Gnizr

Have come across this twice this week, both times in a geospatial context. The Geospatial Semantic Web blog describes Gnizr, a new open source application http://www.geospatialsemanticweb.com/2007/11/16/gnizr-open-source. One of my projects is considering using Gnizr, possibly with its sister application KnowledgeSmarts, which I don't think is open source. (More info at http://code.google.com/p/gnizr/ and http://www.imagemattersllc.com/products/gnizr.php)

Breaking down digital barriers - report and case studies

Thanks to docuticker (http://www.docuticker.com/) for pointing out a report on Breaking Down Digital Barriers (http://www.docuticker.com/?p=17844). One of the three case studies looks at interoperability issues with mashups:
"Most clearly among our three case studies, the area of Web services demonstrates the manner in which interoperability can stimulate large-scale innovation."

Cool mashup: migrating swans

This is a nice example of a mashup, using Google Maps to track the migration of swans from Iceland to UK/Ireland. You can follow their flights on the map (though it's hard to get the right scale) and be kept up to date with RSS feeds
http://www.wwt.org.uk/superwhooper/573/super_whooper.html

Very topical mashup

LA Fire Dept are using this mashup to show the spread of the wildfires in LA, placing of evacuation centres and other support facilities:
http://www.fire.lacounty.gov/

Mashups

Posted on the Geospatial Semantic Web blog yesterday, a post about Intel's Mash Maker .

I really like the Gartner's Hype Cycle of Emerging Technologies quoted on the page. A quick search turned up a 2007 version but not available for free :-(

Added 15/10/07: Yahoo also have a mashup service, MapMixer.