Archive for September 2005





New t-shirt “got map?”

Sep 30th, 2005 | By

First you were questioned about milk, then the geeks were asked about root, but the question that has been around for millinea from back seat drivers…got map? Head over to the VerySpatial Store and check out our new ‘got map?’ products. Since this is a Cafe Press shop there are tons of product options, so [...]



CNET Review of Microsoft’s Virtual Earth beta

Sep 30th, 2005 | By

CNET posted their review of MSN Virtual Earth beta, which you can read here Their review of Google Earth beta back in July can be found here CNET gives Virtual Earth a plus for its trip planning and search features, but gives the edge to Google Earth in terms of the quality of satellite imagery [...]



Satellite imagery shows Arctic ice melt

Sep 30th, 2005 | By

Whatever your beliefs on the global warming issue, the recent spate of articles on the melting of Arctic ice and the warming of the climate in Alaska seem pretty scary. Satellite imagery is being used to show that the Arctic ice cap is shrinking at an alarming rate. You can check out the MSNBC.com article [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 02

Sep 29th, 2005 | By

This is a series of follow up conversations that Sue and I had during the Podcast Symposium held at Duke University.



Theban Mapping Project

Sep 29th, 2005 | By

An interesting online atlas project that has been around a while. Flash based, it links cartographic product with 3D models of features. Take a look at Theban Mapping Project



Day and Night around the World

Sep 29th, 2005 | By

If you simply must know where it is day and night around the world, here are a couple of websites for you. time.gov keeps the official U.S. time via atomic clock and has a feature which shows where the sun is shining and where it is dark when you click on a time zone. Check [...]



Podcast Symposium Day 2

Sep 29th, 2005 | By

So the conference is over and it turned out to be a great blend of academic and applied perspectives. The morning session was on the legal issues surrounding copyright issues that impact podcasting and the lunch session was a single presenter who dissected the word broadcast and then touched on podcasting. We skipped out on [...]



In-car navigation devices – one man’s tale of addiction

Sep 29th, 2005 | By

Chris Ayres of the London Times has written a pretty funny article about the irresistible lure of in-car navigation devices and other digital navigation aids, and the chaos that ensues Check out the article at the London Times Online



Air Force launches new GPS IIR satellite – Engadget – www.engadget.com

Sep 28th, 2005 | By

On Sept 25 a new GPS satellite was launched which was the first of eight new GPS satellites. More information is available via Telematics Journal Via Engadget – Air Force launches new GPS IIR satellite – Engadget – www.engadget.com



Podcast symposium coverage end of Day 1

Sep 28th, 2005 | By

We skipped out on the Triangle podcasters and the meet the speakers thingies, the hands on was fairly informative. Many of the things they talked about are the things I am trying to do and will hopefully have in place soon. I, of course, hoped that I would have our sound set up more or [...]