Aug 8, 2007
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Google says…
The exquisite Virtual London model developed at CASA, won’t be appearing in Google Earth anytime soon, read more at DigitalUrban.
Apr 20, 2007
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Ordnance Survey Research Labs
Just an update on the previous post…
Openspaces is a graduate (?) of the OS Research Labs, they appear to publish an annual review of the work they undertake, looks like a fun place to work…
Research Labs Annual Review (pdf download)
Apr 19, 2007
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What happened to Openspaces?
Well it’s been six months since the Ordnance Survey (OS) announced a beta of their Openspaces API and we’ve heard no more? Attendees at the UK Geospatial Mashup event held at the OS last October where treated to a sneak preview – it looked good, a Google Maps like API using OS data (slides are online at the OGC). This is just the kind of service the UK public deserve, and in my opinion, the type of service the OS needs to start providing if they are to fully capitalize on future opportunities and compete in a fast changing market place.
Chinese whispers at the Mashup event last October suggested it would go live within six months…or not at all. Hopefully it’s just around the corner, pending execution, and their CTO joining Google was just a coincidence.
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