September 2006 eNews
Highlights include WALIS Forum 2006, Spatial Technology in Schools, ANZLIC Metadata Project Update, WALIS Work Experience Initiative, Women in Geographic Information Technology
What’s Happening in the WALIS Community?
ANZLIC Metadata Project Update
WALIS Work Experience Initiative
Women in Geographic Information Technology
WALIS Stakeholders in the News
Latest Achievements for the Shared Land Information Platform
Australian Angle
Commitment to Skills and Spatial Focus for Government
Bureau Launches New Internet Rainfall Forecast Maps
ASIBA in the News: Measurement of Water an Issue to be Resolved
Improving the Exchange of Information in Emergencies
Water Quality Monitoring Through Satellite Imagery
Offshore Minerals Map Released
News from Around the Globe
OGC and the “For Free vs. For Fee” Debate
Ordnance Survey Vision Helps Shape a VISTA for Underground Assets
India is Shrinking by Two Centimetres Every Year
European Union Plots to Wipe Britain off the Map - Literally
Geospatial Industry Workforce Information System
What Was the Most Important Year in the History of the Geospatial Industry?
Upcoming Events
Details of events in Australia and around the world
Interesting Website of the Month
What’s Happening in the WALIS Community?
WALIS Forum 2006
It’s
over for another 18 months! Initial
feedback received has indicated that this was not only the most successful
WALIS Forum yet, but also one of the best GIS and spatial information industry
events ever. This year saw a record 670
delegates from all over the world attend, an amazing increase of 41% on last
year. Other interesting statistics
include:
- countries represented - Canada, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, US and Vietnam;
- 300 people attended the dinner, an increase of 275%!;
- 250 people attended the cocktail welcome reception;
- 24 exhibitors, 9 of which were first time exhibitors;
- 12 sponsors, 11 of which were first time sponsors; and
- a record number of presentations and workshops.
Once all the feedback is received and collated, along with various debriefing sessions (i.e. staff, sponsors and exhibitors), this information will be used in the planning for the WALIS International Forum 2008. All authorised presentations will be made available on the Forum website in the coming weeks.
Congratulations to David Lee Steere, Forum Convenor, and his team for a wonderful event. Keep watch for the coming edition of WALIS News, which will feature a full coverage of the Forum.
Spatial
Technology in Schools News
Projects
being undertaken by schools as part of the spatial technology in schools
competition include:
- Is there a relationship between obesity and proximity to fast food outlets?
- Has the physical structure of the suburbs Joondalup and Fremantle affected the use of transport?
- Is the Perry Lakes Development in the best interests of the local community?
Schools are now wrapping up their projects, with a closing date of October 20.
November 15 is International GIS Day, and we are having a BBQ with all teachers, students and mentors where prizes will be presented and students will get to view posters of each other’s work. Look out for some pictures of the day!
For more information, please contact Bronwen Channon on (08) 9273 7036 or email bronwenc@walis.wa.gov.au.
JPEG2000
A
draft report has been received by the WALIS Office, which will be made
available shortly after comments and feedback are incorporated and the
information has been presented to WALIS Council/CMG. It is anticipated
that this report will be presented at Council/CMG by the ER Mapper
team. In summary, it will not be a yes or no decision to proceed, rather
a possible staged implementation if approved.
For more information, contact Dan Sandison on (08) 9273 7037 or dans@walis.wa.gov.au.
ANZLIC
Metadata Project Update
A draft of the ANZLIC Metadata Profile was sent to
ANZLIC Contact Officers on 18 September to allow them coordinate feedback from
within their respective jurisdictions. Feedback is due to the ANZLIC
Metadata Project team by 23 October so that a final version of the profile can
be considered for approval at the ANZLIC Council meeting in early December. A contract for the development of the XML
artefacts (XSL,XSD and schematron) necessary to support the profile has be
established. These XML documents will be
available by early November.
The ANZLIC Metadata Profile Guidelines remain under development; a draft should be delivered to the project in October.
The plan for the development of the Metadata Entry Tool (MET) is still under development. A requirements document has been developed and this will be used to assess an appropriate development path for the MET.
