We’re confident in saying the TechCrunch readership doesn’t extend far beyond the geographic region of San Francisco and is limited to the techno-entrepreneurial-investor-type community outside of our bubble. That said, it’s nice to get some exposure for the Panamap with the ‘in’ crowd. This afternoon’s post for your reading pleasure, and the straight video for you pleasure-seekers:
Urban Mapping Blog
TechCrunch Gets Mappy
August 21st, 2008Map Porn
August 14th, 2008The Panamap, ready for a full page spread (with very little retouching–she is a natural beauty!)
The Map Gets All Gussied Up
August 12th, 2008This morning Umibot stood by and watched his fame fade–being upstaged by the Panamap can only be described as bittersweet.
If the Panamap could talk, it would say something like “Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close up.”
Attributes, Subways and Elevators
May 19th, 2008Great story in today’s New York Times about maintenance/repair issues with subway elevators in the New York City Transit system. Umibot finds this interesting because it draws attention to the hidden world of attribute data. While spatial elements (station points, entrances, routes, etc…) are valuable, attribute data allow users to act on information–hours of operation, are elevators in operation (today), real-time scheduling/routing, parking facilities, etc…Last week we announced our mass transit initiative, and lots more about that coming soon…
Great Flash graphic showing elevator entrapments and downtime.