Jonathan W. Lowe

Net Results columnist Jonathan W. Lowe covers the role of emerging technologies in the exchange of spatial information. Lowe is the owner of Local Knowledge Consulting (Berkeley, California), where he designs and implements spatial Web sites.

	Article Google Sparks Search Wars October 1, 2005 By: Jonathan W. Lowe During the past four months, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Amazon have launched geospatial viewing tools linked to text-based search engines. They are free, fast, easy to use, rich in global data, and - as public users enthusiastically testify - they're cool!
	Article Web-Mapping Hacks September 1, 2005 By: Jonathan W. Lowe Two new O'Reilly titles help self-reliant readers teach themselves general GIS concepts - and ingenious hacks - with lessons based on free, open-source geospatial tools.
Article Web GIS Gets Flashy May 1, 2005 By: Jonathan W. Lowe Macromedia Flash, a browser plug-in typically used for slick Web animation, is now gaining credibility as an interface for geospatial Web sites.