Jul 16 2016
Wow! I realise that it is a long time since I blogged…
Anyway, a friend recently told me about Null Island! It sounds like a great place!
Unfortunately, it is difficult to actually get there, according to If You Can’t Follow Directions, You’ll End Up on Null Island.
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Nov 17 2011
Somebody brought this article to my attention today: Apple gets killer location services patent.
I bet Apple is really excited about this, and Google is probably the most worried!
In fairness, I am not sure if this patent would remain valid if challenged :o
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Oct 24 2011
The first Galileo satellites were launched last week, according to Galileo Navigation Satellites Lift Off Thursday.
It seems that this has been discussed and planned for years, so it is great to finally see it starting to happen!
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Sep 19 2011
I read about a dog tracking device called Retriever over the weekend in Track Your Dog With Retriever, The Compact GPS Dog Collar.
There is nothing particularly innovative in this idea, but it seems to be well executed.
It interests me :) However, I must confess that I am wondering if it could equally well be used on a child!
Actually, I would be very interested in a generic version that I could hide in a car, or hide in a school bag, or in any other concealed area!
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Apr 21 2011
There is lots of media coverage of Apple‘s covert user tracking activities: iPhones and 3G iPads record location data without permission – research.
It is times like this that I am glad I am not an Apple user :D
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Apr 18 2011
Interesting upcoming Enterprise Ireland event: Emerging Technologies and Business Opportunities in the Location Services Market.
Hopefully, I will have the time to attend!
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Feb 03 2011
Facebook is becoming location aware on mobile devices in the EU (or at least in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain).
For more details see Facebook Deals Launches in Europe.
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Dec 08 2010
Actually, it is probably over now (and I am too tired to actually check), but I hope that Cauwill Technologies got on well today!
To understand what I am writing about see Cauwill Technologies represents Ireland in global start-up competition.
Oct 01 2010
Google Street View launched in Ireland yesterday, and it received plenty of media attention. For example, see Google Street View goes live or Street View to go live at maps.google.ie Friday evening.
I saw one of the cars taking photos last year, as I described in Google Street View in Dublin. Now I can happily reveal that I am indeed visible! Yippee!!!
I am not going to say where I am, but I will say that I was not on Ballinteer Drive :D (You might need to read Barefaced cheek on Google Street View to get the joke!)
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Jul 06 2010
A while ago a friend told me about a company called SimpleGeo that develops a geodata infrastructure. It is a bit difficult to understand exactly what it does, but the blog is interesting, and the founders’ biographies are also worth a look.
The infrastructure itself appears to run on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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