In this special episode we talked to Rob and Jerry of Autodesk about the new Autodesk Utility Design 2009 and the new version of Topobase 2009. Click to download mp3 version Click to download aac version
While I was waiting for my XNA project to rebuild, I was surfing around the Web and found a great little gift idea over at Uncommon Goods. For those of you who still have a soft spot in your hearts for the analog world we’ve left behind, this nifty map postcard comes complete with a [...]
Engadget is reporting an interesting new system that’s being created. Researchers over at Ohio State University (a hop, skip, and 4 hour drive from here) are attempting to make a GPS like system for navigation on the moon. The system is supposed to be ready by 2020, and the linked article from Engadget’s site says [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 157 July 20, 2008 Main Topic: Mobile and Location based Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
So Sue has the iPhone 3G and I was FINALLY able to upgrade the iPod Touch to the 2.0 firmware. I am quite happy with the number of times that the devices have asked to use the location settings. The camera and maps are the two Apple apps that use the location info and I [...]
Unfortunately, I signed on to the Imagine 9.3 session late and missed most of the things I wanted to see (Web Services and vector rendering details) but while I was in the session they talked about some of the compression updates and RADAR tools using slides then offered a live demo of some of the [...]
In 2009, the State of Alabama will begin a project to map all of the municipal and rural water systems within the state. As many of us here in the US know, a number of areas of the country have been experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions, and water resources are a contentious issue. Conflicts [...]
Next week (July 22nd & 23rd), the Virtual Policy Network, a group focused on researching the public policy implications of virtual worlds, will be holding the first conference in the UK on public policy issues related to virtual worlds, dubbed Virtual Policy ’08. The event is co-sponsored by the UK government’s Department for Business Enterprise [...]
I try not to talk about our adverts in posts, but the most recent ERDAS ad is for an upcoming webinar titled ERDAS IMAGINE 9.3…IMAGINE What’s Next! (Webinar) which grabbed my interest. The teaser blurb on the registration page talks about better vector support and, what I have been hankering for, OGC web service access. [...]
I played Webkinz all weekend with my nephew. It’s a cute stuffed toy with a code to enter a virtual environment with tons of interactive games. Many schools use Webkinz as an educational tool or as a reward for good behavior. Gantz, the makers of Webkinz list the reasons why virtual world is educational but [...]
