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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] GoogleMaps? |
| Date: |
10/21/2005 12:40:01 PM |
| From: |
Sonny Parafina |
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in Google Earth, you can load your own imagery
Landon Blake wrote:
> Have you ever waited for imagery to load on Google Maps?
>
> My desktop GIS is a lot faster......
>
> The Sunburned Surveyor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com
> [mailto:gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com] On Behalf Of Jackson, Jonah
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:02 AM
> To: Frank Warmerdam: Anthony Quartararo
> Cc: Adena.Schutzberg@directionsmag.com: gislist@lists.thinkburst.com
> Subject: Re: [gislist] GoogleMaps?
>
> I work in the environmental engineering GIS field (hazardous waste,
> superfund...managing a sites environmental data). And I don't expect
> google to force me out of a job. though it will definitely have some
> effect (the other day I was tempted to use a google aerial photo for a
> quick site map, till I read their usage agreement). There will still be
> a need for someone to build a site GIS, including up-to-date aerial
> photos (not few years old ones), detailed topo maps (perhaps from
> surveyor), and really localized GIS features that google will probably
> not have, even in the next few years. also linking site-specific
> analytical data with the GIS and delivering ineteractive GIS solutions
> to clients for decision making will be something requiring GIS
> professionals. just providing my thoughts on my particular industry.
>
> Jonah jackson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com
> [mailto:gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com] On Behalf Of Frank Warmerdam
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 12:15 PM
> To: Anthony Quartararo
> Cc: Adena.Schutzberg@directionsmag.com: gislist@lists.thinkburst.com
> Subject: Re: [gislist] GoogleMaps?
>
> On 10/21/05, Anthony Quartararo <ajq3@spatialnetworks.com> wrote:
>
>>It's my opinion that Google will continue to add content, and
>
> eventually
>
>>make GoogleEarth free too, and never charge a fee for it, even for
>>industrial strength, commercial "for-profit" applications. They will
>>however, even if not yet determined, find a business model that
>
> involves
>
>>advertising revenues, that will "pay" for all this, and they will
>
> simply
>
>>ignore anyone using GoogleMaps in a commercial application.
>>
>>So, what's wrong with this picture? Nothing. However, ...
>
>
> Anthony,
>
> I think one aspect you are missing is that the data companies
> (ie. DigitalGlobe, etc) will not put up with this picture indefinately.
> If Google doesn't enforce their usage restrictions, then the data
> companies will apply pressure to Google.
>
> One interesting possibliity is that Google might just purchase an
> unlimited license for the data it wants. They may have to settle
> for "second best" data in some cases in order to get the right
> to use as they wish, but if this happens it could really have an
> effect.
>
>
>>What we don't see in the landscape are things like "desktop GIS",
>
> "GIS", or
>
>>even "OGC" [note to the faithful: not a dig], and so, what will we [as
>
> an
>
>>entrenched, slow moving, traditional industry] do when the only place
>
> people
>
>>go (practically speaking) for anything geospatial will be the virtual
>>(mammoth) googleplex... ?
>
>
> To be honest I don't see googlemaps mashups replacing the need for
> enterprise gis for folks doing resources, facilities or other
> infrastructure
> mapping work. A municipality can't use googlemaps as the cadastral
> database.
>
> I see googlemaps putting pressure on data companies (it is getting
> harder to sell the same data many times), and on "casual" mapping
> applications.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> ---------------------------------------+--------------------------------
> ------
> I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam,
> warmerdam@pobox.com
> light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
> and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent
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