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on Thursday February 09, @10:48AM
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from the words-and-buzzwords dept.
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All Points Blog offers an interesting analysis of what are Geographic Exploration Systems. From the blog: "Geographic Exploration System (GES) is a new buzzword, in case you hadn't noticed. [...] More recently GeoWorld editor Matt Ball tackles the topic in a feature called, "Digital Reality: Comparing Geographic Exploration Systems." In it, he distinguishes this class of products as offering "the ability to visualize the globe in three dimensions." "
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