In an ironic coincidence to Jesse’s post about BMW’s navsat system, the UK Daily Mail had an article about a study that showed the pitfalls of some current systems, the gist of which is there is no substitute for common sense and the systems are only as good as accessible information provided. Another reason why [...]
The folks over at Engadget had a post on BMW’s announcement that they will include real time traffic information on select 2007 models. Apparently they will be using Clear Channel’s Total Traffic Network which is currently available in 44 major cities. GPS, real time traffic…yup, I still can’t afford a BMW. BMW releases first dynamic [...]
From the GIWIS website: The Geospatial Industry Workforce Information Systemâ€â€or GIWISâ€â€will be your comprehensive resource for everything geospatial. Whether you’re a veteran to the geospatial industry or this is your first time hearing about this exciting technology, this site will be your one stop resource for jobs, educational resources, schools, industry data, salary information, and [...]
One of our listeners, Elaine, let us know about a radio series called Australia On The Map. The first program in this series, The Siren South, looks at early Dutch exploration and mapping of the Australian coastline. Since I am interested in historical geography, I am going to check it out as soon as I [...]
Ok, so this really doesn’t have anything to do with geography or GIS or anything even remotely important… but it cracks me up every time I look at it. It’s the Bed Jumper HQ! It is a site devoted to – you guessed it – pictures of people jumping on beds. The looks of pure [...]
