Archive for August 2005





How to make Google Mapsâ„¢

Aug 26th, 2005 | By

From Digg, this is a video and code sample to show how to add Google Maps to your own website. I haven’t actually watched the video, but sounds useful. How to make Google Mapsâ„¢ using ASP Classic when you don’t have the longitude or Latitude



Registration now on – sign up and comment

Aug 25th, 2005 | By

My brain is a bit dodgy at times. You see this is how it works: you wonder why no one has commented to any posts even though people do visit the site you try to create your own comment to make sure it works everything is good, comment works, so you shrug … 2 weeks [...]



Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration: Monarch Butterfly

Aug 25th, 2005 | By

I heard about this on The Tech Teachers podcast. It is a great combination of education and geography (with some of those other disciplines mixed in). As usual, take a few minutes and check it out. Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration: Monarch Butterfly



GeoMedia 6 is probably shipping

Aug 25th, 2005 | By

Intergraph’s GeoMedia 6 is the next in their line of products. In my opinion GeoMedia is probably the sad victim of ESRIs dominance. They had the better web mapping product for the longest time and they have had an interoperable system that doesn’t require an extension for years. If our updates are still coming then [...]



21st-century crime fighting with geospatial technologies

Aug 25th, 2005 | By

Here is an article about the NYPD’s new Real Time Crime Center, a technology nerve center that “gives detectives instantaneous information on homicides and shootings citywide, enabling them to identify and respond to emerging crimes.” http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2005/aug/25/news5.html



Peru’s glaciers in retreat

Aug 25th, 2005 | By

An article from BBC news describing the retreat of Peruvian glaciers. This is a great example of the conjoining of physical and human geography. Understanding how the retreating glaciers impact the sustainability of the local population. BBC NEWS | Americas | Peru’s glaciers in retreat



webmapper review of Mapping Hacks

Aug 24th, 2005 | By

Edward Mac Gillavry, over at webmapper.net, has a review of Mapping Hacks. I haven’t read it since I still haven’t finished going through it to write my own review. I tell ya, working on that pesky dissertation just keeps getting in the way. Head over to the review to find out about it well before [...]



GPS-assisted biking

Aug 24th, 2005 | By

MountainTownTrails.com is a website where cyclists can download GPS tracks and maps, mostly for the Rocky Mountains area. Here is a link to the article: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports/article/0,1299,DRMN_2_4017135,00.html And a link to the MountainTownTrails.com website: http://mountaintowntrails.com/



Sprint Precision Locator keeps track of employees via GPS

Aug 24th, 2005 | By

Engadget has an entry on the joys of having your boss always know where you are thanks to Sprint, unless of course you “accidentally” forget your phone. Sprint Precision Locator keeps track of employees via GPS – Engadget – www.engadget.com



Events calendar added, email us about your event

Aug 23rd, 2005 | By

We have added another feature to the site. Click on the Calendar/Events link to the left or on this handy link. We will be adding all of the events mentioned in the podcast, plus all of the conferences we hear about in the various newsletters we receive, however, if you have an event that is [...]