tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post3337378175972781125..comments2023-09-28T18:23:46.614+05:00Comments on Umer Toor Blog: Google Map Pakistan EventM Umer Toorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945276129564758593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-66925187115851913662010-01-04T09:18:03.662+05:002010-01-04T09:18:03.662+05:00@ Haris,
Great to know you're FAST; my pleasu...@ Haris,<br /><br />Great to know you're FAST; my pleasure :)Umer Toorhttp://umertoor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-40413096348078600522010-01-03T21:58:49.180+05:002010-01-03T21:58:49.180+05:00I just wrote such a long comment but it vanished. ...I just wrote such a long comment but it vanished. I didn't copy it either :-(. Anyways, here it goes again...<br /><br />@Ahmed: Your concerns are valid brother. The application under discussion has been widely acclaimed and has got many positive reviews and comments. But the concerns mentioned in this post aren't invalid either. These are just questions that would naturally come to the mind of the listener. That was exactly why there was a presenter there, to answer the concerns...<br /><br />@Umer: I miss my university. I would have definitely attended this presentation had I been in Lahore. My university holds a presentation that is talked about so much, and I missed it :-(. It really felt good to read about it in your post :-)Haris Gulzarhttp://harisgulzar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-68633069053273484792010-01-03T09:44:22.634+05:002010-01-03T09:44:22.634+05:00Just a reminder: I've mentioned the usefulness...Just a reminder: I've mentioned the usefulness of maps in 3rd para which I heard in the event. Your comment will never be deleted.M. Umer Toorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084973851357078045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-4811434611866367902010-01-03T05:28:03.150+05:002010-01-03T05:28:03.150+05:00It is a country where everyone likes to get promin...It is a country where everyone likes to get prominent by criticizing others directly or their work. Perhaps criticizing may be the best tool to get more and more reviews, *comments* and more *followers* for some bloggers now.<br /><br />I am hereby very sorry to read your post where you didn't write one line which tells if this all mapping could be useful to anything at all. A first I would like to say people like you out there that why don't you then make a software to build it yourself instead of relying on others where you find *privacy* concerns?<br /><br />Little knowledge is dangerous, you probably know as well but knowing is not enough indeed. How much you know about usage of google maps satellite layer? If you see Naqsha.net, Wikimapia, OpenSource Maps they all use google satellite layers to draw their maps so it wouldn't be difficult to make your own software to use it. Second thing, a company which gets money out a product, will it later *shutoff* its own source of income? This really made me laugh. Also I hope if they had a presenter then he must have explained because for literates its easily accessible information from Term of Service of the product. Another thing that made me laugh out loudly that drone attack right after his mapping the area.. lols.. that was such a dumb idiotic approach in criticism with false statement! If there will ever be a time machine then you may better want to go back in 2000 and check encarta by microsoft (now also in their live maps) where they have had each and every place on the maps for each country. Also you may want to check The Surveyor of Pakistan who is responsible for mapping of whole country including public accessible and not accessible mapping. Anyone can also buy maps from their outlets or bookshops throughout the country. It becomes so funny when you come to know that google doesn't own satellite imagery and it comes from digital globe and other sources which only have access to civilian level satellites. How would military be dependent upon civilian level satellite imagery which they have allowed to be used in first place and when they have their own live satellite sources!<br /><br />People like are better off keep their mouth shut than telling people not to do a thing where they already have a choice of yes/no! A volunteer contribution doesn't force anyone to get into!<br /><br />PS. I know if its moderated then this reply may never go online!!Ahmadhttp://www.pakistan.gov.pknoreply@blogger.com