovative All Natural, Healthy Carpeting that’s Unlike Any Other Product in North America (prweb.com\
Online Tool Helps Your Home Save Energy (earthtechling.com)
Two Wonderful Tools Integrating Twitter in Google Maps (teacherlingo.com)
Give your house an energy audit with your smartphone (smartplanet.com)
New Technology Makes Home Heat Loss Visible (wbur.org)

Globe Trekker on breakfasts of the world

Posted on May 18, 2010February 9, 2013 by timbatchelder

I rather like this show. In particular the breakfasts consumed around the world consist of foods that Starbucks sugar addled American brains would shudder to think. Most are well rounded meals high in protein, fiber, beneficial fats, probiotics, and micro nutrients such as pickled veggies and fish washed down with a beer (Thailand).

The official Globe Trekker website: Globe Trekker The Good and Bad Food Guide.

Ron Randall’s Trekker Returns to Dark Horse Presents! (graphicpolicy.com)
Google Trekker adds 9,500 new pictures of the Grand Canyon to Google Maps (phonearena.com)
Google’s Plans For Trekker Come To Fruition With 9,500 Grand Canyon Panoramas Added To Google Maps (techcrunch.com)
Google Street View lets users take a virtual hike through the Grand Canyon (gizmag.com)
The Gourmet Trekker or T.G.Trekker needs a new logo (99designs.com)

ProgrammableWeb – Mashups, APIs, and the Web as Platform

Posted on August 25, 2007August 25, 2012 by timbatchelder

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ProgrammableWeb – Mashups, APIs, and the Web as Platform.

ProgrammableWeb keeps tabs on mashups and open APIs across the Web. When a service such as Google Maps, Flickr, or Facebook opens its API, ProgrammableWeb is one of the best resources for finding new extensions or building your own.

Cloud Expo Silicon Valley Speaker Profile: Adam DuVander – ProgrammableWeb (sys-con.com)
7,000 APIs: Twice as Many as This Time Last Year (programmableweb.com)
Best New Mashups: Week In Review Featuring Google Maps, Dropbox and Spotify (programmableweb.com)
Next Version Of Twitterrific To Be Launched As Planned Despite Twitter API Changes (programmableweb.com)
30 APIs To Look At When Planning Your API (apievangelist.com)
Census API (web2learning.net)
The Rise of Shopping APIs [Infographic] (getelastic.com)
Alcatel-Lucent Creates Methodology For APIs And Makes Available Under Creative Commons (techcrunch.com)
What is the Future of Web APIs? (apievangelist.com)

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