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With every modern web browser supporting HTML5,
its adoption in online mapping is on the rise. GIS Cloud who started
off with flash based map rendering, have switched to HTML5 as their default
map engine earlier this week.
GIS Cloud regards HTML5 as ideal for map
rendering:
HTML5 is great for mapping not only because it can render maps very quickly, but also because it is a standard. It works on the desktop, on the web, on smartphones and on tablets which means your GIS can work on those devices as well! No need to build native apps for each of those platforms, with HTML5 you get high performance right from the browser.
Telecomtalk which has been in the forefront in providing news from Indian telecom industry, last week launched a new website TelecomMap. The site helps users to map 3G and Wi-Fi networks in India. TelecomMap uses Ushahidi, a leading open source solution for information crowdsourcing.
When I was studying for my Master’s in GIS I used to get a whole lot of questions on software usage and technical concepts. Like any other student I used to rely on Google Search to search for answers. In the meantime I used to bump into several forums, mailing lists where one can find answers to large variety of questions. Sensing that this would be the scenario with every student, with this article I am making an attempt to provide web-links to few forums where one can get reliable answers to GIS questions.
Over recent days the support for Gandhian Anna Hazare in his movement for a stronger Jan Lokpal Bill is growing in leaps and bounds. People are out in the streets holding peaceful demonstrations/rallies in all parts of India. They are coming out with their families, after their work hours despite of rains in some parts just to support a larger cause of the country. To be honest such kind of activity can not witnessed in India even during general elections. That is Anna effect. Even school going students are said to have derived inspiration from the movement and flock to rally venues. Every Indian town/village is witnessing a vehicular rally/candlelight march each day.
Recently I came across a salary survey by Geospatial Training Services, LLC directed towards GIS Professionals. This survey coincides with the URISA(Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) salary survey for 2010-11 for IT and GIS Professionals. Such salary surveys enable the youth to take informed decisions while choosing their career paths since they provide insights into the job market and the growth prospects in specific industry. In the GIS industry, the first salary survey was conducted by URISA in 1998 which was soon followed by the next survey in 2000. Best part of these surveys is instead of concentrating on just U.S. or Canada they seek information from all over the world.
This article concentrates on the results of 2011 salary survey by Geospatial Training Services, LLC and earlier surveys in 2003 and 2007 conducted by URISA.
