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Late breaking news

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

NASA, Google Maps track Southern California wildfires (CNET)

NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer satellite delivers photos of the Southern California wildfires. Google Maps provides another way to chart the course of the fires.

Aerial maps to help fight nuisance grass (The Arizona Republic)

The maps will allow land managers at the Coronado National Forest and Saguaro National Park to figure out growth and locations of buffelgrass, said Coronado natural resource planner Rick Gerhart.

Tele Atlas and SK Energy Sign Agreement for South Korea Maps (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands—-Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, announced today a partnership with South Korea-based SK Energy to license the SKE digital maps and enhanced content of South Korea for distribution to the global Tele Atlas customer base.

Aerial maps to help fight invasive grass in southern AZ (ABC 15 Phoenix)

Land managers in the Coronado and Saguaro National Forests are getting much needed help in fighting destructive grass growing in southern Arizona. High-tech maps from an aerial survey are expected to help them figure out growth and locations of buffelgrass.

New maps reflect changed flood elevations for county (The Wahpeton Daily News)

Richland County officials and residents gathered at the Law Enforcement Center Wednesday to review changes in the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), which are planned to be in effect late 2009. About 10 people from the public attended the meeting.

Aerial maps to help fight buffelgrass (FOX 11 Tucson)

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — High-tech maps from an aerial survey are expected to help officials battle a destructive grass growing on federal land in southern Arizona.

Aerial maps to help land managers fight nuisance (KVOA Tucson)

Associated Press - November 17, 2008 10:24 AM ET TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Officials battling a destructive grass on federal land in southern Arizona hope high-tech mapping will help them…

Maps Of Fires In Southern California: November 2008 Edition (Search Engine Land)

Fires are burning in Southern California once again. Heres an update on how to find maps of where the blazes are at: Orange County Register: Watch this newspapers Google Maps account here . This map covers the Yorba Linda / Chino fire.

TicketFeeder.com Launches Industry Pioneering ‘Take a Seat’ Venue Maps (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Ticket sales sites are always researching why customers hesitate to buy tickets online. Years of experience have told TicketFeeder.com that the major reason is that customers want to know where the seats are and what their view of the event will be.

Area basketball schedule (Muskogee Phoenix)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more… 3228-Customer Service Representative Needed for busy medical equipment company. Fax resume to 918-686-0345, attention Shelly. …

Maps - It Will Find You

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Official video for “It Will Find You”, from Maps debut album WE CAN CREATE. Directed by Atticus Finch

Late breaking news

Monday, November 10th, 2008

TeleNav Selects Tele Atlas for Digital Maps and Content to Power New Internet-Connected GPS Personal Navigation Device (Centre Daily Times)

Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and TeleNav, Inc., the first company to launch a cell phone GPS navigation service in the U.S., have announced Tele Atlas maps and content will power TeleNav Shotgun(TM), the company’s first two-way, Internet-connected GPS personal navigation device (PND), also announced today. …

TeleNav Selects Tele Atlas for Digital Maps and Content to Power New Internet-Connected GPS Personal Navigation Device (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LEBANON, N.H. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.—-Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and TeleNav, Inc., the first company to launch a cell phone GPS navigation service in the U.S., have announced Tele Atlas maps and content will power TeleNav Shotgun, the companys first two-way, Internet-connected GPS personal navigation …

Springfield residents complain about new maps (Jefferson City News Tribune)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Plans to change the flood zone maps in Springfield have several residents upset that they will have to buy flood insurance for property that they say has never flooded.

Selectmen to set policy for tax maps (Wiscasset Newspaper)

Westport Island selectmen have decided to come up with a policy on what information will be posted on the towns website related to digital tax maps. The move was prompted by phone calls from property owners concerned with privacy issues. The policy is expected to be ready by December 12.

Springfield Residents Complain About New Maps (FOX 2 News St. Louis)

Plans to change the flood zone maps in Springfield have several residents upset that they will have to buy flood insurance for property that they say has never flooded. More than 100 homeowners attended a meeting Friday with city officials to discuss the maps, which would make 340 parcels and 116 structures currently outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 100-year flood zone part of a …

Spirit of Akron arrives at MAPS (The Suburbanite)

The “Spirit of Akron” blimp gondola made its final journey from Wingfoot Lake to the MAPS museum on the west side of Akron-Canton Airport Oct. 31.