The point of contact for more information is the Project Manager, Mike Bradford on (08) 9273 7518 or mike.bradford@dli.wa.gov.au.
WALIS Work
Experience Initiative
As
another initiative to encourage young people to look at the spatial industry as
a career option, we would like to set up a work experience programme for 2007. This would involve year 10 students having a
week’s work experience in your organisation.
We would expect the work area to be GIS or spatially focused, and
students would be covered by their school’s insurance.
If you would like your organisation to be involved, please provide Bronwen Channon with a contact name and number and the details of your business area, as well as the contact name and number of the Human Resources officer handling work experience in your organisation. Please forward this information to Bronwen on (08) 9273 7036 or email bronwenc@walis.wa.gov.au.
Drainage Dataset Review
The
drainage tender has closed and the panel is currently assessing the
tenders. It is anticipated that the tender will be appointed to commence
in late September or early October. For
more information, contact Dan Sandison on (08) 9273 7037 or dans@walis.wa.gov.au.
Women in Geographic Information
Technology (WinGIT)
WinGIT
is one year old! The WinGIT AGM will be
held at the Melbourne Hotel on 26 September and will celebrate its
first year in operation. Tony Snow, the
new National President of the Spatial Sciences Institute, will offer a vision
for our future, and there will be a discussion on women in the spatial
industry. The meeting is being sponsored
by NGIS. For further information, please
contact wingit@intragis.com.au.
SLICP Review
Final
comments have been received by the SLICP Review Advisory group and a summary
report is being prepared to go to WALIS CMG. This will be made available
to members of the SLICP Review Advisory group prior to CMG meeting in late
September. For more information, contact
Dan Sandison on (08) 9273 7037 or dans@walis.wa.gov.au.
WA Atlas
A
draft version of the Atlas has been created and was presented at the recent
WALIS Forum. User testing has commenced in an informal manner, and key testing
documentation is being prepared for formal testing to commence shortly.
The draft Atlas appears to have significant speed and design improvements
despite being on test servers with little load.
For more information, contact Dan Sandison on (08) 9273 7037 or dans@walis.wa.gov.au.
“Interragator +” Replacement
A
draft of the “Interragator +” has been created and was presented at the WALIS Forum.
A final build of the portal toolkit (used to create the catalogue) has been
delivered and final testing is underway. Final polishing of the site is
commencing with a user interface workshop being held in late September. For
more information, contact Luke Edwards on (08) 9273 7093 or lukee@walis.wa.gov.au.
Clearinghouse Replacement
Contractors
are developing a project plan to be delivered by the end of the month.
WALIS Stakeholders in the News
Latest Achievements for the Shared Land Information Platform
The SLIP Stream of this year’s WALIS Forum was very well
received by all those who attended.
Especially impressed were spatial students from Guilford Grammar and
Perth Modern Schools, the GIS users of the future. To view the presentations from the SLIP Stream
of the Forum please visit the SLIP Collaboration Portal at www.walis.wa.gov.au/slip.
At the Forum the Shared Land Information Platform Portal was introduced and a limited number of participants were invited to self-register for the portal during the Forum. The services produced by the SLIP program use cutting edge technology and will be made available via this portal as they are finalised, however, access to some services may be subject to restrictions. The SLIP program is currently in Pilot stage, and is a work in progress, but as the SLIP program develops, more products and services will be made available through the SLIP portal, as well as useful information and resources.
Visit https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/about/about.html to find out more about how SLIP can benefit you and how you can get involved today, or visit the SLIP Collaboration Portal for further information.
Electronic Land Development Process (eLDP)
(Lead Agency: Department for Planning & Infrastructure)
The eLPD Business Case for Phase II was finalised in
late August 2006 and signed off by all participating agencies and groups. It will be submitted under DPI’s Strategic Information Plan and Capital
Investment Program to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and the
Department of Treasury and Finance for funding in 2007/08, with a covering
document from SLIP demonstrating where eLDP provides benefit within the wider
overall context of SLIP.
