Comments on: AA Hotspots on Google Earth http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/aa-hotspots-on-google-earth/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:03:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave Starr http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/aa-hotspots-on-google-earth/#comment-76888 Dave Starr Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:44:02 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-76888 A bit late with this so likely no one will read it, but I thought I'd answer Migs' comment to my original. I know what NAMRAI has, and a lot of it is older than you and I together. The same situation existed in the US only 10 or so years ago. Then Yahoo and Google and others came along and put everything (in much more consumer detail than the NAMRAI's of the world ever had) on line and make big bucks from it. They obviously haven't yet seen the dollar (peso) potential in Manila, Cebu etc. yet. That's sort of my point. Half the traffic you see in tech-related blogs and forums are guys moaning about 'oh if only I had an idea to make money online.' Well the opportunity is certainly there vis-a-vis the Philippines. Access to the basic data is certainly there. I using can nearly count the GI sheets on the roof of my house in Marilao, but I can't plan a road trip to my SIL in Q.C. ... or real important to a new resident, find a business (where I'm by necessity going to spend money) on a map. I dont know if the solution is to find a way to interest Google or Yahoo in expanding or for someone to make it a free-standing venture, but a lot of advertising pesos are being left on the table. Just a thought A bit late with this so likely no one will read it, but I thought I’d answer Migs’ comment to my original.

I know what NAMRAI has, and a lot of it is older than you and I together. The same situation existed in the US only 10 or so years ago.

Then Yahoo and Google and others came along and put everything (in much more consumer detail than the NAMRAI’s of the world ever had) on line and make big bucks from it. They obviously haven’t yet seen the dollar (peso) potential in Manila, Cebu etc. yet.

That’s sort of my point. Half the traffic you see in tech-related blogs and forums are guys moaning about ‘oh if only I had an idea to make money online.’

Well the opportunity is certainly there vis-a-vis the Philippines. Access to the basic data is certainly there. I using can nearly count the GI sheets on the roof of my house in Marilao, but I can’t plan a road trip to my SIL in Q.C. … or real important to a new resident, find a business (where I’m by necessity going to spend money) on a map.

I dont know if the solution is to find a way to interest Google or Yahoo in expanding or for someone to make it a free-standing venture, but a lot of advertising pesos are being left on the table.

Just a thought

]]> By: Migs http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/aa-hotspots-on-google-earth/#comment-56229 Migs Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:03:57 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-56229 seav: nice one, I did not know that Google Maps could now read kmz files. Dave: the maps are there but expensive and without republishing rights. the NAMRIA government agency sells them. seav:
nice one, I did not know that Google Maps could now read kmz files.

Dave:
the maps are there but expensive and without republishing rights. the NAMRIA government agency sells them.

]]> By: Dave Starr http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/aa-hotspots-on-google-earth/#comment-56176 Dave Starr Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:59:28 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-56176 There we go, great. Now all we need is the rest of the companies to follow suit ... use the free tools already out there, and make it easy for everyone to get on line. PS for those with the talent and rive but no business idea? How can a city the size of manila have no real map online? You can see all the streets in great detail with G earth or G maps, but how does a stranger know EDSA from Buendia? There we go, great. Now all we need is the rest of the companies to follow suit … use the free tools already out there, and make it easy for everyone to get on line.

PS for those with the talent and rive but no business idea? How can a city the size of manila have no real map online? You can see all the streets in great detail with G earth or G maps, but how does a stranger know EDSA from Buendia?

]]> By: chris http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/aa-hotspots-on-google-earth/#comment-56152 chris Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:44:20 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-56152 "...unconfirmed news that someone or some group looted PLDT’s boxes somewhere in the Pasong Tamo area which caused the entire block to go down without dial tones or DSL." exactly what happened to us here in greenhills two weeks ago. the whole condo lost all PLDT phoneline (and DSL) connection -- for a whole freaking week! pldt should learn the meaning of spares... good thing though: (1) i was in the US most of that week; (2) nearby promenade greenhills had WIZ :) “…unconfirmed news that someone or some group looted PLDT’s boxes somewhere in the Pasong Tamo area which caused the entire block to go down without dial tones or DSL.”

exactly what happened to us here in greenhills two weeks ago. the whole condo lost all PLDT phoneline (and DSL) connection — for a whole freaking week! pldt should learn the meaning of spares…

good thing though: (1) i was in the US most of that week; (2) nearby promenade greenhills had WIZ :)

]]> By: seav http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/aa-hotspots-on-google-earth/#comment-56136 seav Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:14:40 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-56136 Here's a Google Maps version for those who don't have Google Earth: =) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http://www.airborneaccess.net/Airborne%2520Access%2520Hotspots.kmz&ie=UTF8&z=10&t=k&om=1 Here’s a Google Maps version for those who don’t have Google Earth: =)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http://www.airborneaccess.net/Airborne%2520Access%2520Hotspots.kmz&ie=UTF8&z=10&t=k&om=1

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