Seems they are trying patent filters based on the context of the map displayed
(commuting, weather etc...).
Then, if one touches a map in two places calculate a route between the points
one touches.
Neither of which passes the 'obviousness' test ... in my opinion
Regards,
Jeff
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Peter,
Yep, sometimes users don't want to bite off the whole piece.
Personally, I feel the future is a mix of open data formats (XML, CSV, JSON
etc) and open data services...
Regards,
Jeff
Jeff Harrison
The Carbon Project
Twitter: @JeffHarrison
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On Jul 8, 2013, at
http://demo.cubewerx.com/demo/cubeserv/cubeserv.cgi?Request=GetCapabilities
Also check out NASA OnEarth WMS http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi
There are many others as well.
Regards
Jeff
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