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on Wednesday January 25, @02:53PM
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dct writes "Mapz offers a new compilation of firefox browser extensions on his blog. This link points to the most recent entries, and this one on the previous one. Feel free to complete the list here." We covered Firefox extensions before.
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New Geospatial-related Firefox Extensions
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Mapz lists several, and some new, geospatial-related Firefox extensions. From the first extension description: "First, let's talk about All Your Maps Are Belong To Us, developed by John Morrissey. "Translates URLs for other mapping sites to Google Maps." This extension automatically converts MapQuest links to Google Map links. Now, you've got to love that super-cool title. For example, this extension will automatically replace this MapQuest link with this Google Map link." Make sure you read related stories below for other extensions and don't hesitate to share new ones!
geoURI Scheme: a URI for Geographic Locations
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There a new standard in the work for a Uniform Resource Identifier for geographic locations named geoURI. The published their IETF Internet Draft. They even already released a Firefox extension which supports geoURIs. From their website: "A dedicated Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme for geographic locations would be independent from any protocol, usable by any software/data format that can handle generich URIs. Like a “mailto:” URI launches your favourite mail application today, a “geo:” URI could soon launch your favourite mapping service, or queue that location for a navigation device."
New List of Firefox Mapping-related Add-ons
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Mapz shares additional Firefox add-ons (formerly extensions) that are mapping related. This topic is covered frequently on Slashgeo, see related stories below. From the blog: "Lots and lots of fantastic mapping extensions for the Firefox browser. Which ones, you ask? Well, the 16 extensions listed below."
Geode New Geolocation Firefox Plugin 1 comment
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There has been lot of words on the geoblogs on the new geolocation addon for Firefox named Geode.
My prefered explanation comes from VerySpatial: "The most important, I think, is the discussion on the W3C geolocation standard and the fact that it is meant to be an API for grabbing device location information, not for storing. This means that the W3C standard is not meant to compete with existing data standards such as KML, GeoRSS, etc. Geode then is a tool that allows you to use wifi (aka Skyhook Wireless) location technologies to capture your location on sites that are location (Geode) enabled."
From the official page: "It’s not just resturant lookups that location enables on the desktop. For example, imagine an RSS reader that knows the difference between home and work and automatically changes it’s behavior appropriately. Or a news site whose local section is, in fact, always actually local. Or a bank that only allows you to login from certain physical locations, like your house."
See also previous related stories below.
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