Yes, web-based GIS have become quite relevant, especially after Kathryn
Kramer's work on hurricane Katrina.
We've realized this at CASA and are currently monitoring the progress of
bird flu. The techniques are quite similar to the work of Kramer with Google
maps, but we use a Web-based GIS developed by Mikel Maron.
More here:
http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk
Rui
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Tom Carden
> Sent: 25 October 2005 14:54
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [SPACESYNTAX] Publically available standard test cases
>
> Nick Dalton wrote:
> > ps.
> > the open street map people claimed that they had some 100 mb of GPS
> > data upload from people recording their own movement patterns. I've
> > not seen this data my self.
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/
> >
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/wiki/index.php/Stats suggests we have around
> 12 million GPS points (of varying quality, from varying sources, at
> varying sample rates). (It also suggests that since our small publicity
> push last week we have seen a sharp increase in user accounts and
> contributions, which is nice.)
>
> The biggest chunk of data comes from Norway, around 5 years of taxi rides
> if I remember correctly. The next biggest chunk is from a London courier
> firm, and Steve and I made a poster last week to illustrate it:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/wiki/index.php/Merchandise
>
> If you're interested in OpenStreetMap, feel free to get in touch.
>
> Best,
>
> Tom.
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