Microsoft sorts out government sites, sounds
BetaNews | at | by Mike
Two projects recently revealed by Microsoft are helping government officials figure out which way is up and what was said about it. At GEOINT 2008 this week, Microsoft unveiled its Single View Platform, which allows entities such as government agencies and NGOs like the United Nations to pull together complex information and databases and view them geographically, even if the locations and user interfaces to the data vary. This is handy if you're attempting to coordinate relief efforts across a large swath of territory, or if you're working up emergency-response plans or other services that help your citizens, wherever they may be located.