The Graphient Blog » real time http://blog.graphient.com Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:50:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Open Data is Magic http://blog.graphient.com/2009/11/08/open-data-is-magic/ http://blog.graphient.com/2009/11/08/open-data-is-magic/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:34:24 +0000 asjs http://blog.graphient.com/?p=145 geolocation + open data = awwesome

geolocation + open data = awwesome

Coming across our desk via tweet from Sir Time Berneers Lee: an amazing (if not amazing looking) google maps based data mashup showing marine traffic throughout the world. That is to say, Real Time (not really but close) data showing position, speed and heading for ships throut the worlds major shipping lanes. The Mashup runs on top of a big open data set hosted by the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece. More information about the project can be found at the open dot dot dot blog. Anyway go check it out.

One funny thing, it shows traffic on canals and rivers, so when you first look at the map you may wonder why there are forty boats in Missouri.

]]> http://blog.graphient.com/2009/11/08/open-data-is-magic/feed/ 0 The Hype is Dead. Long live the Hype. http://blog.graphient.com/2009/07/02/the-hype-is-dead-long-live-the-hype/ http://blog.graphient.com/2009/07/02/the-hype-is-dead-long-live-the-hype/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:20 +0000 asjs http://blog.graphient.com/?p=121 So, you hear a lot less about cloud computing these days and a lot more about “the Real Time Internet.” In a move that should surprise exactly no one, hype factory TechCrunch is going to be hosting an event about the implications of Real Time. I expect to see more of these events, seminars, and camps from the usual suspects over the coming months.
Find out more about the TechCrunch event  here!
Rest assured that Graphient will not be changing its business model or the specs of FreeTime to meet this new challenge head on. Like the Cloud, Real Time is an important concept to keep in mind as technology evolves in front of us. Filtered streams of data are exciting and in many ways important to the work we are doing at Graphient. But true Real Time is still a long way off and the oncoming hype spasm  will likely muddy the waters in many ways. Much like it did for Cloud Computing.
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