If anyone still doubts the mainstream impact of work on geospatial
computing over the last few years, Check out this article in the current
edition of the MIT Tech Review on how the US army is using 'geoweb'
frameworks:
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A Technology Surges
In Iraq, soldiers conducting frontline street patrols finally get
software tools that let them share findings and plan missions.
MIY Technology Review March/April 2008
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20202/page1/
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"The new technology--called the Tactical Ground Reporting System, or
TIGR--is a map-centric application that junior officers (the young
sergeants and lieutenants who command patrols) can study before going on
patrol and add to upon returning. By clicking on icons and lists, they
can see the locations of key buildings, like mosques, schools, and
hospitals, and retrieve information such as location data on past
attacks, geotagged photos of houses and other buildings (taken with
cameras equipped with Global Positioning System technology), and photos
of suspected insurgents and neighborhood leaders. They can even listen
to civilian interviews and watch videos of past maneuvers. It is just
the kind of information that soldiers need to learn about Iraq and its
perils. "
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