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		<title>Earth Survey Plugin: NGS Benchmarks, PLSS Data, USGS Quad Data And More</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/earth-survey-plugin-ngs-benchmarks-plss-data-usgs-quad-data-and-more</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cartography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coordinate conversion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back, I posted about a free web app from Metzger and Willard that shows National Geodetic Survey control points (benchmarks) near a specific area, and lets you view data for those landmarks. I’ve just noticed that they’ve created a newer web app called the Earth Survey Plugin, running in a Google Earth browser [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/a-look-at-the-new-usgs-quad-format' rel='bookmark' title='A Look At The New USGS Quad Format'>A Look At The New USGS Quad Format</a></li>
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		<title>Real-Time Crowdsourced Mapping With Crowdmap</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/real-time-crowdsourced-mapping-with-crowdmap</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/real-time-crowdsourced-mapping-with-crowdmap#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first heard about the crowdmapping platform Ushahidi a few years ago; it’s an open-source app/platform that can collect/collate geotagged data in real-time from mobile observers, or delayed reports over the web. The data can then be mapped, viewed on a timeline, and analyzed. One significant obstacle to using the platform was the need to [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/real-time-gps-tracking-with-google-earth-paid-options' rel='bookmark' title='Real-Time GPS Tracking With Google Earth &#8211; Paid Options'>Real-Time GPS Tracking With Google Earth &#8211; Paid Options</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/real-time-satellite-images' rel='bookmark' title='Real-Time (Almost) Satellite Images'>Real-Time (Almost) Satellite Images</a></li>
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		<title>Convert A Shapefile Into A Google Fusion Table</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/convert-a-shapefile-into-a-google-fusion-table</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/convert-a-shapefile-into-a-google-fusion-table#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shapefile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Fusion Tables is a free service from Google that lets you visualize, map, analyze and combine data. Standard data formats for import are spreadsheet data (including direct export from Google Docs), CSV and KML files. But you can use the Shape to Fusion website to convert shapefile data directly into Fusion Table format, including [...]
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		<title>Nokia Ovi Maps In 3D</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/nokia-ovi-maps-in-3d</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/nokia-ovi-maps-in-3d#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Slashgeo comes word that Nokia’s Ovi Maps now has a 3D browser-based plugin to compete with Google Earth’s browser plugin. Works in Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer, and supports Mac in addition to Windows for the first three. Terrain resolution is fantastic, IMO better than in Google Earth. The only imagery currently available [...]
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		<title>View NGS Benchmarks, UTM Zones, PLSS Meridians And More In A Web Interface</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/view-ngs-benchmarks-utm-zones-plss-meridians-and-more-in-a-web-interface</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/view-ngs-benchmarks-utm-zones-plss-meridians-and-more-in-a-web-interface#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coordinate conversion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surveying.Org website plots a number of useful survey-related data features in a Google Maps interface; select one or multiple data features to display with a checkbox. National Geodetic Survey Benchmark locations Takes a few seconds for them to pop up. The different symbols correspond to various classes of accuracy for the benchmarks, both horizontal [...]
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		<title>Live View Information For Your Plane Flight With MondoWindow</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/live-view-information-for-your-plane-flight-with-mondowindow</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/live-view-information-for-your-plane-flight-with-mondowindow#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself on a plane flight across the lower 48 US States, and you’ve got a laptop or mobile phone with an active wireless Internet connection, you have to try out MondoWindow; super-cool! Enter your airline and flight number, and get an annotated view of where your plane is, and what’s visible from [...]
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		<title>Free Open GeoData Server Package (With Geocoding)</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-open-geodata-server-package</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-open-geodata-server-package#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geocoding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via geothought comes word of the latest project from the developer of OpenHeatMap, Pete Warden. The Data Science Toolkit wraps up a number of open-source data tools into a combined server/data package that you can install as a VMware image or Amazon EC2 package (downloads/instructions included). You can also set it up as a stand-alone [...]
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		<title>Quick &#8220;Hand-Annotated&#8221; Maps With Sketch-A-Map, Plus A Bonus Geocoder</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/quick-hand-annotated-maps-with-sketch-a-map-plus-a-bonus-geocoder</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/quick-hand-annotated-maps-with-sketch-a-map-plus-a-bonus-geocoder#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ESRI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need to quickly bang out a “hand-annotated” map, you could do worse than ESRI’s Sketch-A-Map site. You have the choice of three different map backgrounds to draw on: USGS topographic maps, with the scale type (1:24K, 1:100K, or 1:250K) determined by your zoom level Standard street maps (with some terrain shading) Satellite maps [...]
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		<title>Create Your Own Farm Map With Farm-File.Com</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/create-your-own-farm-map-with-farm-file-com</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/create-your-own-farm-map-with-farm-file-com#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got an email from MSSB Consulting about their new website, farm-file.com, which lets you create maps of your own farm/rangeland using their web app. Basically, you navigate to your farm’s location in Google Maps and trace over the boundaries of individual features; farm-file then creates a printable map of these features drawn to scale: [...]
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		<title>Address Maps In A Hand-Drawn Style With Destination Maps</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/address-maps-in-a-hand-drawn-style-with-destination-maps</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/address-maps-in-a-hand-drawn-style-with-destination-maps#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t use Bing Maps that often, but after seeing the Destination Maps app, maybe I’ll check it out more often. Enter an address, select an area that you want a map of, and then select a style, and the app will generate a printable map in your choice of a number of styles, including [...]
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