tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post7531621318785037960..comments2023-12-14T05:22:45.323-07:00Comments on geothought: No data creation in neogeography - errr????Peter Battyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10803273537153805225noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-18244165192210363982009-07-06T21:33:51.313-06:002009-07-06T21:33:51.313-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-19525259332509834052009-02-02T02:05:00.000-07:002009-02-02T02:05:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-32369891210356966462007-12-06T19:00:00.000-07:002007-12-06T19:00:00.000-07:00If I were to consume myself with the activities of...If I were to consume myself with the activities of 'disproving' others -- I would find myself consumed in the time that it takes not getting anything done. Thus, I am compelled to prove by doing, instead of reacting -- which, it would seem that reaction is the quandry of the academic mindset often enough.<BR/><BR/>For instance, it's great that people can get paid to talk about what others do. I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627452470812866343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-68609499110842989972007-12-06T06:12:00.000-07:002007-12-06T06:12:00.000-07:00Hear hear Peter, good call.It's fair to be a littl...Hear hear Peter, good call.<BR/><BR/>It's fair to be a little cautious around the edges: Buying world-spanning data in bulk is an entirely different proposition than getting one or two square miles up to date by virtue of the zealous local resident neogeographer. Nevertheless, as P already pointed out, it is by such piecemeal efforts that wiki-like datasets are gradually honed to usefulness. So IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-89893816746956556082007-12-05T09:54:00.000-07:002007-12-05T09:54:00.000-07:00I'm not that worried about what the academics have...I'm not that worried about what the academics have to say -- I think I prove myself over and over again in this life.<BR/><BR/>http://www.remotesensingtools.com/2007/12/05/exporting-google-maps-global-mapper/<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I'd consider myself a 'neogeographer', as I'm an actual expert in the things I do. But, I see great potentials in the aspects of merging crowd-sourcing with guidance Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627452470812866343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-24373724477161528042007-12-05T08:35:00.000-07:002007-12-05T08:35:00.000-07:00Reminds me of all the academic wars from the "Real...Reminds me of all the academic wars from the "Real GIS" crowd back in the '80s, when digital mapping was sniffed at. <BR/><BR/>Apparently an investment in GIS credentials can breed contempt of novel technologies that threaten that investment's value. Remember all the noise a couple of years ago about "Professional GIS Licensure"? It all seems a bit irrevelent to the present let alone the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-11652931391380172352007-12-05T04:27:00.000-07:002007-12-05T04:27:00.000-07:00Simply amazing that the guy who made that comment ...Simply amazing that the guy who made that comment has a leadership role in the geospatial software community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com