Archive for October 2008





AVSP Roadshow – Pinnacle Mapping Technologies, Inc.

Oct 25th, 2008 | By

Sue spoke with Pinnacle Mapping Technologies, Inc. about their presence at the annual URISA conference, their data acquisition process and their products. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format



Saturday Night Live’s own version of the Magic Map

Oct 24th, 2008 | By

I finally got a minute to post this video from SNL, and it’s hilarious in it own right, but also because it’s exactly what we all would do if we got a chance to play with one of these cool touch screen displays…



AVSP Roadshow – Geomap GIS

Oct 24th, 2008 | By

Jesse spoke with the guys from Geomap GIS about their presence at the annual URISA conference and their custom options for Autodesk map products. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format



Space Race Heats Up!

Oct 23rd, 2008 | By

Although the space race hasn’t been a two horse race in a long time, India certainly jumped a head this week with this bit of news – India launches first moon mission! The Chandrayaan-1 was successfully launched yesterday on a survey course of the moon. The mission is unmaned with the goal of developing a [...]



AVSP Roadshow – CDM

Oct 22nd, 2008 | By

Sue spoke with Charles Houston of CDM about their presence at the annual URISA conference and their use of GIS in consulting. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format



Indy and friends win with Flash

Oct 21st, 2008 | By

One on the main reasons to stop by the U of Redlands booths, besides the general heckling, is to catch up with Indy who is a PhD student at UCSB. We met her a couple of years ago at the ESRIUC where she turned the camera around on us for a video she was using [...]



The Geographer of the United States to speak on Why Geography Matters

Oct 20th, 2008 | By

If you’re going to be anywhere near Bucknell, Pennsylvania on October 29th, Lee Schwartz, the Geographer of the United States will be giving a talk entitled, “Why Geography Matters: Geographical Awareness and Global Diplomacy,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University. It’s free to the public, so [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 170

Oct 19th, 2008 | By

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 170 October 19, 2008 Main Topic: Interview with Patric Nordstrom about Locago Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes



New document defining Professional Services

Oct 18th, 2008 | By

The ASPRS has released the Draft Guidelines for the Procurement of Professional Services for comment. The draft document seeks to replace guidelines published in 1987 by the ASPRS. With input from MAPPS, ACSM, federal and state employee members of ASPRS, and the ASPRS Professional Practices division the document will hopefully be representative of all of [...]



AVSP Roadshow – URISA 2008

Oct 17th, 2008 | By

This is all 4 of the wrap-ups that Sue and Jesse did at the recent URISA conference in New Orleans. We cover our take on the sessions and events that were attended in the wrap-ups. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format