tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27840660179031160862012-02-16T09:34:33.887-08:00mappsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262864125655305608noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784066017903116086.post-46270284305352052222010-08-04T05:06:00.000-07:002010-08-04T05:06:04.144-07:00<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-A2vNOD1n0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-A2vNOD1n0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Okay you won't see Team Mappster waxing lyrical on the podium&nbsp; in the official App My State Awards <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/the-winners.html">vid</a> but if you look at the fine print on the winners list there we are... <br /><br /><strong>Other Prizes </strong><br />1st app: <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/view-application-submissions/item/root/iccess-public-internet-locator-for-mobile.html">i@ccess</a><br />50th Idea: <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/view-idea-submissions/item/root/public-bathroom-finder.html">Public bathroom finder</a><br />World Water Day: '<a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/view-application-submissions/item/root/vic-water.html">Vic Water' water saving tool</a><br />World Health Day: <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/view-idea-submissions/item/root/fruit-and-veg-counter.html">Fruit and vegetable calorie counter</a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hack Day 1st App Prize: <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/view-application-submissions/item/root/journeys.html">Journeys</a></b></span><br />Hack Day Popular Choice: <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/view-application-submissions/item/root/raw-remind-anyway.html">Remind AnyWay (RAW)</a><br /><br />Poetic licence with the layout? You betcha! We are mappster hear us ROAR!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2784066017903116086-4627028430535205222?l=journeysbymappster.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mappsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262864125655305608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784066017903116086.post-69006294851074364152010-06-16T21:13:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:13:29.172-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoPo3TR4z_o/TBmJNPtXnWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nwVAYLOe_lc/s1600/ams2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoPo3TR4z_o/TBmJNPtXnWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nwVAYLOe_lc/s320/ams2.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Come <a href="http://amsawards.doattend.com/">along</a> and find out who won Australia's biggest government apps competition. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Refreshments will be served upon arrival at 1:30pm.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Team mappster will be picking up a gong for winning the App My State Hack Day.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2784066017903116086-6900629485107436415?l=journeysbymappster.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mappsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262864125655305608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784066017903116086.post-49082519531292326462010-06-08T03:49:00.000-07:002010-06-08T04:33:50.938-07:00Just added a fantastic map from <a href="http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/g4613035.html">1844 of South East Australia</a> from the <a href="http://www.davidrumsey.com/about">David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a>. The map is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons</a> license.<br /><br />If you haven't heard of David Rumsey before you have a real treat waiting for you. He has been at the cutting edge of mapping technology for many years, has won international awards, and gave a ground breaking <a href="http://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2005/6/29/the-past-and-future-of-mapping#ae32033023fe077af5bf737342b41b80%20">presentation</a> way back in 2005.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2784066017903116086-4908251953129232646?l=journeysbymappster.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mappsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262864125655305608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784066017903116086.post-84686947036676087332010-05-21T04:29:00.000-07:002010-05-21T04:50:11.674-07:00It's official, as of this morning with only minutes to spare before the <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state.html">App My State</a> deadline closed, <i>Journeys</i> took its first steps into the www. It's early days but we are already getting very excited about the potential this site has for encouraging the exploration of cultural heritage using Google Earth as a platform.<br /><br />If you are using kmz/kml files for research, education and/or recreation please let us know...and if you have the appropriate copyright clearance (e.g. Creative Commons) maybe consider adding them to the Journeys library for all to see!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2784066017903116086-8468694703667608733?l=journeysbymappster.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mappsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262864125655305608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784066017903116086.post-61953855309394920262010-05-19T05:29:00.000-07:002010-05-19T06:22:10.551-07:00Mappster is a team of mostly strangers, now friends, who busted a mighty move at the <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/hack-day/10329-hack-day-live.html">App My State Hack Day </a>8 May 2010, building <strong>Journeys</strong> in less than 24 hours. Emboldened by Journeys’ win on the day, Mappster resolved to grow the app, and enter it in the <a href="http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/app-my-state/">App My State </a>competition 12 days later!<br /><br />Who is Mappster?<br /><strong>Asa Letourneau</strong>, content &amp; design. web2.0 junkie<br /><strong>Nguyen Ly</strong>, programmer<br /><strong>Gregor McNish</strong>, programmer<br /><strong>Abigail Belfrage</strong>, content &amp; design. History and archives nerd, budding geek. Dreams about maps and mapping in her spare time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2784066017903116086-6195385530939492026?l=journeysbymappster.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mappsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262864125655305608noreply@blogger.com0