http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/ Journalism, the future of newspapers, and cat pictures. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-2326 Further evidence of my insane mapping skillz : William M. Hartnett Thu, 08 May 2008 04:27:24 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-2326 [...] That’s my office you see targeted for a LOL-strike! Specifically, that green pointer is on the exact latitude and longitude coordinates of my desk, which happen to be included in my e-mail signature. (So?) This dorky map war could escalate at any moment, so stay tuned. [...] [...] That’s my office you see targeted for a LOL-strike! Specifically, that green pointer is on the exact latitude and longitude coordinates of my desk, which happen to be included in my e-mail signature. (So?) This dorky map war could escalate at any moment, so stay tuned. [...]

]]> http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-457 DIY hurricane forecasting, no supercomputer or Ph.D required : William M. Hartnett Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:09:28 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-457 [...] weeks now, Matt Wensing, one of the gigantic brains behind Stormpulse, is now a colleague over at the office. In the interest of still fuller disclosure, I’ll just further note that Stormpulse [...] [...] weeks now, Matt Wensing, one of the gigantic brains behind Stormpulse, is now a colleague over at the office. In the interest of still fuller disclosure, I’ll just further note that Stormpulse [...]

]]> http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-343 Paper View Monday: The Philadelphia Inquirer : William M. Hartnett Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:02:51 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-343 [...] As promised last week, here’s the first in my new regular series of newspaper buildings as seen in “bird’s eye view,” the oblique aerial imagery feature of Microsoft’s Live Maps. Everyone would have known this was The Philadelphia Inquirer even if I had not given it away in the title, right? (And the Daily News, too, of course.) Mash your mouse on the picture if you’d like to do some map-fiddling of your own. [...] [...] As promised last week, here’s the first in my new regular series of newspaper buildings as seen in “bird’s eye view,” the oblique aerial imagery feature of Microsoft’s Live Maps. Everyone would have known this was The Philadelphia Inquirer even if I had not given it away in the title, right? (And the Daily News, too, of course.) Mash your mouse on the picture if you’d like to do some map-fiddling of your own. [...]

]]> http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-322 William M. Hartnett Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:44 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-322 Wow, very cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll have to spend a few hours flying around the virtual South Florida to see if there are any gems I've missed from the ground. Wow, very cool. Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to spend a few hours flying around the virtual South Florida to see if there are any gems I’ve missed from the ground.

]]> http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-321 rob Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:23:19 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/08/09/another-newspaper-building-my-office-in-virtual-earthlive-maps/#comment-321 Not to mention Palm Beach has also been modeled by Microsoft in full 3D, so you can literally fly around this building and thousands more here... http://tinyurl.com/39jvmz Check out the Breakers Hotel - my grandmother used to work there for many years and I had no idea what it was like. Now my whole family can visit it virtually and it looks so cool! Not to mention Palm Beach has also been modeled by Microsoft in full 3D, so you can literally fly around this building and thousands more here… http://tinyurl.com/39jvmz Check out the Breakers Hotel - my grandmother used to work there for many years and I had no idea what it was like. Now my whole family can visit it virtually and it looks so cool!

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