Google Earth 6.2 no blurry carpet photos

Google released their latest update of their virtual globe software Google Earth (Version 6.2). According to Google it should be the most beautiful Google Earth ever. It includes new Satellite images which are harmonized. Until now satellite images are taken during different times and weather conditions. Therefore transitions between images were dominant.

With version 6.2 photos are rendered with a new technique, allowing smooth transitions between images. This can be seen in the desktop versions as well as on mobile version.

Other new features of version 6.2 include an improved search interface and the possibility to share a specific place or view on our earth at Google+. The search line now includes auto complete as known from Google Maps. For routing Google includes routes for public transport and pedestrians and bikes.

Google Earth can be downloaded for free for Windows, Linux and Mac.
Link: earth.google.com

First Pictures of the new Samsung Galaxy S3

Apple is working on the next Gernation iPhone, which will probably announced together with the iPad 3 in February 2012. Within this timeperiod the Samsung Galasy S3 is esxpected to be announced as well (Maybe on Barcelona Mobile World Congress 2012).

During the Chrismas Weeks some interesting new information for the Galaxy S3 including some pictures escaped to the web. But it is very likely that this pictures are fake pictures, designed by someone via Photoshop.

These romors speak about a 5 inch phone with12 megapixel camera and quad-core-CPU.

The Samsung release number should be GT-I9500.   

Samsung Galaxy S3



according to Samsung Russia a FAKE.
The "Universal" phone should include a dual boot option including Android Version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Samsung's own OS Bada.

The 5 inch screen has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixel. The 12 MP camera includes a dual flash light with LED and Xenon technology. The front facing camara has a resolution of 2 MP.  Processor is a Samsung Exynos 4412 with 4 cores and 1.5 Ghz speed. Internal storage 32 GB or 64 GB.

Samsung galaxy i9500 displayschutzfolie

Something Bigger than the disappointing iPhone 4S

One week after the presentation of Apples iPhone 4S Samsung will announce a new Android flagship device. Samsung together with Google presents a new teaser video for its Google Episode, occuring on Octover 11th. In this video they form the slogan: Something BIG is coming. 


After the disapointment of Apples new iPhone 4S we will see what the latest technological inovations in the mobile market really are. Of couse Samsung and Google have not presented a detailed view to the device yet, but from the video you can clearly see that the device will have a cured display similar to the Samsung Nexus S.


The name of the device is also unknown even if most of the rumors speak about te new Nexus Prime.

This device might be the latest Android Flagship device from Samsung and official promoted by Goolge. It can be expected that the next Google Nexus device will be from Motorola.


It is likely that Google will introduce Andoid Ice Cream Sandwich on this Event. It can be expected that Voice Search and Voice commands are extended within Ice Cream Sandwich. It might be similar to Apples Siri service introduced on the latest Keynote, but not with this personal assitent character and coltish answers. 

GIS is more than visualizing maps (Universtiy Perspective)

Todd Schuble introduces GIS to IT professionals at the University of Chicago. He explains what it is, how one can use it, and what its benefits could be for the university beyond just helping researchers spatialize their data.

This was the eighth in a series of “Scoops”—short presentations about topics important to IT types at the university.

Scoop #8, GIS, the True Story from Moacir P. de Sá Pereira on Vimeo.

First Android 4.0 smartphone planned for October 2011

The next big evolution called Ice Cream Sandwich of Android Smart Phones is planned concurrent with Apples iPhone5 time plan. Both devices should be announced during this fall. Google brought forward its announcement in order to challenge Apple for the upcoming holiday season.

With Ice Cream Sandwich, both development lines – Gingerbread (2.3) for Smartphones and Honeycomb (3.2) for Tablets – will be harmonized. Google calls this version as most advanced and ambitious version jet, without giving more details about new features.

Worldwide debts and credit rating mapped

The national debt of countries represents how much money the government of that country owes. Like a household budget, national debt gets larger when a government spends more than it takes in. This can continue for years, or even decades. This budget deficit is the total amount of this debt that has grown over time, with interest charged adding significantly to the amount owed by the government.

The amount owed varies greatly with the amount of money a country generates, its population and how much its government spends. In Germany, the national debt is $1.79 trillion. This represents 62.6 percent of Germany’s gross domestic product, or GDP. In The U.K. the national debt is $42.2 trillion. This is 47.2 percent of the GDP of the U.K.

In Russia, the national debt is $151.3 billion. This is 6.8 percent of the Russian GDP. Italy owes a national debt of $1.89 trillion, or 103.7 percent of the Italian GDP. The national debt of France is $1.40 trillion. This is 67 percent of France’s GDP.

Mapnificent - Public Transport Travel Time Application

How far can you come with public transportation?

This question can be usered by the visualisation service Mapnificent, which was developed by the German student Stefan Wehrmeyer. The websites shows the area within the city, which can be reached from a given location within a spezified period of time. Mapnificent also provides an API where this data can be used for own custom applications.

Wehrmeyer started his service for Berlin and London. Now Mapnificent supports numerous cities in Europe, Austrialia, New Zealand and the US. The calculation of travel time are collected based on the GTFS Data Exchange.