Archive for September 27th, 2005





Show notes for AVSP Episode 10

Sep 27th, 2005 | By Jesse

VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 10
September 26, 2005
Main Topic: Boom in Geospatial Technologies through Blogs and new technologies
Click for the detailed shownotes



Podcast Symposium coverage continues

Sep 27th, 2005 | By Jesse

The sessions have been great so far. It is being held in a high tech auditorium at Duke in the Fitzpatrick building. This is an academic perspective on podcasting with a few sessions on more hands on issues. The only downside so far is 1 guy who has been part of 2 [...]



GPS for tracking panda mating behavior

Sep 27th, 2005 | By Sue

That’s right, a joint project between Chinese and US zoological institutes will be using GPS to track pandas in the wild to learn more about their sex habits. I guess it’s true that privacy is a thing of the past…..
via CNN.com



NAVTEQ launches its Annual Global LBS Challenge

Sep 27th, 2005 | By Sue

This competition challenges application developers worldwide to build innovative positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps. Global registration is now open and will close December 2, 2005.
The first prize is $50,000 cash and $100,000 in NAVTEQ map licenses
You can read about the contest at GISuser.com
or at the Challenge website here

via GISuser.com



BBC NEWS | ‘Milky seas’ detected from space

Sep 27th, 2005 | By Jesse

This article gives an overiew of how remote sensing has been used to capture imagery of a luminescent bacteria ‘event’ commonly referred to as ‘milky seas’ BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | ‘Milky seas’ detected from space



Duke University Podcasting Symposium

Sep 27th, 2005 | By Sue

So we’re spending the next 2 days at lovely Duke University (my alma mater) at the 1st Duke Podcasting Symposium, so we can learn all about how podcasting is changing the world! If we get any cool tidbits, we will be sure to pass them along. So far, the facilities are great, free wireless, but [...]