Emergency Management (EM)
(Lead Agency: Fire & Emergency Services Authority)
Customisation of the EM pilot has progressed with the
production SLIP-EM environment established, managed rollout of HAZMAT Support,
Land Search and Rescue Support and project initiation for Bushfire Management
Support. On 26 August 2006,
the Northern Wheatbelt Emergency Services Directory (ESD) was launched in
Cunderdin, by the FESA CEO. Activities
to produce the next ESD, covering the South West also commenced in August. In early September the SLIP-EM team will move
to new dedicated offices on the fourth floor of FESA house. All contact details, however, will remain the
same.
Natural Resource Management
(NRM)
(Lead Agency: Department of Agriculture)
The NRM focus area has recently concluded initial
discussions and workshops with Regional Groups regarding the delivery of NRM
Phase 2 and is progressing arrangements for establishment of Regional Project
Officers. A facility for Regional upload
of data is scheduled to be completed in late December 2006.
Register of Interests (ROI)
(Lead Agency: Department of Land Information)
At the recent WALIS Forum, the Register of Interests
(ROI) project presentation was well received. At the presentation the new name of the system
was revealed. After a long period of
consultation, it was decided that “Interest Enquiry” is the most appropriate
name for what the application is providing.
In the last month, the scope of the project has also changed to
incorporate the graphical display of interests on the screen, where those interests
can be spatially represented. A revised
version of the Interest Enquiry Business Case will incorporate costings and
timeframes for the proposed new functionality.
The Enabling Framework (EF)
(Lead Agency: Department of Land Information)
As at September 2006, more than 70 data sets have been
made available as pilot Web Mapping Services (WMS) and a sub-set of these have
been created as Web Feature Services (WFS). The data for the pilot services is being
sourced from the following agencies: Departments of Land Information (DLI); Department
for Planning and Infrastructure; Department of Indigenous Affairs; Department
of Environment and Conservation; Department of Water; and the Fire and
Emergency Services Authority. To access
this pilot service, please register at: https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal.
The SLIP MapViewer and Catalogue (Interragator +) were
also showcased at the WALIS Forum. The
MapViewer Proof of Concept (POC) is underway and, subject to successful
completion of the POC, the new SLIP MapViewer will be available in
November. Detailed planning for the
replacement of WA Interragator with Interragator +, based on the ESRI Portal
Toolkit 3.0 is in progress. The Enabling
Framework project is working closely with the WALIS Office on issues such as
data migration and the development of business processes to support the new
metadata catalogue. The Department of
Agriculture and Food has recently had SLIP Infrastructure installed and will
soon be making data available in the SLIP environment.
For
further details on SLIP, refer to the SLIP Collaboration Portal.
FaunaBase and WA FaunaList
FaunaBase
is a search engine originally developed by the Western
Australian
Museum
to provide online access to information on the Western Australian fauna
contained in its collections. Recently,
collection records of the Queensland
Museum
and Museum and Art
Gallery
of the Northern Territory
were added. WA FaunaList provides a
comprehensive checklist of the scientific names for each vertebrate group
(amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles and fishes) recorded from Western
Australia and the
surrounding seas.
http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/faunabase/prod/
Australian Angle
Commitment to Skills and Spatial Focus for
Government
Officially
opening the 2006 Government Technology Evolution Conference in Canberra today, the Special
Minister of State, the Hon Gary Nairn MP has reinforced the Australian
Government’s commitment to improving opportunities for ICT skilled
professionals in the Australian Public Service.
“The Australian Government has established an inter-departmental ICT
Professional and Skills Development taskforce, with representation from
thirteen agencies and an observer from state government, to develop practical
solutions to the challenges associated with obtaining and retaining the right
skills in the right locations”, Mr Nairn said.
