Based on Queensland’s gov2qld group, gov2nsw is an informal networking group for people in NSW that are working – or just interested – in Gov2.0.   The group discusses ways Govt might use online technologies to increase the openness and transparency of Govt process and decision making; the ways citizens and the private sector […]

  The Map Room has a fantastic video (it’s almost 11 minutes long, but really worth the time) that details Jerry Gretzinger’s ever-evolving map of a mythical country that he originally started back in the 60s, and hasn’t stopped yet. He uses a deck of cards to randomise what features he adds next, so the […]

  Navteq, provider of maps, traffic and location data for navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, will demonstrate the power of Navteq map data and location content at stand #13 at the OZRI 2011 User Conference in Melbourne, 12-14 October, 2011. Navteq is a platinum sponsor of OZRI 2011.   The Navteq […]

  In further evidence that location-based services are hot property right now, Intel has just bought the Israeli-based mapping software company Telmap for somewhere between US$300-350 million.   The purchase means that Intel are trying to create an alternative to Google Maps (and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft’s Bing and Nokia’s Ovi Maps) which has […]