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Facebook network map

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Hello All, Check out network map for Facebook.Its nice to see IP -location with respect to  log in details and interesting tutorial to create similar maps in Esri software (click here )

FDI / India: Big reforms, bigger money?

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Excellent article on FDI and GIS ( Article in Geo-spatial World Magazine November 2012) FDI / India: Big reforms, bigger money? Published in : (Geospatial World Magazine November 2012) Anusuya Datta Deputy Executive Editor Geospatial Media and Communications The Indian government’s recent reforms spree to kickstart a stagnant economy could open new vistas for geospatial industry in the country "I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe." — Robert Louis Stevenson, The Art of Writing Stevenson, whose masterpiece The Treasure Island opened the first secrets of maps for us, couldn''t have been more relevant today. As governments and businesses across the world take to geospatial technology to unlock the secret to many a mystery, a host of geospatial companies are excited about fresh business prospects the economic reforms in India could unfol

GIS Day

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Hello Everyone, Wish you all "Happy GIS Day"!! (14th November)  learn more : http://www.gisday.com/

Hurricane Sandy Analysis map by Esri

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GIS Analysis of Sandy disaster and its impact by Esri is available on following link. GIS is such a great tool to identify & manage the disaster. It give detail analysis of the affected area. In following application Esri has created the impact map of Sandy Disaster Link :  http://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=307dd522499d4a44a33d7296a5da5ea0

The Power of the Map by Esri Insider

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Maps mean different things to different people.  So what is a map? My definition is simple: a map is an answer to a question. There are three basic kinds of maps that answer three basic types of questions: The Location map answers the question, “Where am I?” The Navigation map answers the question, “How do I get there?” The Spatial Relationships map answers the question “How are these things related?” It’s this third type of map—a map that helps in our understanding of spatial patterns and relationships—where we as GIS professionals spend most of our time.  We work hard making our maps.  Our maps can be beautiful works of art, but that’s not why we make them.  We make them to answer a question, to solve a problem, and to advance our understanding.  And therein lies the power of the map. Even the best maps have no power by themselves; they just exist, like the maps you hang on your office wall, or the maps in the world atlas sittin

Nice Article @ gislounge.com "Dos and Don’ts of Web Map Design"

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1. Don't Make it an All-in-one Web Map It's important to have a tight and focused intent of the web map.  Carefully consider which GIS data layers are truly needed for the map.  There is a tendency to overload as many geographic layers as possible into a single web map.  Only interesting and relevant geographic information should be provided. 2. K.I.S.S. Simplicity is key, hence the Keep it Simple, Stupid acronym.  Effective web maps are uncluttered and easy to use.  Avoid the urge to pile on too many tools, menus, and buttons.  Think about what the use of the web map is for, and only offer functionality that is applicable.  Don't offer the user an overwhelming amount of choices in either data layers or tools. Lots of tools, lots of layers, and no legend makes this web map hard to use. 3. Make it Intuitive Users should be able to understand and use your web map without any long instructions and manuals.  GIS data should be symbolized in a deductive

Indian trains live on Google Map (Rail Radar)

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Really interesting application Rail Radar..... Rail Radar: Its an interactive map which allows users to watch movements of trains which are currently running in India.Its nice to see all routs and updated information (5 to 10 min  update interval) on Google map check out @  http://railradar.train enquiry. com/

What is GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

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       The  Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that is used to construct, record, analyze, manipulate, and display geographic information. Geographic information is simply any data that is geographically referenced or that has known earth coordinates(i.e. Latitude/Longitude)              Features such as points(e.g. wells, street signs), lines(e.g. roads, rivers) and polygons(e.g. houses, crop fields) can be created in a GIS and coordinated with other databases into one large GIS, and then queries and decisions can be made on the entire GIS or specific elements depending on the desired application. GIS Applications : Retail Most new out-of-town supermarkets are sited with the aid of a sophisticated GIS. The GIS is used to store socioeconomic details of possible customers within the proposed area. A catchment area for a store may be developed by calculating the drive-time - the time it would take to drive to the store's location -

वेगळ्या करियर चे वेगळे प्रॉब्लेम

आज करियर चे इतके वेगळे पर्याय असतना वेगळे करियर केले तरी पुढे प्रॉब्लेम काही संपत नाहीत ..एका अशाच प्रॉब्लेम वर सुंदर विडम्बन (केवळ विनोद निर्मिती हाच उदेश आहे.) आई ग मला engineer च नवरा हवा (कोणाच्या ही भावना दुखवायचा हेतू नाही फक्त विडम्बन आहे. ) त्याला असवा पगार ५०,००० हवा दिसयला छान आई ग मला engineer च नवरा हवा || १|| असावी छोटी कार आणि (हसून) व्हावी एकदा trip अटकेपार आई ग मला engineer च नवरा हवा || २ || घर असावे छान असावा आमचा वेगळा मान २-BHK ही पडते लहान म्हणून हवा मोठा flat छान आई ग मला engineer च नवरा हवा || ३ || असावी एकदा हॉटेल वारी त्यातला त्यात Chinese -continental फूड लय भारी आई ग मला engineer च नवरा हवा || ४ || बाकी काही मला सांगू नको Engineer ,डॉक्टर ,MBA , IT यांच्या शिवाय बाकी कोणाला बघू नको Engineer ,डॉक्टर ,MBA , IT यांनाच फक्त मान ..M.Sc ,Ph D यांचे नुसते करियरच छान Copyright © by Sunil Palkar

My idol : Steve Job

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"Making things simple rather than complicated" ...hats off Steve Why Steve Job : Steve Jobs had an incredible vision when it came to technology. We’ll never see another Steve Job’s. A larger than life figure in the tech industry, Steve had a hand in many of the computer products we use today. Steve, being such a technological genius, naturally drew me. Through both his words and actions, Jobs convinced me that following hard after my dreams was well worth it. Job’s could look at current market trends and envision what people would want in the future. The ability to think outside the box that Steve most definitely possessed has motivated me to think similarly.

Want to make Offbeat career...GIS is the answer

Career in GIS Check out above link. It's very good resource to see how GIS is interesting.. 

Mango Mastani ( My favorite )

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How to prepare ? Ingredients: 1/2 can Kesar Mango Pulp 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 liter Milk 1/2 lit Mango Ice cream Method: 1) Mix mango pulp, sugar and milk in blender to make mango milk shake 2) De freeze it for 15-20 Min's 3) Now again blend it well. This will make the milk shake thick!   Source : http://food.sulekha.com/mango-mastani-id469-30562-recipe.htm

वाचा आणि मजेत जगा...

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New to Google earth ?? Check this..

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Getting to know Google Earth The following diagram describes some of the features available in the main window of Google Earth : Search panel - Use this to find places and directions and manage search results. Google Earth EC may display additional tabs here. 3D Viewer - View the globe and its terrain in this window. Toolbar buttons - See below. Navigation controls - Use these to zoom, look and move around.  See 'Using the Navigation Controls' . Sign in with your Google account -  When you sign in, you can share to Google+ or email what you're viewing in Google Earth. Layers panel - Use this to display points of interest . Places panel - Use this to locate, save, organize and revisit placemarks . Search in Places  - Find your places quickly by searching for them. Earth Gallery - Click this to import exciting content from the Earth Gallery Status bar - View coordinate, elevation, imagery date and streaming status here. Overview map - Use thi