Monthly Archives: April 2006

Smart City 2020

Posted on April 25, 2006 by egordon

This is a quick and dirty article about some of the research projects going on at MIT’s Smart City initiative.  I’m really intrigued by the suggestion that programmable pixels can replace "cute new urbanist porches."  Think what you will about … Continue reading →

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WSJ.com – How a Glitzy Mall Developer Built Its Way Into Big Trouble

Posted on April 17, 2006 by egordon

In recent years, mall companies have performed well as consumers continued to spend despite recession, terrorism and the war in Iraq. The nation’s major mall developers — now big public companies mostly run by the scions of the original mall … Continue reading →

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Digital camera GPS = Flickr mapping heaven!

Posted on April 12, 2006 by egordon

There is nothing that can’t be tagged.  Don’t you forget it.  Link: O’Reilly Radar > Digital camera   GPS = Flickr mapping heaven!.

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Wired News: Aerial Imaging Swoops Low Down

Posted on April 10, 2006 by egordon

Instead of just the straight-down views that distant satellites gather, a small company called Pictometry International has developed an oblique-imaging, geo-spatial system to snap vast swaths of America’s varied landscape at a 40-degree angle from a few thousand feet in … Continue reading →

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Cabspotting

Posted on April 8, 2006 by egordon

Link: Cabspotting. Cabspotting traces San Francisco’s taxi cabs as they travel throughout the Bay Area. The patterns traced by each cab create a living and always-changing map of city life. This map hints at economic, social, and cultural trends that … Continue reading →

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