The issue of broadband availability (or lack thereof) in the US has generated a lot of debate and criticism, especially the way in which the FCC had been defining whether an area had access to broadband. Their definition had been that if at least one address within a ZIP code has broadband service, then the [...]
Just in case you let the days slip by on your calendar, early registration for Where 2.0 ends March 23. Early registration will save you $300 on the conference registration fee and you can save even more (15%) by using our coupon code whr08vsp. If you are a student, faculty or work for a non-profit [...]
An example of how Serious Games and Geography go together. This is a quick demo of what Sue has been working on during the day. The computer doesn’t like to run the game and record video at the same time so it is a bit jerky, but shows a direction that spatial representation is going. [...]
It’s a baby step, but an important one. NASA reported yesterday that they found the first evidence of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet outside of the solar system. Methane was discovered in the atmosphere of planet HD 189733b (let’s call it planet ‘Moo-cow’ for simplicity) by the Hubble telescope. Plenty of [...]
Over on iTunesU there continue to be additions that are of interest to spatial folk like ourselves. The next one on my list to check out combines two areas that I am interested in, location and digital narratives. The Digital Storytelling series is out of the College of Education at the University of Houston and [...]
KidsGIS is a cool project from a group of professionals and educators out in Oregon, who have been using MapGuide Open Source tools to create an open source geospatial portal as a tool for educating kids about environmental issues and about using open source software and open data standards. The project has an impressive group [...]
In honor of St Patrick’s day (and our love of the environment) Frank has become Mr GreenJeans for the day. So back off, no pinching…well maybe just a little. Enjoy the parades and green rivers.
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 139 March 16, 2008 Main Topic: Brady Forrest, Chair of O’Reilly’s Where 2.0 Conference Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
I ran across this great site, Common Craft, which has a great collection of short videos that offer simple explanations of a lot of the technologies that we talk and hear about a lot, like RSS, Twitter, Wikis, etc. and even some non-techy stuff like zombies. The Common Craft people call their videos “paperworks” because [...]
We aren’t going to be heading out to Palm Springs this year for the Dev Summit. But if you are going to make the last minute call to head to the Dev Summit on-site registration will be starting at 7:30 each day. If like us you can’t make it, there will be a strong contingent [...]
