Space vs object
Space or usage categories for building modeling vs object or component (system) modeling.
Purposeful
A big thought for the morning: the purpose of virtual worlds (like second life) is to map out what can happen in the future, modeling near future alternatives, visioning long term goals. From H+ magazine, Surfdaddy Orca says, “Metanomics is an emerging – even edgy – field of academic study that deals with the economic, [...]
Open Source GIS Becoming a Main Theme on Wired
I’ve been wondering for awhile now about how to get more from maps without having to put out the bucks available to large commercial or government ventures. So have a lot of other people. And today it is a happening thing. And, with some tools out now, it’s quickly becoming all about the data. Just [...]
10 Million DWFs
Nice, no important insights on DWF overat all points blog. posted at www.geocreek.com
Autodesk Goes Open Source with Mapserver
The Mapserver folks from the University of Minnesota and Autodesk are working together to create the Mapserver Foundation. UMN MapServer will be Branded MapServer Cheetah. Autodesk will be releasing their next generation map platform, the successor to MapGuide, as MapServer Enterprise. Both will be open source. From their open letter: “Forming the foundation is only [...]

