Google Maps April Fools Day Prank

For those of you that missed a chance to use Google Maps on April 1st, 2012, the dot COM pulled an interesting prank on their maps API.

Google maps designed an 8-bit system to display its maps for this years April fools day prank. We had a chance to see the world just how we would've those NES (Nintendo Entertainments System - 1st one) days.

World map in 8-bit, as displayed in Google Maps

Even Google street view was displayed in 8-bit. Talk about living in an 8-bit gaming world!

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PCI Geomatics offers Online Courses

Many companies use PCI Geomatics for its GIS purposes. It is less expensive than the ArcGIS server, which usually ranges in the 6 figure zone.

Users without much GIS background in college or university can now take online courses to begin training. The cost of the course is $300 USD, slightly cheaper than some ESRI cert courses.

Here is the link to the online training site:
PCI Geomatics Online Training

Please leave comments if anyone has indeed taken the online training and has some feedback for us. Thanks!

Source: GIS Lounge