Gatsb.com Now Open Source (A Case Study in Geotagging, Workflow Foundation, SMS/MMS Parsing)
After hosting Gatsb.com for a year, I have decided to open source the project. I haven't had time to promote it the way I wanted to promote it, and it therefore hasn't caught on with too many users. I've been busy with other projects, other (grander) ideas, and think that this one should now belong to the community.
You can download the source code here: http://code.google.com/p/gatsb/
If you want to contribute to the project, please feel free to contact me at andreblog@decav.com
This project is a great case study of a bunch of new Microsoft technologies. It includes Workflow Foundation, .NET 3.0, Microsoft Virtual Earth and ASP.NET Ajax.
One of the coolest features is how it keeps open a "session" with an SMS client. Workflow Foundation is used to persist the state and when a new SMS comes in, it checks if theres an existing session for that SMS. If there is, then it will revive the workflow and continue the session. Cool stuff!
If you ever wondered how to create a database of geotagged entries, use ASP.NET ajax to make a snazzier site, or establish a user interface with any mobile device, I suggest checking out the code!