Archive for March 2007





Earth Hour in Sydney

Mar 31st, 2007 | By Jesse

Sydney went dark this evening as a large portion of the city participated in Earth Hour, an attempt to increase global awareness about climate change. My only question is what is the local impact of all the candles used in the restaurants that participated in the event This is an interesting [...]



VSTV – TouchTable in action

Mar 30th, 2007 | By Jesse

We took a couple of minutes of footage of the TouchTable in action.
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Which bluetooth GPS to buy (poll)

Mar 30th, 2007 | By Jesse

VerySpatial is in search of a simple and small bluetooth GPS to use as we wander through the conferences coming up this summer. The poll is back on the left hand column of the site. I haven’t had any luck finding a good comparison of the current round of units in terms of ease [...]



AVSP Roadshow – ESRI Dev Summit – ArcGIS Online

Mar 29th, 2007 | By Jesse

We spoke with Bern Szukalski about upcoming additions to ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Explorer.
Click here to download the EDS ArcGIS Online podcast



Meosphere – where it’s all about you

Mar 29th, 2007 | By Sue

That’s right, it IS all about me in the Meosphere. While surfing the web this morning instead of finishing my work, I came across Meosphere, a site that rolled out in February, but that I hadn’t heard of. The front page is a little confusing at first, but if you check out the “How [...]



VSTV Episode 12 – ESRI Dev Summit Overview

Mar 28th, 2007 | By Jesse

In this episode we bring you the overview spots that we recorded at the ESRI Dev Summit and downtown Palm Springs at night.
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Daily podcasts coming to an end

Mar 28th, 2007 | By Jesse

I am almost out of materials to post from the Dev Summit, so the conference feed and Special Episodes will be quieting down early next week. But do not fear, we are mere weeks from the AAG which I am sure will provide us with a wealth of audio and video content come mid-April. [...]



GSAG Podcast 05

Mar 28th, 2007 | By Jesse

This week we talk to the organizer of the “Forging Solidarity: Contemporary Issues in Organizing Graduate Employees” session, Robin Roff.
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Paleobotany and Terracotta army

Mar 27th, 2007 | By Jesse

The BBC reports on an article from the Journal of Archaeological Science about research on the clay that was used to make China’s Terracotta army. They have recovered pollen from the clay and hope to find its source. An interesting part is that different statues may have come from different source materials, or [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 17

Mar 27th, 2007 | By Jesse

An interview with Elvin Slavik of Maptel, makers of ArcPad, about ArcPad’s history and future.
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