None taken :-) -----Original Message----- From: Christian Willmes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:08 PM To: Bucci, David G Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Fwd: geospatial software developer at NASA Ames ( job opportunity )
hey, I don't have a problem at all with using GE, and you are right GE is way better in the moment, especially because of its far better base imagery, but I just found it remarkable. Not in the sense that its bad, that they don't mention it. No offense . ;-) Bucci, David G schrieb: > Not sure why you'd find that remarkable ... GE has far broader exposure, > and the immediate semantic context was "general public", and "outreach". > Doesn't mean they don't use WW as well, for what it's good for, best > tool, etc. > > Frankly, we're finding Google Earth used far more at this point for > general visualization in the gov't communities, as well ... I think with > the strength of KML as a "lingua franca" for data sharing for the > masses, and the osmosis from public exposure, CNN and Foxnews and home > usage, etc. -- not surprising that GE is pressing far into WW usage > scenarios. > > Somewhere I have this "geoweb pyramid" figure that shows the broadest > usage at the bottom "geobrowser" layer, with the general public using > GE/GMaps, and GIS savviness increasing as you go up the levels (and the > populations shrink), with transition over to WW, ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGIS > Desktop, Manifold GIS, ArcGIS Server, etc. as the air gets thinner and > thinner. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christian > Willmes > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:11 PM > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Fwd: geospatial software developer at NASA > Ames ( job opportunity ) > > sounds like a great job, but remarkable that they don't mention their > own product WorldWind in this context and instead GE two times?! > > Anselm Hook schrieb: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > >>> GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE ARCHITECT >>> >>> Title: Software Developer (full-time position) >>> Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA >>> >>> Want to help NASA return to the Moon? Want to build cutting-edge >>> > planetary > >>> mapping and modeling systems? Want to create geospatial user >>> > interfaces > >>> that reach millions of people? >>> >>> The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (irg.arc.nasa.gov) has an >>> immediate opening for a full-time software developer to help create >>> > the > >>> next generation of planetary data systems, geospatial user >>> > interfaces, and > >>> teraflop image processing pipelines. This is a high-profile, >>> > high-impact > >>> opportunity to create software that will make a difference in how we >>> explore space. This software will be used by NASA mission engineers, >>> > the > >>> planetary science community, and the general public, through Google >>> > Earth > >>> and other cutting-edge science and outreach platforms. >>> >>> Applicants should hold a B.S. (or higher) in Computer Science and >>> > have > >>> excellent software engineering and system development skills. A >>> > strong > >>> background in UNIX development and open-source tools is required. In >>> addition, knowledge in one (or more) of the following areas is >>> > greatly > >>> preferred: >>> >>> - C++, Java, Python, and Django >>> >>> - distributed, multi-threaded and parallel processing >>> >>> - geospatial systems (GIS, geodesy, experience with GDAL, proj.4, >>> > etc.) > >>> - computer vision (camera models, stereo vision, 2D/3D mosaicking) >>> >>> - linear algebra and statistics, plus some knowledge of >>> > optimization, > >>> estimation, and probablistic methods >>> >>> If you are interested in applying for this position, please send the >>> following via email: >>> >>> - a letter describing your background and software experience >>> >>> - a detailed resume (PDF or text) >>> >>> - contact details for two (or more) references >>> >>> to Dr. Terry Fong <[email protected]>. >>> >>> The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) is dedicated to >>> > enabling > >>> humans and robots to explore and learn about extreme environments, >>> > remote > >>> locations, and uncharted worlds. IRG conducts applied research in a >>> > wide > >>> range of areas with an emphasis on robotics systems science and field >>> testing. IRG's expertise includes applied computer vision >>> > (navigation, 3D > >>> surface modeling, automated science support), human-robot >>> > interaction, > >>> interactive 3D user interfaces, robot software architecture, and >>> > planetary > >>> rovers. Recent projects include: >>> >>> Google Mars 3D http://earth.google.com >>> Google NASA Planetary Content: >>> > http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/projects/planetary > >>> Robotic Site Survey: http://haughton2007.arc.nasa.gov >>> GigaPan GigaPixel Panoramas: http://gigapan.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
