Happy Halloween!
Oct 31st, 2009 | By SueAnd watch out for zombies! see more Lolcats and funny pictures
Archive for October 2009
Book Review – The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games
Oct 28th, 2009 | By SueAs I have gone down the road in researching and writing about virtual worlds and serious games, one of the biggest issues for me has been the lack of a comprehensive source for a lot of the terminology and concepts I’m having to learn about and understand. That’s why I was pretty excited when I [...]
Navigate By Ear
Oct 26th, 2009 | By BarbTreehugger has a story about a a GPS bike navigation device created by Kajimoto Laboratories that uses ear pulling for tactile navigation. From their website, it looks like Kajimoto Laboratories works with many tactile devices and that this one was actually created in 2008.
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 223
Oct 25th, 2009 | By SueA VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 223 October 25, 2009 Main Topic: Our conversation with Mladen Stojic of ERDAS Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
AAG Panel Call for participation
Oct 23rd, 2009 | By JesseWe are putting together a panel on Digital Media and Learning (DML) in Geography for the upcoming AAG in DC. Our intrepid hosts will be three of the panel members, but we are looking for another 2-3 folks to round out the discussion. If you are working in any area of DML in a Geography [...]
Geography Awareness Week Blog-a-thon at My Wonderful World
Oct 22nd, 2009 | By SueEach year, we try to do daily Geography Awareness Week posts to highlight topics related to Geography and each year’s theme, and other blogs also offer great content to celebrate. This year, My Wonderful World is sponsoring a Geography Awareness Week blog-a-thon, to promote blogging about Geography during the week. Just notify Sarah Jane at [...]
UK Crime Maps
Oct 21st, 2009 | By BarbWhenever anyone creates a crime map for an area, it always seems to raise the same questions about house values, safety, etc. According to the UK Daily Mail, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) believe a new interactive crime map could seriously hurt home values. The National Policing Improvement Agency provides information on crime [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 222
Oct 18th, 2009 | By SueA VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 222 October 18, 2009 Main Topic: Our conversation with Richard Cooke of ITT Visual Information Solutions Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
White Horse Revival
Oct 17th, 2009 | By BarbAccording to the Daily Mail, the famous Alton Barnes white horse landmark is being restored with 150 tons of chalk. It was last refreshed 25 years ago. A recent story in the Telegraph states that an older landmark, Osmington White Horse, was damaged by a 1989 attempt to refresh it as part of a television [...]
Autumn and GIS
Oct 16th, 2009 | By BarbThe Foliage Network is a site that uses citizen scientists or foliage watchers to give them up to date reports on autumn leaves throught the U.S. and sends it to newspapers, television stations, and web sites. Highlighting the importance of participatory GIS is the fact that they can’t report on Delaware, Minnesota and Rhode Island [...]
