Archive for November, 2009

Using Google Earth Without Internet

November 27th, 2009

What happens when I want to use Google Earth out of the home and I’ve no mobile internet? May I use Google Earth even without internet?

YES: Without internet Google Earth cannot load new maps,  but the former visited maps reside on your computer. Google Earth remembers images and maps once shown in the screen in its so called Cache memory. This cache is stored on local hard disk and therefore also available without an Internet connection. Therefore, it is also an online archive.

 
Up to this is’nt full cache all recently “overflown” areas are still available.

And Thit is exactly the problem! If the cache is full, it overwrites the old data by third parties. Nobody knows when the cache is full and data will be automatically replaced.

If  I need a specific area after weeks for a presentation without internet these data are lost. There’s only a fuzzy background without details. Google Earth has overwitten exactly this area cause someone has prepared his holiday trip on the same computer. 

All the worse if you wanted to use Google Earth with GPS out of home and the necessary maps have disapeared.
Google Earth itself provides no opportunity to backup its cache data or to transfer it to another computer.

At this point apply “Cache for Google Earth”!

  • Backup your cache with precisely that maps you need for later use
  • Stay informed about the “filling level” of the cache.
  • Exchange prepared cache copies with other computers.

Features Cache for Google Earth :

  • Management of cache copies of Google Earth
  • Save an unlimited number of copies of offline cache of Google Earth
  • Define exactly start with “New Project”
  • Select the desired map online directory
  • Full control over the state of the current cache
  • Graphical Overview “state of complete” and the date / time changed
  • Beginning and closing of Google Earth directly from the cache manager interface

» Read more: Using Google Earth Without Internet

Surabaya Historic Map

November 26th, 2009

This is a historic map of Surabaya from “Guide to the Dutch East Indies” by Dr. J.F. van Bemmelen and G.B. Hoover, Luzac & Co, London 1897.

Click The Map to Download


gvSIG Version 1.9

November 24th, 2009

gvSIG version 1.9 has been released. gvSIG is an open-source desktop GIS developed in Java (runs on Window, Mac, and Linux). 

The new features with major functionality improvements in:

  • Raster analysis and remote sensing
  • Symbology and labeling
  • Topology
  • Network analysis
  • Vector editing and manipulation
  • Export to the Windows Mobile version of gvSIG
  • And more; see the New Features log for more info

» Read more: gvSIG Version 1.9

MapWindow GIS V4.7

November 24th, 2009

MapWindow GIS  version 4.7 was released on November, 13 2009.  MapWindow GIS desktop application is a free, open source, standards-based standalone software package that you can use to view and edit GIS data in many file formats.

 

What’s new & improvement in Mapwindow 4.7 :

  • Stability improvements, particularly when dealing with large numbers of shapes in shapefiles
  • TauDEM/Automatic Watershed Delineation Help Files
  • Progress indicator improvements in many plug-ins
  • Unit conversions available for more standard units and more accurate
  • New image properties in MapWindow (Use Histogram, Allow Hillshade, Buffersize, Image Color Scheme, Set to Grey
  • Zooming with mouse wheel
  • Updated GDAL projection library
  • Added GEOS shape functions (Contains, Crosses, Touches, Intersects, Overlaps, etc.)
  • New printing plug-in
  • New image properties (Use Histogram, Allow Hillshade, Buffersize, Image Color Scheme, Set to Grey)
  • Bug fixes and speed improvements
  • Improved documentation

» Read more: MapWindow GIS V4.7

Google Earth More New November Imagery Update

November 22nd, 2009

Google has just launched new November imagery for Google Earth and Google Maps. Check to see if any of your favorite places has gotten an update!

» Read more: Google Earth More New November Imagery Update

View Map Offline From Google Maps With GmapCatcher

November 20th, 2009

GMapCatcher is a simple python application as an offline maps viewer. It downloads OpenStreetMap or Google Map, Yahoo Map, Cloudmade, Information Freeway and OpenCycleMaptiles automatically, display them using a specific GUI. User can view the maps while offline. GMapCatcher doesn’t depend on google-map’s java scripts so it should work even if google changes them. It also provides a downloading tool.

GMapCatcher is written in Python 2.6, can run on Linux, Windows and Mac OSX.

» Read more: View Map Offline From Google Maps With GmapCatcher

GIS Tutorial : Design Geodatabase Using ArcGIS Diagrammer

November 17th, 2009

Download for free

GIS Tutorial : Design Geodatabase Using ArcGIS Diagrammer
Available in PDF format, language : Bahasa Indonesia
by Geovisi

» Read more: GIS Tutorial : Design Geodatabase Using ArcGIS Diagrammer

GIS Data of Jakarta Utara City

November 16th, 2009

This is where you can find GIS Data of Jakarta Utara City.

From here you can download for free the following layers :

  • RW boundary
  • Coastline
  • Jakarta Utara City boundary
  • Railway
  • River
  • Land use
  • Street (with street name)
  • Building (with building name)

All layers available in shapefile format. » Read more: GIS Data of Jakarta Utara City

Google Earth Details November Imagery Update in KML File

November 6th, 2009

 Google has posted the KML file November imagery update, outlining all the areas receiving new data.
  

 
» Read more: Google Earth Details November Imagery Update in KML File

Google Maps Courses – Introduction to the Google Maps API

November 5th, 2009

From GeoSpatialTraining.com :

freexsmallThis is our entry level course for the Google Maps API, and is designed to enable you to build Google Maps applications for the web.  You will learn how to create maps, add map controls for user interactions (zooming, and panning), programmatically alter the map extent, add points of interest to the map, create lines and polygons on a map, add custom icons, geocode addresses on the fly, read addresses from XML or KML files, calculate driving directions, view current traffic conditions, display a street view, integrate with Google Earth, and display aerial photography.

Intended Audience
This course is designed for all levels.

Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Google Maps
Module 2: Basic Concepts of the Google Maps API
Module 3: Geocoding
Module 4: Reading Data from File and Database Sources (XML, KML)
Module 5: Driving Directions, Traffic, and Street View
Module 6: Integration with Google Earth
Module 7: Integrating Local Search with Google Maps
» Read more: Google Maps Courses – Introduction to the Google Maps API

Download Maps From Google Maps With Google Map Buddy

November 3rd, 2009

Download for free Google Map Buddy

Google Map Buddy is a program for users to capture Google Maps offline and store them as images on your hard drive & print out maps of entire cities at zoom levels that would take hours to put together with the current Google facility

Best of all, this tool is completely FREE!

» Read more: Download Maps From Google Maps With Google Map Buddy