Focusing on connected government, Mr Nairn also highlighted the
importance geo-spatial technology can play in assisting government to better
engage with citizens. “This is an area
where Australia has significant expertise
and opportunities. Opportunities to help
Government in the decision-making process and opportunities for export
revenues, given Australia's leadership in the
field”.
http://www.agimo.gov.au/media/2006/august/52075.html
Bureau Launches New Internet Rainfall Forecast Maps
The
Hon Greg Hunt MP, Parliamentary Secretary with ministerial responsibility for
the Bureau of Meteorology and the Hon. John Cobb MP, Federal Member for Parkes
announced on 22 August the launch of rainfall forecast maps on the Bureau's
website. The new service graphically
shows predicted rainfall totals for across Australia each day out to five. Mr Hunt said the electronic maps were part of
the Bureau’s new ‘Water and the Land’ section of the bureau website and also
included the aggregate rainfall forecast for days one to four of the forecast
period, and for days five to eight. A
third type of map on the site shows the probability of daily rainfall reaching
certain threshold totals. “The new
‘Water and the Land’ section of the website is a one-stop-shop for anyone who
needs to be continually updated with weather information, be it people in the
marine or agricultural industry or communities that are prone to severe weather
events.”
http://www.deh.gov.au/minister/ps/2006/psmr22aug06.html
ASIBA in the News: Measurement of Water an Issue to
be Resolved
ASIBA
has continued its fight to build awareness of the importance of accurate
spatial data on water. The Sydney
Morning Herald and The Age (Melbourne) both published an article by Simon
Sharwood. The article went on to also
discuss Special Minister of State Gary Nairn's influence on spatially enabled
government and some interesting coverage of the recent Victorian Spatial
Excellence Awards. For further
information go to
Improving the Exchange of Information in Emergencies
Information that helps identify and assist disaster
victims will be more readily exchanged under a Bill introduced in the Senate
today, said Attorney-General Philip Ruddock.
The Privacy Legislation Amendment (Emergencies and Disasters) Bill 2006
will provide a clear legal basis to manage the collection, use and disclosure
of personal information about people involved in an emergency or disaster. “The Bill places beyond doubt the capacity of
the Australian Government and others to lawfully exchange personal information
for a specific purpose in an emergency or disaster situation,” Mr Ruddock
said. “It does not compel disclosure of
personal information but confirms that disclosure is permitted in such
situations.”
http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/EMA/emaInternet.nsf/Page/NewsMedia#emanews
Water Quality Monitoring Through Satellite Imagery
Geoscience
Australia is working with the Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) to monitor sediment plumes in the
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area on a daily basis. The plumes are produced by dredging at the
Hay Point coal terminal in North Queensland as the Ports Corporation
of Queensland (PCQ) increases the depth of the shipping channel. Using Landsat 5, Landsat 7 and MODIS, ACRES
has developed a new, automated process to map, measure and monitor the spatial
distribution of the sediment plume and to estimate levels of total suspended
sediments (TSS) produced by the dredging.
In addition, a detailed water quality monitoring program has been
established by PCQ through four remotely-operated water quality loggers and a
vessel-based monitoring program measuring TSS, sediment deposition and
light. Correlations between the
satellite image data and these in-situ field measurements allow the TSS to be
estimated spatially.
http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/whatnew.jsp#Haypoint
Offshore Minerals Map Released
The first map of seabed mineral occurrences and
deposits in Australian waters was released in August 2006. The Offshore Mineral
Locations map sheds light on the mineral prospectivity in this exciting,
but poorly known, frontier. It should
serve also to ensure mineral values are considered in marine planning and
decision making. The map is the result
of a collaborative project between Geoscience Australia,
CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship and Division of Exploration and Mining, and each
of the State and Northern Territory Geological Surveys.
The map can be downloaded as a PDF on Geoscience
Australia's website and a 1:10 000 000
map is available from the Geoscience
Australia Sales Centre on Freecall 1800 800 173 (within Australia)
or +61 2 6249 9966.
For further information, please email Bill McKay, or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9003.
News from Around the Globe
OGC and the “For Free vs. For Fee” Debate
Recently, particularly in Europe
but also in the US
and other countries, we have seen increasing participation in the long standing
debate about whether governments should charge or not charge for geospatial
data provision. Some government agencies
that collect and maintain geospatial data provide it at no cost or sell it for
only the cost of distribution, on the grounds that the taxpayers have already
paid for its collection, it is public information by law, and it is part of the
information infrastructure that supports many kinds of economic activity and
social good. Other government agencies
follow the “cost recovery” model, setting a price based on the justification
that the funds will be used to pay for ongoing data maintenance and superior
accuracy, currency and precision. They
argue that most taxpayers didn’t choose to pay for the data and don’t want it and
shouldn’t have to pay for it through taxes. Also, they contend, private sector data
vendors often resell government data, perhaps after adding value, and taxpayers
shouldn't be asked to subsidise those vendors.
