links for 2009-11-16

• GeoCam
  Haven't read about this yet but it's important. They won the Random Hacks of Kindness competition.
  (tags: maps gps google research photography activism)
• GeoAPI.com: Read-Write Mapping now with Media Layers and iPhone SDK
  (tags: api cartography coding geo geocoding geodata geolocation geospatial geoweb gis googlemaps gps map mapping maps)
• Skyhook wants to patch poor Nokia location performance
  All the major platforms will be powered by Skyhook very soon.
  (tags: nokia lbs skyhook wifi gps)
• Pioneer sues Garmin over navigation technology | Mobile Mac | Macworld
  Here we go. Given the struggles the PND industry is facing, maybe companies such as Pioneer should focus on innovating rather than protecting patents that won't matter in a couple of years.
  (tags: pioneer garmin patents gps gpsnavigation)
• How to use Foursquare API with OAuth and PHP – Andrew Mager
  Interesting tutorial.
  (tags: foursquare php tutorial programming social api location oauth)
• Location Sharing FourSquare Finally Shares Its API
  The title says it all I think. It'll be interesting to see if the API attracts as much attention as Twitter's has.
  (tags: api foursquare locationbasedgames lbs)

links for 2009-11-16 is a post from: GPS Obsessed

Tagged as: Activism, Geolocation, Google, Hacks, Iphone, Kindness, Macworld, Mager, Map, Maps, Navigation Technology, Nokia, Patents, Pioneer, Platforms, Research Photography, Twitter