Eighteen months ago, Google quietly deprecated its Maps API, and ESRI offered and alternative with ArcGIS Earth, then Mapbox and Carto in quick succession: I blogged then Esri, Google and if the shoe fits... Part 1 and Part 2, mirrored on LinkedIn here and here, respectively. Safe Software, LINQ Ltd. and I basically saw it as the next phase in the battle for The Internet of Things (IoT), which has been gaining traction of late.
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Friday 12 August 2016
Sunday 7 August 2016
Massive online activity - all is not as it appears - Fin
[Update: interesting tweet exchange w @0mgould at bottom]
I wrote over the past weeks why Pokémon Go is not what it seems:
I wrote over the past weeks why Pokémon Go is not what it seems:
- from being hailed as the next big thing in geospatial (neither open nor intended to be)
- to hiding the access / marketing in&outs its hosts indulge in (internet privacy anyone?)
Monday 1 August 2016
Massive online activity - all is not as it appears - Cont.
[Update: Caveat emptor, lawsuits already started on Pokémon Go trespassing - BBC
Update 2: follow-on posts here & here on geo-ramifications to virtual reality mapping]
I posted last week re: spatial ownership issues Pokémon Go raised, from the personal (visiting family the weekend it was released in France)
Update 2: follow-on posts here & here on geo-ramifications to virtual reality mapping]
I posted last week re: spatial ownership issues Pokémon Go raised, from the personal (visiting family the weekend it was released in France)
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