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Map Master Local Chapter Ever since the Map Master Local Chapter program in Indonesia kicked off in May 2015, the HERE Indonesia Community Team has seen significant contribution from each local chapter month after month. In just over a period of 3 months, the local chapters have grown from 6 cities to the current 10 with majority of the cities emerging from Aceh (the northwestern city of Indonesia) and Lombok island. This, in addition to the local flash mob campaigns they have rolled out, it is therefore not surprising that the HERE Indonesia Community team has received many requests from groups, organizations and institutions to be part of the local chapter. Goals of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) ...

The “Brother Land” Story Located in the heart of Jakarta, Pasar Tanah Abang (Brother Land Market) is the biggest Textile Market and Fashion Retail in South East Asia. Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta has been around since 1735 and has an international reputation as a wholesale center for textiles, clothes, shoes and batik, to mention just a few examples. Thousands of wholesalers open their outlets here as the location is also close to the Indonesia central business, Jakarta Golden Triangle, Sudirman-Thamrin-Rasuna Said, accessible from any direction inside of Jakarta. ...

Interview with Map Master – Mochamad Yasin Let’s get close and personal with Yasin – our interviewee for today! Visit him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mochamad.yasin.75?fref=ts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HERE: Who are you, where are you, and what do you do? Yasin: I live in Surabaya and am a freelancer. Previously, I have worked as a programmer, helping to develop web applications for campus utility. HERE: How did you become a HERE Map Master? Yasin: I have always enjoyed the community challenges organized by the HERE Expert Community Program. I received the Map Master title after the house hunter challenge organized by HERE Indonesia and was ranked among the top 10. For every challenge, I always aim to provide the most accurate and valid data. HERE: Do you have any suggestion or tip for wannabe-Map Masters or aspire to eventually become a HERE Map Master? Yasin: Keep following the community challenges and do it with pleasure. HERE: How were you introduced to the HERE Map and what was your first contribution? Yasin: I knew about HERE Map from my device Lumia 520 which was my first windows phone device. My first contribution was for the first community challenge organized by the HERE Expert Community Program Indonesia. HERE: Do you participate in other mapping/community activities outside of the HERE Expert Community Program? If yes, please elaborate? Yasin: No. In my knowledge, the HERE Expert Community Program is the only community for mapping in Indonesia HERE: Who has impressed you in the HERE Expert Community Program, and why? Yasin: I must say I am impressed with Cipto Tri who happened to be the pioneer batch of Map Masters as his contribution is the highest. HERE: What is your best experience so far being a Map Master and in the HERE Expert Community Program? Yasin: My best experience so far was using the web version of Map Creator. That is one of the best free web based GIS tool as I ever known. HERE: What are some of the areas of improvement which you would like to see in the HERE Expert Community Program? Yasin: I would like to see an updated map of Indonesia in Map Creator and not pixelated images. HERE: Final words/your motto as a Map Master? Yasin: Keep mapping with pleasure! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Thanks Yasin for your contributions to the community challenges. And yes, keep mapping with pleasure! Brought to you by the HERE Expert Community Team

This short article shows you how to resolve the error “This workbook contains links to one or more external sources that could be unsafe.” which may keep popping up when you are opening the Excel workbook. I have been researching for a bit but I do not seem to find a build-in Excel solution for that. Alternatively, I managed to find Findlink http://www.manville.org.uk/software/findlink.htm Excel Add-ins. There is a file you will find findlink.xla. Open the file with the error. Go to File -> Add-Ins. Under Manage: choose Excel Add-ins then click Go. Browse to your findlink.xla then click OK. Up to this point you will be panicking as you may not find anything in your Spreadsheet Ribbon after selecting the add-ins. To resolve this, do not close the Excel spreadsheet, but instead double click on the findlink.xla file. This is how it looks. Now you can find your broken links. :)

Welcome to the finale of our ‘Map Masters | Welcome to the July 2015 Award Cycle’ blog series. This is the finale of our Map Masters spotlight and wrapping up the July award cycle, we are proud to feature our Philippines Map Masters! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– PATRICK TORRES | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Patrick Torres is a second year renewal Map Master. A Software QA tester at Wizardsgroup, he loves to travel and thanks HERE for making it possible for him to go through places without the fear of getting lost. Shared Patrick, “It has been a blessing to be named as one of HERE’s Map Master let alone be renewed for the second year. I’ll definitely participate and contribute more in the upcoming activities of HERE. I’d love to see everyone utilize the power of HERE maps in the future" Very well said Patrick and congratulations on another year of renewal! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- DANILO TUAZON | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry Danilo Tuazon is a Senior Administrative Assistant working in the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) of Balanga City Hall in Balanga, Bataan. He was able to provide significant map updates in his locality and as Map Master for the 2nd year in Philippines Expert Community, he is able to contribute more and is looked upon as a HERE ambassador to his colleagues. Congratulations Danilo on another year of renewal! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- CHRISTIAN MOSCOSA | Contributions: Point of Interest, Point Address, Road Geometry A second year Map Master, Christian Moscosa hails from Cavite and is a Consultant for Wizardsgroup. Christian loves the way HERE connects people from all walks of life. ‘It’s a great privilege to be one of the HERE Map Master and sharing HERE with my colleagues and friends is a passion I have." Congratulations on your second year of renewal, Christian and we look forward to your amazing contributions!! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- A great thanks from the HERE Expert Community Program family to all SEA HERE Map Masters amazing contributions! Brought to you by the HERE Expert Community Program Team

