This week’s podcast topic is a quick discussion of some of our thoughts on starting a GIS Program. We were specifically talking about academic institutions without any geospatial technology classes, let alone a Geography major, but is an issue for anyone who is doing geospatial training. Since we only have a few minutes to talk [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 234 January 10, 2010 Main Topic: How would you start an academic GIS program? Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
It’s not THE VATICAN but ruminate on how much geospatial data must be stored in The Vatican Microfilm Library and Pius XII Library in St. Louis that house the largest collection of manuscripts on microfilm outside the Vatican. They have a NEH and Mellon Fellowship for $1,750.00 per five-week period to visit the library but [...]
You remember that not too long ago Magellan split itself up between Magellan and Magellan Professional selling off its consumer name and division to GPS powerhouse MiTAC (makers of the Mio GPS line and others). With the recent explosion of in-car nav and LBS it may have seemed like a questionable move, but Magellan’s pro [...]
There are times when I hear someone say something that should have been obvious, but it just makes me pause (more dumbfounded than usual) due to the the way it shifts my thinking about a significant portion of my universe. The statement in question was made by Andy Ihnatko on a recent MacBreak Weekly (Epi173) [...]
On my twitter feed this morning, @geoparadigm tweeted this great link on tree hugger about Twenty-Two Maps That Will Change How You See The World. The maps are pretty impressive, although I’m not sure it will change how many of us in the geospatial community sees the world. Being tree hugger and all, most of [...]
Wow, another 10 years gone by, and with the first Monday of the new year upon us, the US Census Bureau has swung into gear to get the 2010 Census rolling. The 2010 Census website is up and running, with all kinds of information on the Census and important dates throughout the year. The Census [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 233 January 4, 2010 Main Topic: Our highs and lows of the past decade Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
