There was recently an article on CNN about a service called Trapster that allows users to share real-time locations of speed traps.
Subscribers are able to use the service using cellphones or PDAs and it has been integrated into Dash Navigation devices. Due to time sensitivity requirements, Trapster combines WiFi technology (provided by Skyhook Wireless) with [...]
Tags: CNN · Dash Navigation · location based services · Networked GPS · Wifi · WiMax
With the American elections occurring this year, many people have probably witnessed CNN reporter John King at his “magic” wall: an enormous multi-touch map.
Using “on-the-fly” GIS technology, he analyzes voting patterns by turnout, ethnicity, age, religion, education, and even by television markets. It even seems to work well; unlike ArcGIS, I have yet to [...]
CNN posted a list of 10 jobs that earn between $20 and $30 per hour that will experience double-digit growth through 2016, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I know what you’re thinking: “There’s an entire bureau for labor statistics?”
According to the article, the average median household salary is $48,201, making the [...]
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