geomantic

Via Slashdot, this article suggests that the public would be better served by exposing government data through a simple standards-compliant data infrastructure. In his Computerworld post, Patrick Thibodeau cites the example of JDLand blog in how the public (bloggers, in this case) might make use of a standardized public data infrastructure. More here: Let’s turn [...]

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Here’s another sign (as if we needed one) that geospatial information is rapidly merging with mainstream IT. Linux.com published a nice article on getting started with Geoserver. Linux.com :: Serving and styling maps with Geoserver

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The current economic malaise will mark the end of the 20th Century. James Grant puts it in historical perspective in an opinion piece in today’s NYT.

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Fascinating first hand views of bedrock geology under lower Manhattan. At Ground Zero, Scenes From the Ice Age – NYTimes.com

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