Adena is blogging from the ESRI Federal User Conference, so be sure to head over to AllPointsBlog to keep up with what is going on in the ESRI world this week.
Browse a virtual newsstand
The Newseum, the interactive museum of news in Washington D.C., has a map with links to the front pages of newspapers worldwide. Its like browsing a virtual newsstand with bigger print. For example, I found that rents are set to increase by 20% in Sydney Australia. It’s another great place for news junkies to get
Second Life releases viewer code
This actually was announced Monday, but I couldn’t decide what approach to take when talking about the fact that Linden Labs has released the code for their Second Life client into the wild. I decided to go with… This means a couple of things: 1) Second Life will become more robust as open source coders
Why MacBreak is the best
On the MacBreak quick coverage of the MacWorld Expo Keynote the first thing they said was that they wished that the iPhone had included, not just maps, but a GPS. I LOVE THESE GUYS (in the gadget fiend platonic way of course). I think we need to get Leo, Alex and Merlin to Where 2.0
CrossOver Mac – run your Windows apps without Windows
The folks over at Codeweaver have announced a commercial version of WINE (WINE Is Not an Emulator) that allows you to run CERTAIN Windows software without booting into Windows or running a virtual machine, almost natively in Mac or Linux. A great idea, but the software list isn’t necessarily long. Yeah, this should go on
Indian Space Research Organisation will launch 4 satellites tomorrow
Yes, I am posting about a non-CES or Macworld event, the planned launch of the ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-7). The vehicle will be carrying 4 satellites, including CARTOSAT-2, the latest IRS sensor, and satellites for Indonesia and Argentina. ISRO’s previous mission, the launch of another vehicle, GSLV-F02 ended in failure back in
Multitouch on a phone and maps
Ed has already posted on Geophoto. But even better is the iPhone, which is cooler than I could have suspected. Completely touch screen, full OS X (more or less), great web integration (great for your online mapping projects)…did I mention multitouch…This is a technology we have been pouncing on every time we have seen it,
URISA Student Paper Comp
URISA has announced their first annual student paper competition. From the announcement: Are you an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. student? Are you interested in a career using geographic information systems, information technology, geospatial technology, planning or community development? If yes, your writing and research should be recognized and shared with your peers. Submit a paper
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