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My Neighbourhood, Canada Day 2010

I went for a bike ride on Canada Day. Click on a bicycle icon to see what I saw. I went for a bike ride on Canada Day. Click on a bicycle icon to see what I saw.

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Don’t trust iPhoto’s exported GPS coordinates

John the new jersey geographer put this better than me, but it appears that iPhoto rounds exported GPS coordinates to the nearest integer second of arc. There’s really no reason for them to do this, and it’s caused me to … Continue reading

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Taking geotagged pictures with your Blackberry

Note: I’ve had reports that some carriers seem to disable GPS service within their service area. I’ve certainly seen slight differences as to how this works on different carriers. Most recent camera-equipped Blackberrys have a GPS built in. One of … Continue reading

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but where am i, really?

In my first post I asked where am i? The gps in my phone said I was standing at 43.73066°N, 79.26482°W. In real life, I was standing at the junction of Kenmark Blvd and Chevron Cres. With the Open Toronto … Continue reading

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