Burglar grabs maps, goes on his way (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

SOUTHLAKE This burglar needed some directions. Someone broke into a 2001 Ford F-250 pickup Oct. 31 and took a couple of “old” road maps from the vehicle that was parked in the 200 block of Westwood Drive. The bad guy jimmied the pickups lock, then grabbed the maps, according to police reports. No other items were taken in the burglary. The maps were valued at $4, the reports state. No other …

New bicycle maps available (KGO-TV Bay Area)

The popular maps cover road, mountain and transportation routes.

Summer project maps public bike racks in Madison (Wisconsin State Journal)

Kira McCoy spent her summer biking Madison. She got a great tan and good exercise, but she was also a key component in a project with UW-Madison and the city to revamp the city’s bike parking facilities and create a healthier urban environment. Biking the Downtown and Isthmus area of Madison, McCoy created a virtual map of the city’s public bike parking using a hand held GPS. She photographed …

Articles for Sunday, November 9, 2008 (Aspen Daily News)

City of Aspen utilities engineer John Hines draws frantically on the white board, talking and moving the marker faster as he maps it all out.

Late breaking news

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Microsoft maps get Photosynth panoramas (CNET)

The Photosynth technology immersing oneself in a virtual view of a location now is integrated with Microsoft’s online maps.

New Floodplain Maps Out (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)

(Springfield, MO) –FEMA has updated its flood insurance rate maps for Springfield and Greene Counties and you can find out if that affects your property this morning.

MAPS lands Goodyear gondola - SSNL (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)

GREEN The newly restored Goodyear blimp gondola was brought by truck Oct. 31 from Goodyears Wingfoot Lake to the MAPS Air Museum, where the gondola will be placed on permanent display.

Residents question new flood plain maps (The Springfield News-Leader)

Ozark — The Christian County Commission met Thursday with officials from the state Emergency Management Agency and AMEC Earth and Environmental to discuss protests and answer residents’ questions about preliminary revised flood plain maps for the…

Residents question new flood plain maps (The Springfield News-Leader)

Ozark — The Christian County Commission met Thursday with officials from the state Emergency Management Agency and AMEC Earth and Environmental to discuss protests and answer residents’ questions about preliminary revised flood plain maps for the county.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to offer Braille maps of campus (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

When April Jones came to UTC as a freshman in 2004 she was forced to navigate the dark new world of college life with little more than a cane and a homemade map made of wax.

Groundbreaking maps facilitate navigation (The Echo)

UTC is the first university in Tennessee to offer textured maps etched in magnesium for students with disabilities, Bryon Kleusner, adaptive technology coordinator for the Office of Students with Disabilities, said. The Office for Students with Disabilities has two maps the size of a large office desk, one of which will tentatively be located in the UC and the other in the Office for …

Experts sequence gene maps of Chinese, African men (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Scientists have sequenced the entire gene maps of two men, one Chinese and the other African, for a fraction of the price that such exercises used to cost.

State offers on-line maps of all public hunting land (Michigan Outdoor News)

Lansing - Having a difficult time finding a place to hunt? The DNR might just have an answer - or a multitude of answers - for you. They come in the form of a new collection of online maps that show all Michigan lands open to public hunting.

New Maps Reveal Evansville’s Earthquake Risk (Insurance Journal)

The U.S. Geological Survey is completing maps that will indicate earthquake hazards in the Evansville area. Geophysicist Oliver Boyd tells the Evansville Courier & Press that he hopes the f

Late breaking news

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Microsoft HQ Listing Hijacked on Google Maps, Briefly Becomes ‘Microsoft Escort Service’ [Fun With Google Maps] (Gizmodo)

As we become increasingly reliant on location-aware handheld devices, and on GPS or other map-based software services, claiming one’s local search business listing on platforms like Google Maps…

IMAGES Digital Technologies launches an online location based marketplace based on Google Maps technology (AME Info)

eMapia website is a location based marketplace that allows sellers to display their items for sale in a new and innovative way using Google Maps technology.

New Pressurex Zero Sensor Film Measures And Maps Very Low Contact Pressures (TestandMeasurement.com)

Sensor Products Inc. announces Pressurex Zero, the newest addition to its tactile pressure-indicating sensor films

Updated flood elevation maps will be available next week (The Vicksburg Post)

New flood elevation maps for Vicksburg and Warren County will be available for public viewing inside local government offices once they become effective Wednesday.