Read the President’s message in the latest OGC
newsletter at
http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/newsletters/200609
Ordnance Survey Vision Helps Shape a VISTA for Underground Assets
A national project looking to increase the
visualisation of underground assets via 3-D mapping is being supported by
geographic data and satellite navigation technology from Ordnance Survey as
core components. VISTA
(Visualising integrated information on buried assets to reduce street works) is
a collaboration of 21 organisations developing an integrated infrastructure to
enable data sharing for all buried assets across Great
Britain. Ordnance Survey’s large-scale data OS
MasterMap Topography Layer is the reference base underpinning preliminary
trials by researchers at Leeds
and Nottingham
Universities
to integrate disparate records of buried pipes, cables, ducts and wires. VISTA
will combine this information with in-situ survey observations using real-time centimetre‑level
services. OS Net is a network of more
than 90 GPS base stations that improves the standard accuracy of raw GPS
readings to augment any application that requires GPS positioning.
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/media/news/2006/sept/vista.html
GeoWeb 2006 Podcasts
GeoWeb
2006 (http://www.geoweb.org/) was the
premier US conference for Web-based
geographic information systems - bringing in more than 250 professionals from
about 22 countries from across the world. The conference featured 13 half-day workshops,
nearly 70 paper presentations, keynoters, and a products and services
exhibition that brought together the world of professional GIS and the broader
world of the Web.
The
keynote presentations are available via podcasts (http://geoweb2006.invokemedia.com/). They are rather time consuming, but offer
some interesting insights into how the big dollar companies are feeling their
way into Geospatial information space.
India is Shrinking by Two Centimetres Every Year
India is shrinking by two centimetres
every year. A new analysis of
satellite-based data has given precisely the rate at which the country is
shedding size as it pushes northward against the Himalayas. “India’s size is decreasing by
two centrimetres every year,” says geophysicist Paramesh Banerjee of the
Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. “As India’s size decreases, the
thickness of the Himalayas will increase proportionately.” The analysis of data from 1998 onward reveals
that the distance between Mussoorie and Badrinath is now 1.5 cm less and
decreasing every year. Bangalore and Lhasa in Tibet are also closer by 4 cm. The results emerged after
scientists at Dehradun and the University of California, Berkeley, studied the concealed
movement of the Indian plate by measuring distances between 40 Global
Positioning System (GPS) stations in India and across Tibet, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=323919&category=Frontend&Country=INDIA
European Union Plots to
Wipe Britain off the Map - Literally
Conservatives
today sounded the alarm at new powers to be given to the European Union to
seize control and ‘harmonise’ all geographical information held by
nation-states, including maps. An
investigation has also found that the EU, assisted by John Prescott, is rolling
out new ‘transnational’ regions that cross national boundaries to help create a
“United Europe”. Under a new EU
Directive on 'spatial information', Brussels is to be given powers to
harmonise and control all ‘spatial data’.
This will include geographical names, administrative units and
maps. All nations within the EU will be
forced to bring their maps and data into line with the European Commission's
specifications. Brussels will also gain access to
‘spies in the sky’ – data provided by satellite and airborne photography and
sensors. These powers will extend not
just to geographic information, but also property information about people's
homes.
For
more information, visit the Conservatives at http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=131797
Free Map Service for Mobiles
A
free new mapping service has been launched for use by anyone with a multimedia
phone or PDA with mobile Internet access.
Map24.com runs like other online mapping services, and though it
currently covers Europe it has plans to extend worldwide in the near
future. Chris Wallett, UK managing director of
Mapsolute, which owns Map24, said: “More and more people are using online maps
for route planning and navigation, and for other uses such as finding
venues. With Map24 Mobile, people can
now use their mobile phones to plan their journeys and find extremely useful
mapping content. It’s free, easy to use
and extremely useful whilst you’re on the move.”
http://www.techdigest.tv/2006/09/map24com_free_m.html
Geospatial Industry Workforce Information System
In September, GITA North
America launched a new web portal as a resource for the industry, job seekers,
economic-development leaders and educators.
