Archive for January 2010





A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 237

Jan 31st, 2010 | By Sue

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 237
January 31, 2010
Main Topic: Our conversation on the Census and Geography

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Victorian 3-D

Jan 29th, 2010 | By Barb

Before there was Avatar and even before Fisher-Price Viewmaster, there was stereoscopy or stereo photographs that presented scenes in life-like three dimensions similar to a Viewmaster. A recent book on one set of Stereoscopic photos of 1850’s village life titled “A Village Lost and Found”. It is a picture book that evokes the Victorian [...]



Digital Nation premieres Feb. 2nd on PBS Frontline

Jan 28th, 2010 | By Sue

Frontline, a great program on PBS here in the US, will be airing the premiere of Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier on Feb. 2nd. The show will look at the rise of the Web and digital media, including virtual worlds, digital media in the classroom, the social impact of these technologies, and other [...]



Yes maps are that important

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Jesse

Looks like Apple definitely understands the power of maps as Steve J. highlighted them in the intro of the iPad.



65 Years of View-Master

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Barb

It’s hard to believe that Fisher-Price View-Master reels are over 65 years old and kids are still playing with them. Even with the advent of hi-tech toys for kids, the View-Finder still produces inexpensive reels ($4.00) of Dora the Explorer, Sponge Bob, and old Disney Classics. The red classic model is around $15.00. Accoding to [...]



US Census enumeration begins in Alaska

Jan 26th, 2010 | By Sue

The tiny town of Noorvik, Alaska gets the honor of being the first town visited by Census enumerators, and the Head of the Census Bureau, Dr. Robert Groves, travelled to Noorvik to officially kick off the Census yesterday. Most of us here in the US will get Census forms in the mail in March, with [...]



OpenGeo Suite expands and hits 1.0

Jan 25th, 2010 | By Jesse

We mentioned OpenGeo Suite a while back on the podcast when they offered up an installer that loaded GeoServer, OpenLayers and GeoServer Data Importer.
Today, taking a step forward, they announced version 1.0 of OpenGeo Suite. It adds GeoExplorer, Styler, Recipe Book and Dashboard applications to the installer. If you are looking for an enterprise [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 236

Jan 24th, 2010 | By Sue

A VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 236
January 24, 2010
Main Topic: Our conversation on temporal GIS

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Micello – Mapping Indoor Spaces

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Sue

As more and more mapping applications are being developed and releasing, we’re seeing a lot of innovative ways to utilize maps. Finding your way from point A to Point B, checking out real-time weather and traffic conditions, finding restaurants and services…. the list is getting longer every day. But one area that is still relatively [...]



Cloudy with a Chance of Graphics

Jan 21st, 2010 | By Barb

I found an interesting RFP today from NOAA that asks for research into “the effectiveness of current operational products, including graphics and uncertainty information”. Essentially it is asking a geospatial question, do our graphics work and do they tell you what you need to know. The geospatial compenent of weather forecasting is more involved than [...]