Are you wondering what is with the title this time.  Is it to do with the fact that I have two wonderful boys one of whom is only 6 months old?  No, in an attempt to follow the magazines focus on Security I thought I’d write about Aerial Photography and yes, you guessed it, the possible - and I would say unfounded - security concerns that some governments around the world have with us mere mortals being able to view aerial photography over the web.

With the current issue of the magazine having topics regarding Data Access I thought I’d cover both software data access and how people access data via the web.

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In this edition of the magazine two areas of focus are Internet Mapping and Open Source.  During its initial year Eye on the Web has covered both subjects and I thought it would be apt to touch on what has changed and advanced.

As its name suggests, ‘Eye On The Web’ focuses on the Internet and as I was thinking about this next instalment I couldn’t help thinking about how the web has improved our understanding of the world. On the other hand I pondered, does this come at an acceptable cost to our environment? Is there an ironic twist of fate just around the corner?