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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] GOOGLEMAPS? |
| Date: |
10/23/2005 07:45:01 AM |
| From: |
Krishan Sharma |
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Your very impressive experience in GIS can of great use. There's lot of
security questions raised regarding Google Images here in India? as why to
White House is blanked out and not the aircraft Carrier of India and many
secret defence places are clearly shown, there's lot hue and cry to stop
this site where as the GIS community in total will be immensely get
benefited? what the international gis community thinks about this issue?
On 10/22/05, Michael Morin <mmorin@cassblue.com> wrote:
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> All,
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> I am a retired GIS/IT professional who has used ESRI products since
> 1982. Google Maps is a huge jump forward in delivering spatial content
> to the masses. I think the 'free' model is here to stay and adds what
> is needed today in the GIS arena...competition. When I was working for
> the state the cost of software was not a major concern, but when you
> join the ranks of private life these costs can be daunting.
>
> I've loaded vector and raster data using Oracle/SDE and ArcGIS with a
> web-based product called ARCIMS all in a Sun Unix environment. Delivery
> of some vector datasets was sluggist. On the other hand, Google is fast
> in delivering content...especially 3D content. Since I am not totally
> in sink with their delivery mechanism I think their success must be the
> OS they are using which is unix or linux based on perhaps Sun based AMD
> blades in some sort of cluster. I have a satellite connection since i
> live in a rural area of Illinois and I can go anyware in the world in a
> 2D or 3D plain quickly. Maps can be saved in tiff or jpeg format and
> brought into ESRI products as a graphic...from there annotation can be
> added. All and all a great product and Googles new association with Sun
> Microsystems and Open Source is a positive move with all of us users
> benefiting.
>
> As for data, that too can be very very expensive...especially
> raster-based data...so having it for free is nothing short of GREAT.
>
> I applaud their efforts and incourage more development and cooperation.
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> Regards to all.
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> Michael Morin
> 11096 Knoles Road
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> Email: mmorin@cassblue.com
> Cell: 217/971-0057
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Hello !!!
Dear sir,
Thanks & regards,
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With best wishes,
Krishan Sharma, Ph.D. (USA)
www.gisextechnologies.com <http://www.gisextechnologies.com>
Mobile: 987-029-4791
" Everything in ... GIS ... in Everyhting"
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