Archive for December 6th, 2009





A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 229

Dec 6th, 2009 | By

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 229 December 6, 2009 Main Topic: Our conversation on space and time in Geography Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes



Well That Was Quick: MIT wins DARPA Challenge

Dec 6th, 2009 | By

According to CNN, MIT has won Darpa’s Balloon Challenge. Darpa released the coordinates yesterday. They were the first to locate 10 weather balloon locations in the U.S. by promising to give away money in a chain format to all who send in locations. The DARPA Challenge site maps the locations of all the balloons in [...]



Geographic Wills

Dec 6th, 2009 | By

According to the BBC, Eric Gordon Douglas from Edinburgh left nearly £11,000 for 20 towns around the world that share his surname. The Herald Scotland states that no one knows anything about their benefactor other than his name and home city. On the Rampant Scotland site you can find out “Is Your Home Town Named [...]