I have started taking a tour of some of the location based social apps that are out there since I haven’t had time to write code myself. The first one have been playing with is brightkite.com which can act as a stand alone web app, a location feed for Twitter and works with Yahoo’s Fire
India getting into the lunar mapping game
At a press conference on Monday, officials from India’s ISRO announced that they are planning to launch the Chandrayaan-I satellite that will orbit the Moon for two years on a terrain mapping mission. This will be part of India’s long-range efforts toward a planned manned lunar mission within the next decade. I think it’s really
AAG New Media session recap
I am a bit behind in posting a roundup of the New Media session from the AAG, but we had great participants, a good (if small) audience, and a terrible time (supper time). The line up was: Sue Vajoczki – McMaster University Adena Schutzberg – Penn State and Directions Magazine Sue Bergeron – WVU and
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 145
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 145 April 27, 2008 Main Topic:Discussion on professional training Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
GPS on the iPhone…really?
The rumor mill has kicked in for the 2nd Gen (3G) iPhone that seems to be just on the horizon. The rumors include the addition of a GPS receiver in the new phone. This is a bit curious since there is such a great location based technology in the existing firmware with the wifi location
Leo Laporte talks location again
This weeks MacBreak Weekly (Episode 86) ended with Leo talking about Ovolab’s GeoPhoto and its use to geotag photos (RAW, jpg, etc) and about the importance of geotagging information for web use. As always an interesting “outsiders” perspective on geospatial technologies provided by a great tech podcast. The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte
Landsat Archive to be Made Available at No Charge
Our readers Michelle and Ed both gave me a heads-up on the USGS’ plans and timeline for making the entire Landsat archive of imagery (with less than 20% cloud cover) available for download at no charge. The Landsat program has been an amazing success story, and its archives are really an incredible resource for research
Earth Day contest winners
To wrap up Earth Day here on the east coast(ish) of the US I would like to congratulate the winners of our Earth Day contest. The two runners up who will receive VerySpatial shirts were Harsha from India and Graham from South Africa (I think). Our grand prize winner of a VS branded flash drive
VSTV Episode 32 – Earth Day and Web Maps
There a ton of great resources to support your Earth Day and everyday eco-friendliness. We take a quick look at just a few examples of web maps that offer eco and Earth Day ideas and ways to support your lifestyle. Click here to download VSTV Episode 32 full size (10 MB) Click here to download
Google Geo Developer series on YouTube
The folks over at the Official Google Maps API Blog have provided links to the YouTube versions of each of the seven the Google Geo Developer series. If you are a fan of the KML or Google API then check them out and enjoy the free learnin’.
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