Archive for October 2008





Happy Halloween

Oct 31st, 2008 | By

From all of us to all of you Happy Halloween! Remember to be safe while acquiring your confectionery delights and don’t trip over your costume.



A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 38

Oct 31st, 2008 | By

I spoke with Peter Van Demark of Caliper Corporation at the recent URISA conference about their Maptitude and TransCAD products. Click to download mp3 version Click to download aac version



You know…172

Oct 31st, 2008 | By

I have just finished editing this week’s episode a bit early due to Sue and I hitting the Digital Humanities and Computer Science Colloquium at the University of Chicago this weekend. During my time editing the main topic (on NeoGeo and academia) I noticed that I said ‘you know” WAY too many times and I [...]



Links update

Oct 30th, 2008 | By

I am a bit behind on updating the links page, but I have just added three new blogs/sites to the list: GIS at Vassar – highlights GIS activities going on at Vassar College in New York For Many Intents & Purposes – is a blog by one of ‘neighbors’ up in Frostburg MD that talks [...]



Because You’ve Always Wanted to Know….

Oct 29th, 2008 | By

This fun video shows what goes on down at the Globe Factory (I believe it is Replogle Globes) ….. Via Gizmodo and Chicago History Museum’s YouTube Channel



AVSP Roadshow – iLookAbout

Oct 28th, 2008 | By

We spoke with iLookAbout at the recent URISA conference about their street level geospatial imaging products. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format



Corn Mazes – Fun for all!

Oct 27th, 2008 | By

Even though it’s a little late in the season, I couldn’t resist posting about a fun harvest time adventure for all ages – corn mazes! You can find people making them in lots of places where corn is grown (or maize for some of our readers), and of course they are often combined with those [...]



New Poll – Candy

Oct 27th, 2008 | By

Our new poll will be a short run, but I feel it asks an important question…”What is your favorite Halloween themed candy?” The options are a short list of some to great options and includes: Chocolate, Caramel, Hard Candy, Candy Corn, and Bubble Gum. Our outgoing poll had a tie between the folks heading to [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 171

Oct 26th, 2008 | By

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 171 October 26, 2008 Main Topic: Interview with Paul Mailhot of Autodesk Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes



The Candy Map Manifesto

Oct 26th, 2008 | By

We declare that it is the right of all peoples to acquire and consume as much sugar as is humanly possible in any form imaginable. As the veil begins to thin and we honor our ancestors as is the tradition on October 31 and November 1, it is imperative that spirits are high. In order [...]