The site gives users the opportunity to learn about geospatial career
opportunities and provides information for students, educators and employers in
the US.
http://www.giwis.org/
What Was the Most Important Year in the History of
the Geospatial Industry?
Was
the year that PC-based GIS products were introduced, the most important year in
the history of our industry (about 1986)?
How about the year the first commercial Web mapping applications, such
as MapQuest.com, were introduced (1996)?
Or how about last year (2005), with the introduction of those really
cool virtual mapping and visualisation applications for consumers?
If
we consider the history of the broader information technology field in concert
with the history of the geospatial industry, a really interesting and
provocative year emerges as the most critical and influential in terms of
shaping our industry today and into the future.
The year is 1969. Consider some
of the events that occurred in 1969 which are still driving the evolution and
strength of our industry today.
To
read more, visit Directions Magazine at http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2264&trv=1
Upcoming Events
Advances in Environmental Geosciences Workshop
27 September 2006, Citywest Function Centre, 45 Plaistowe Mews, City West Centre, West Perth
8.15am for 8.30am
to 5pm
followed by drinks from 5pm to 6pm
The
Australian Society of Exploration Geophysists will be hosting a workshop on Advances
in Geosciences for Environmental and Natural Resource Applications. The program for the day will encapsulate some
of the latest developments in the use of geoscientific data with examples from
research work at Curtin and UWA as well as Geoscience Australia and Geological Survey of
Western Australia. For more information
and to pay online, visit: http://www.biztechonline.net.au/waaeg2006/waaeg2006.php.
OZRI
2006
31 October – 1 November 2006, Melbourne
With
the theme ‘GIS - Extending the boundaries’, OZRI 2006 will demonstrate the
possibilities for extending the use of GIS by highlighting innovative
achievements in Australia and overseas. OZRI
2006 is all about the innovative use of GIS, and the
outcomes achieved, with conference sessions designed to explore the
“how, why and what” of this extended GIS use, pushing the boundaries of the
traditional view of GIS. To register before
1st September to receive the early bird registration discount,
visit: http://www.esriaustralia.com.au/company/pages/events/ozri/.
GSDI-9:
9th International Conference of the Global Spatial Data
Infrastructure
3-11 November
2006, Historical & Military Museum of Chile, Santiago, Chile
The
theme for the 9th International Conference of the Global Spatial Data
Infrastructure is “Spatial Information: Tool for reducing poverty”.
GSDI-9 will provide opportunities to participate in and attend plenary
sessions, technical sessions, regional discussions groups, workshop, poster
sessions and commercial exhibits. For
more details visit: http://www.gsdi9.cl/index.html.
APSEA
2006: Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards
9 November 2006, Hilton, Brisbane, Queensland
The
annual Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards are the only awards for the
Asia-Pacific region that recognise, at the same event, the excellent
achievements of both individuals and organisations engaged in the spatial
information industry across the region.
APSEA sees a diverse range of individuals and small, medium and
large private, public and academic sector organisations vie for these
prestigious awards. For more information
contact (02) 6282 5793 or email apsea@asiba.com.au. To find out how to enter APSEA 2006, visit http://www.asiba.com.au/clients/asiba/UserFiles/File/APSEA2006/APSEA06_Entrants_InfoKit.pdf. Entries close 25
August 2006.
http://www.asiba.com.au/eventsAPSEA2006.php
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ARSPC: Earth Observation – From Science to Solution
20-24
November 2006, National Convention Centre, Canberra
The
13th Australasian Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Conference
(ARSPC) is expected to be the largest ever staged in Australia and will bring together
data providers, modellers, researchers, policy makers and end users. The Conference will provide opportunity to
discover latest tools, technologies and applications of remote sensing and
photogrammetry. For more information,
visit http://www.arspc.org/.
Interesting Website of the Month
Flickr
Flickr is great for exploring photos by photographer, tag, time, text and group, and now it’s also possible to explore photos by place. Well known as a web place to store and share photos, Flickr now offers a geotagging feature.
http://blog.flickr.com/flickrblog/2006/08/great_shot_wher.html
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