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acoote

  1. Chelsea - it was meant to be !!! Champagne at 10am Sunday morning in Auckland - my biggest smile ever. No more tweets on soccer I promise.
  2. @stevenfeldman blog almost gives begrudging endorsement to the UK location market survey knowwhereconsulting.co.uk
  3. #whereconf Google Places API - now this is good. Can filter by category and free text input. Also type ahead and structured address.
  4. #whereconf - styling maps in Google, feel like I'm going back to GIS 10 years ago or was it longer?
  5. #whereconf - geoloqi has developed apps that mine location clues from wiki articles and a geo games to get kids exercising - worth a look
  6. Bruce Daniel @whereconf has just discovered vector data - why is this a plenary?
  7. Proposed changes to personal information definition in US would include geolocation data - Alysa Hutnik talk @whereconf
  8. @tweet_a_beer - some great ideas on marketing a new app. See slides from #whereconf
  9. Arrived in SF 4 #whereconf - found LP guide advises not staying in "Tenderloin" - famous 4 drugs not food. Oh joy - my hotel's right in it!
  10. UK Location Market Assessment for 2012 now published bit.ly/dbjm6q
  11. #uksnow - WD4 0/10 currently but clearly heading this way. If not seen this app it really is neat and useful uksnowmap.com
  12. Geospatial makes mainstream press! Cant believe everything you read but 4 those in UK see Private Eye (page 29) of current edition.
  13. RT @emercoleman: RT @johnlsheridan UK Land Registry to release price paid data free of charge bit.ly/zTJBYE
  14. @CathedralCities - doing a study for OS on OpenData. Would like 2 talk about your Winchester hat fair app. Andy Coote
  15. Gov procurement service abandon GIS framework - this is bad news for SMEs in our sector, see bit.ly/Ak5d6c
  16. Apple's geospatial ambitions - if you are not aware of their augmented reality patents see bit.ly/oKXPkQ
  17. Add 1* large Gorilla to geospatial future mix - confirmed. Apple "patent" location based services via 1998 Xerox patent cnet.co/s8PR6N
  18. So many Brits at #spatialAtGov in Canberra - looks like geospatial braindrain is well underway. Not sure if this is good news or bad.
  19. Application to form new business - ConsultingWhere Australia - made today. Process allegedly only takes 24 hours - we'll see!