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Unlocking the amazing OpenTopo.nl Maps

Oct 13, 2014 · 3 min read ·

The essence of this post is to illustrate via some web-apps the great topographic mapping done by Jan-Willem van Aalst using Dutch free geo-data. The summary/TL;DR is: great maps produced from Dutch Open Data by Jan-Willem van Aalst unlocked by me via web tiling services and simple web apps like this one . The longer …

OSGeo Code Sprint Bolsena 2010

Jul 23, 2010 · 1 min read ·

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Like in 2009 , I attended the OSGeo Code Sprint (and Hacking Event) in Bolsena, Italy during June 6-12, 2010. For one week developers from various Free and Open Source for Geospatial (often abbreviated as FOSS4G) projects get together in a monastery near Bolsena for code sprints, cross-project collaborations, …

OpenStreetMap Tiles for Dutch Projection EPSG:28992

Mar 17, 2010 · 8 min read · epgs:28992 gdal mapnik osm proj tilecache ·

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][1] -- This article documents how to generate OpenStreetMap (OSM) tiles for the Dutch RD (“Rijksdriehoeksmeting”) projection also known as EPSG:28992 . The steps described below can be used for other projections as well. I assume you are familiar with the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project. If not, there is ample …

OSGeo Hacking Event Bolsena 2009

Jun 29, 2009 · 1 min read ·

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-- Last week I attended the OSGeo Hacking event in Bolsena, Italy . For a week developers from various Free/Open Source Geo-projects (mostly OSGeo projects) get together in a monastry near Bolsena for code sprints, cross-project discussions, presentations, enjoying italian food and more fun. I have been working on …

Tracking Frisian Solar Challenge 2008

Jun 28, 2008 · 1 min read ·

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-- Tracking the 2008-edition of the Frisian Solar Challenge , a ‘World Cup for Solar Powered Boats’, with GeoSailing . See www.geosailing.com/fsc08 . Below random images from the race. -- random image random image

Waag/7Scenes Launches GamesAtelier

Mar 17, 2008 · 1 min read ·

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] -- On friday march 14, 2008 Mayor Job Cohen of Amsterdam was the first player of the GamesAtelier product that Waag Society launched. We at 7Scenes have worked hard to get the software done. -- Links www.gamesatelier.nl Games Atelier officieel van start parool.nl More photos here: …

Making a Mobile Game at Picnic 2007

Oct 3, 2007 · 1 min read ·

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-- At Picnic 07 we held 2 workshops using our WalkAndPlay mobile gamekit (based on GeoTracing ). Here participants can Create, Play and View a GPS-based locative mobile game. Below is one of the results from the Picnic Junior Workshop for highschools . You may also want to view the high resolution movie . This …

Tracking Schuttevaer Sailing Race 2007

Jun 8, 2007 · 1 min read ·

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During June 7-9, 2007 the Dutch Schuttevaerrace was covered live using Just Objects’ GeoTracing platform in combination with Falcom Mambo GPS/GPRS tracking devices attached onboard with 15 boats. I did …

Waag Society Sarai Workshop with GeoTracing

Apr 2, 2007 · 1 min read ·

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-- Waag Society held a Locative Media workshop @ Sarai Media lab, Delhi, India using GeoTracing . View the video for an impression.

Bliin

Nov 20, 2006 · 1 min read ·

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Users create ‘bliins’ to navigate and monitor their interests in a location or area. bliins can be saved and shared amongst users. Another GeoTracing project: “bliin is a social networking service where users can spot, trace and share experiences — pictures, videos, audio and text — with one another in real-time on a …