Month: May 2006
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Peer to Patent – public review of patent applications
In effort to at least do something about the current state of affairs with regard to the patent process, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is starting an online […]
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Mapping the Earth in Near Real-Time
One of the projects Microsoft researchers are working on is called SenseWeb, and Technology Review has a nice article that gives an overview of SenseWeb which, when incorporated into Windows […]
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GPS gaming with PSP
Engadget is doing a live blog from the Sony pre-show at E3. So far they have announced that the PSP will have a compatable GPS by Winter 2006 and they […]
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Show notes for AVSP Episode 42
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 42 May 7, 2006 Main Topic: High resolution elevation data with Rick Hoch Click to directly download Episode 42 Click for the detailed shownotes
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Henry Rollins on GPS and tech
I am a huge admirer of Henry Rollins, from Black Flag to Rollins Band, from spoken word to his show on IFC, he has simply gotten better with time. This […]
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Silicon Graphics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
MercuryNews is reporting that Silicon Graphics (SGI), once a giant in high-powered computing and the company whose supercomputers were used for everything from Hollywood special effects to NASA research to […]
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Ask.com Elevation maps
Although Ask.com has really gotten a lot of press or attention, they do have one interesting feature, that recent posts at The Map Room and AllPoints Blog referred to: elevation […]
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Cartography, general, Human Geography
Mapping the World’s Languages
Dr. Steven Huffman has posted a series of maps of the world’s language families, based on Merritt Ruhlen’s “A Guide to the World’s Languages”, as a project using Global Mapping […]
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Don’t Leave Earth Without it
Ok, for all you intergalactic travelers out there, it’s the Location Earth Dog Tag, a lovely dog tag style pendant engraved with several methods of locating Earth in the galaxy. […]
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general, Human Geography, Physical Geography
Biodiesel Station in Ohio
Oberlin, Ohio to be exact. A little west of Cleveland. Full Circle Fuels is a quaint little station from the 1950’s that has converted itself into an alternative fuels spectacular. […]
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