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Finally somebody actually reviews Bhuvan, and comes away disappointed (because ISRO's promises were patently absurd)
All posts by Stefan Geens
links for 2009-08-14
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ESRI blogs what's new in the just-released update to ArcGIS Explorer:
links for 2009-08-13
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That's not an explanation, that's a haiku >> Google LatLong: The China-India data error explained
links for 2009-08-12
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India's Bhuvan: Must register first, then download Windows-only browser plugin!?
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India's home-grown national mapping & imagery portal Bhuvan to launch, er, now?
links for 2009-08-10
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China People's Daily puts scare quotes around Google's naming "mistake" in Arunachal pradesh. LOL.
Google Maps’ Arunachal Pradesh placenames now back to normal
Live proof on maps.google.com that the place names in Arunachal Pradesh have now been restored to their previous, non-controversial selves:
That dotted line is India’s claim line. To the north lies China with Chinese placenames. To the South, Arunachal Pradesh, now with Chinese placenames removed. (To the west, Bhutan.)
Don’t know what all this is about? Read up here.
While we’re at it, here is the same view in maps.google.co.in, wherein we see the only legal world view allowed in India:
Meanwhile, China’s decreed world view remains unperturbed on ditu.google.cn:
Decreeing reality must be so much fun. At least until it leads to war. I’m glad that there is a proper reference map for the rest of us.
links for 2009-08-09
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Paris in full 3D coming soon to an iPhone near you