Slideshow: Where 2.0 Gives the World Meaning

credit Photo Credit: Quinn NortonChristopher Schmidt, who does geolocation with a Python program installed on his Nokia phone, shows off the map he created of Cambridge using just his phone and a GPS device. credit Photo Credit: Quinn NortonA team of open-source map software developers pose in front of the Open Source Geospacial Foundation booth. […]


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Christopher Schmidt, who does geolocation with a Python program installed on his Nokia phone, shows off the map he created of Cambridge using just his phone and a GPS device.

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A team of open-source map software developers pose in front of the Open Source Geospacial Foundation booth. Many of OSGeo’s projects were featured at Where 2.0.

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Dylan Beaudette, a graduate student in soil sciences at UC Davis, describes how he plotted a wilderness trail with the least amount of climbing hills. He calculated this easy-to-walk trail using GRASS, an open-source map analysis tool.

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At the Where Fair, attendees gawked at this 25-pound spy plane. For $50 thousand, you can guide this plane into taking pictures where ever you like, using a simple drag-and-drop UI.