Archive for August 2005





ClickZ article on Mapping Mash-ups and marketing

Aug 23rd, 2005 | By

Here is a good short article on the power of mapping mash-ups in branding and marketing by Clickz.com http://www.clickz.com/experts/brand/brand/print.php/3528921



Careers in Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Aug 23rd, 2005 | By

An article on careers in Geography focusing on the technology side of things. Careers in Geoscience and Remote Sensing — Fazekas, 2005-08-19, CANADA — Science’s Next Wave



Google Earth Updates Over 100 Cities

Aug 23rd, 2005 | By

I was too lazy to blog this myself when I saw it last week so I will let the folks over at DownloadSquad do it for me. High resolution imagery is my master… Download Squad



Cartography: The News in Maps: Gaza Withdrawl

Aug 22nd, 2005 | By

Here is a link through Cartography to The Globe and Mail showing a map of the plan for the Gaza withdrawal. Cartography: The News in Maps: Gaza Withdrawl



smugMaps

Aug 22nd, 2005 | By

The photo sharing site Smugmug, Inc. announced the launch of smugMaps, which allows users to combine photos and maps. Here is a link to the press release on Geocommunity http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2005/aug/22/news4.html and a link to the smugMaps website http://maps.smugmug.com/



voyeurism

Aug 22nd, 2005 | By

As I pointed out in the podcast, VerySpatial was the first Geography podcast in the US while ventriloquy is the first over all (in Singapore). This podcast is attached to the blog voyeurismwhich focuses on Geography education and the author’s journey towards their dissertation. Head over to the blog to check it out. voyeurism



Call for participants – AAG panel on blogging

Aug 22nd, 2005 | By

We would like to put together a presentation session and/or a panel session on blogging and podcasting in Geography and related disciplines and technologies. If you are a blogger, podcaster or feel you can significantly contribute to the use these media in Geography please contact me. If you are interested in presenting a paper please [...]



Show notes for AVSP Episode 05

Aug 21st, 2005 | By

VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 05 August 21, 2005 Main Topic: A discussion of the webmap API wars. Click for the detailed shownotes



List of disk based GIS systems and goodies

Aug 21st, 2005 | By

This is a list sent to us by Edward, a listener, of disk based GIS systems. These are bootable systems that do not require you to istall anything to your computer. I am only familiar with a couple of these, so I will have to look into most of them myself. If you are looking [...]



A Very Spatial Podcast – Episode 05

Aug 21st, 2005 | By

Geography Education Bill, web soil survey, “Spatial Portals”, and maps.a9.com in the news. Education site in this weeks web feature. Main topic is a discussion on the webmap API wars.