Welcome to Part III of our ‘Map Masters | Welcome to the July 2015 Award Cycle’ blog series. Today, we are shining spotlight on our Thailand Map Masters!] ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————– PAILIN SINGKAEWYOT | Contributions: Point of Interest, Road Geometry Thailand Map Master Pailin Singkaewyot is a nursing student. She heard about the HERE Expert Community Program from another Map Master and was keen to learn more about this program. Pailin is a fast learner and has since mastered the skills of using Map Creator to input point of interest. She was ranked 3rd in the HERE Thailand community with a great amount of input for point of interest. ...

This comes a little late, especially with a bunch of lucky people getting to play with the HoloLens and an awesome Halo model at E3, where the HoloLens apparently had a few changes since I last tried it. Regardless, let me regale you with the tale of my experience with this fantasy-become-reality wearable at the Build 2015 Developer Conference in San Francisco on the 29th of April. Registration Microsoft announced they were accepting sign-ups for people to try out the HoloLens right after the opening Keynote (they started by saying they brought down a 100 sets, imagine the emotional ride as we realized we weren’t going to be able to bring one home). There were 3 categories available for sign-up – One-to-One Demo, Media Presentation, and Holographic Academy Training. With the link out to register, the people around us whipped out their phones to book their slot. Rong Kang and I had our laptops out, being in a conference call with our awesome colleagues back home. Registration for us was fast and easy, and we noticed that people were having trouble registering – the last step of the form (selecting your category) wasn’t working on some mobile devices! We ended up on the first batch of attendees to be on the One-to-One Demo, a 30-minute session with the HoloLens from 12:30pm to 1:00pm at the Intercontinental Hotel next to the Moscone Center. ...

In Part I of our ‘Map Masters | Welcome to the July 2015 Award Cycle’ blog, we were thrilled to feature our Indonesia Map Masters. Today, we are excited to recognize the following Malaysia Map Masters for their remarkable contributions to the HERE Expert Community! —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MEGAT NAJIB | Contributions: Road Geometry, Point of Interest A final year Geomatic student at UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, Megat Najib first got to know about the Map Creator during the HERE roadshow to UiTM Shah Alam on November 2014. He was impressed with how little local knowledge can be shared to help other and provide accurate navigation experiences. ...

On July 1st, 2015, 28 exemplary community leaders around Southeast Asia were notified that they have received the Map Master title. The HERE Expert Community Program was established in June 2014 and recognizes exceptional HERE Map advocates who actively play a vital role in the map-making process, adoption and advancement of the map creation technology—and in helping HERE Map to creating a truly global map so that you will feel like a local, wherever you are. Not only do we have 18 brand new additions, we also have 10 re-rewarded Map Masters who will hold the Map Master title for another year. Congratulations on being inducted into the HERE Expert Community Program for the 2015 July award cycle. The caliber of your mapping contribution work is exceptional, and will have a major impact in scaling HERE to greater heights in the year ahead. Your achievements are a source of pride and inspiration to all of us. In this first series of Map Master Spotlights, we are featuring the Indonesia Map Masters! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ...

Interview with Map Master – Luqman Hakim Happy Monday and welcome to another interview with a Map Master. It is my pleasure to introduce Luqman Hakim, also known as Lucky or ‘The Map Jockey’ to many of his friends. Visit him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luckyhackymjecks?fref=ts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— HERE: Who are you, where are you, and what do you do? Lucky: I am a student from the Geomatics Engineering at Institute Teknologi 10 November (ITS), Surabaya, East Java. HERE: How did you become a HERE Map Master? Lucky: I started out by contributing to geometries and point of interests in Map Creator. I must confessed that I am quite good at doing that as my friends have given me a nick name ‘The map jockey’. HERE: Do you have any suggestions or tips for wannabe-Map Masters or aspire to eventually become a HERE Map Master? Lucky: Always have passion in what you are doing and good things will come to you. HERE: How were you introduced to the HERE Map and what was your first contribution? Lucky: I heard of the program when HERE Indonesia team visited my campus. My first contribution was on geometries and point of interest using my friend’s account. Later, I decided to create my personal account so that I can contribute on a regular basis. HERE: Who has impressed you in the HERE Expert Community Program, and why? Lucky: I am impressed with the HERE Surabaya team. I used to be an intern in the HERE Surabaya office and they were very warm and taught me many things in the map-creation process. HERE: What is your best experience so far being a Map Master and in the HERE Expert Community Program? Lucky: The most exciting experience for me would be when I participated in a field survey in Bali with another Map Master Kemala Putri and the HERE Surabaya team. We stayed in a lovely place facing the ocean and the everyday survey activities were very fun. HERE: What are some of the areas of improvement which you would like to see in the HERE Expert Community Program? Lucky: I would love to see HERE holding more University roadshows to recruit more members for the HERE Expert Community Program. HERE: Final words/Your Motto as a Map Master Lucky: HERE – Your Maps for Life! -————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you Lucky for the interview and contributions. Brought to you by the HERE Expert Community Team