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Where 2.0 2007 Coverage

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from the how-to-gather-a-geospatial-crowd dept.

With Where 2.0 2007 going on at San Jose, several geoblogs covers the conference. The GEB, after introductory comments, offers a Day 1 report and summarize Google's Micheal Jones presentation. APB and Vector One both discuss where's the money to be made with webmapping. High Earth Orbit details the Mapstraction update announced (now, can anyone tell me what are the main distinctions between OpenLayers and Mapstraction?). Expect some more about Where 2.0 2007 later on.

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• Another interesting wrap up

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  by Satri (3) on Monday June 04, @10:09AM (#1471)
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  Right here [dmwmedia.com] (via APB [allpointsblog.com]).

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• Using and Enabling the Emerging GeoStack

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  by Satri (3) on Tuesday June 05, @12:42PM (#1478)
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  Very interesting slides [highearthorbit.com], from Andrew Turner's presentation.

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• Raj Singh on GeoRSS and more at Where 2.0

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  by Satri (3) on Friday June 08, @10:00AM (#1482)
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  Right here [rajsingh.org].

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• Why no ESRI at WhereCamp

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  by Satri (3) on Friday June 08, @12:24PM (#1483)
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  This is a short but very interesting entry on why ESRI is not en vogue with newly arrived in geospatial techs [wordpress.com].

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• Chris Holmes slides on geo and participation

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  by Satri (3) on Monday June 11, @01:43PM (#1491)
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  Interesting slides named "Towards Geospatial Architectures of Participation" [wordpress.com]

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