Sensis concedes defeat to Google (Sydney Morning Herald)

Sensis will provide its Yellow business listings to Google Maps and abandon its own search engine for one powered by Google.

Google Maps - Send to BMW

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Send business addresses from Google Maps to your car via BMW Assist. (english version, wmv)

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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

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Late breaking news

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Chandrayaan-I to help generate comprehensive moon maps (The Times of India)

SRIHARIKOTA: Scientists world over have detailed maps of Mars but not of the moon. Chandrayaan-I, India’s maiden moon mission, is carrying 11 instruments which will help prepare comprehensive maps of the earth’s only natural satellite — the moon.

Chandrayaan-I to help generate comprehensive moon maps (The Times of India)

Chandrayaan-I, India’s maiden moon mission, is carrying 11 instruments which will help prepare comprehensive maps of the earth’s only natural satellite — the moon.

Highways Agency feeds traffic data to Google Maps (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The Highways Agency is providing real-time road data to Google Maps in a bid to help drivers plan their journeys ahead to avoid congestion.

Highways Agency feeds traffic data to Google Maps (Computing.co.uk)

Angelica Mari, Computing , Tuesday 21 October 2008 at 17:20:00 Partnership will provide users with real-time information The Highways Agency is providing real-time road data to Google Maps in a bid to help drivers plan their journeys ahead to avoid congestion. Under the partnership, users will benefit from traffic information and predictions based on past conditions. The …

New flood plain maps near reality (Dunn County News)

BOYCVILLE After a frustrating and fruitless period that spanned several years, it appears that Boycevilles attempt to secure updated flood plain zoning maps is about to bear fruit.

MAPS Air Museum lands restored blimp gondola (Akron Beacon Journal)

A newly restored Goodyear blimp gondola is to be transported Wednesday morning from Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake airship base to a permanent home at the MAPS Air Museum.

Highways Agency feeds traffic data to Google Maps (vnunet.com)

Angelica Mari, Computing , Tuesday 21 October 2008 at 17:20:00 Partnership will provide users with real-time information The Highways Agency is providing real-time road data to Google Maps in a bid to help drivers plan their journeys ahead to avoid congestion….

India launches moon mission in Asian space race (AP via Yahoo! News)

Scientists have better maps of distant Mars than the moon where astronauts have walked. But India hopes to change that with its first lunar mission.

It’s All in the Planning - Openroads.com Launches Interactive Maps (PRWeb)

Over the summer months, travel experts Openroads.com have been upgrading the quality of the information available on Britain’s most popular tourist destinations. http://www.openroads.com/?cID=18&cType=news [Interactive maps have been added to targeted hotel selections to provide the user with a faster and more flexible service. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2008) Read the full story at …

It’s All in the Planning - Openroads.com Launches Interactive Maps (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Over the summer months, travel experts Openroads.com have been upgrading the quality of the information available on Britain’s most popular tourist destinations. http://www.openroads.com/?cID=18&cType=news [Interactive maps have been added to targeted hotel selections to provide the user with a faster and more flexible service.

Sometimes associations are symmetrical, in the sense that the nature of the report/ratio is same

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Sometimes associations are symmetrical, in the sense that the nature of the report/ratio is same the any manner look at it to you. For example, the corollary of Lorca collaborated with Falla (probably) that is to say that of Falla collaborated with Lorca. Sometimes the roles of anchor in such symmetrical reports/ratios are identical (that in this case: collaborator and collaborator), sometimes they are different (as in the case of the roles of husband and wife in A to marry with the report/ratio).

Late breaking news

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

9 p.m.: County flood maps released (The Herald Bulletin)

ANDERSON Madison County residents were given a chance to check out newly updated Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps to determine if they must protect their homes with flood insurance.

Outgear: Don’t get lost and angry get Mad Maps (Miami Herald)

Mad Maps has unleashed four new “tour packs,” including the Pacific region, for its traveling brethren. New tour packs also are available for the Gulf Coast, Atlantic and Eastern Central regions of the United States.

MENIFEE: District seeks comment on middle school attendance maps (North County Times)

MENIFEE —- Proposed attendance boundary maps for middle school students will be presented for viewing and comment at open houses next week, school district officials said Tuesday. The Menifee Union School District is building a third middle school

Great Barrier Reef added to Google Maps (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast has become the first marine park in the world to feature on Google Maps.