Archive for December 2008
Dec 9th, 2008 |
By Sue
As I’m sure many of you remember, I have been a fan of Microsoft Research’s Photosynth since we saw the first tech previews back in July 2006. Today I finally got some time to sit down and try it out myself. After setting up my profile on the Photosynth site and downloading and installing Photosynth, [...]
Posted in Cool Stuff, general, Software, VirtualEnvironments |
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Dec 9th, 2008 |
By Jesse
You guessed it. We did a wrap-up video Tuesday afternoon that covered some of our thoughts on the General Keynote at AU. Click here to download VSTV full size Click here to download VSTV small size
Posted in General, general |
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Dec 9th, 2008 |
By Frank
Paul Krugman, Nobel prize winning economist, has predicted the end of the US auto industry. Although this has been widely reported elsewhere, I think it’s interesting to note the reason Krugman quotes: “It will do so because of the geographical forces that me and my colleagues have discussed…” So if anyone gives you flak for [...]
Posted in General, general, GeographyAwareness, Human Geography |
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Dec 8th, 2008 |
By Jesse
Jesse and Sue recently made the trek to Autodesk University in Las Vegas to check out the geospatial and BIM solutions. This is quick wrap-up of our first morning. Click here to download VSTV full size Click here to download VSTV small size
Posted in AU, general, Podcast, TV |
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Dec 7th, 2008 |
By Sue
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 177 December 7, 2008 Main Topic: Our conversation about man-made fantasy landscapes Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Posted in general, Podcast, Show Notes |
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Dec 6th, 2008 |
By Barb
This might be stretching the term virtual bit far, but at Apartment Therapy they posted about a virtual gingerbread house created by Jenny B. harris at Allsorts studio on Etsy. She also has a Christmas Dress Up Doll and some other activities. It’s really fun to decorate your gingerbread house but when I first clicked [...]
Posted in general, VirtualEnvironments |
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Dec 5th, 2008 |
By Sue
I just saw last night that the Census Bureau is gearing up the hiring process for workers here in West Virginia, and I am sure the process is also starting up in other states as well. There will be several waves of hiring, from office workers and support staff, to the actual census takers. Hiring [...]
Posted in Cartography, general, Human Geography |
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Dec 5th, 2008 |
By Jesse
Sue and Jesse wrapped their activities on Tuesday at the 2008 Autodesk University, the day of the geospatial (for us at least). Click here to download the episode in MP3 format
Posted in AU, Conference, general, Podcast |
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Dec 4th, 2008 |
By Jesse
Sue and I spoke at detail of our first day at the 2008 Autodesk University, from the General Keynote, M&E Keynote, and Technology Session to the exhibit hall. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format
Posted in AU, Conference, general, Podcast |
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Dec 3rd, 2008 |
By Frank
Ars Technica has a pretty nice summary article on a few crime mapping and mashup sites around the web. We’ve reported one or two of these in the past, but there are a few I hadn’t heard about. It’s interesting to see Toronto releasing all if its homicide information on the web for all to [...]
Posted in general, Human Geography, WebMapping |
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