Contest, enter now
Jun 30th, 2010 | By JesseRemember that you have just about 24 hours to enter our 5th anniversary contest. Head over to the contest page to answer the questions.
Archive for June 2010
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 258
Jun 28th, 2010 | By SueA VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 258 June 28, 2010 Main Topic: Our conversation with Daniel Raven-Ellison highlighting Mission:Explore Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Light Bulbs to Get New Labels
Jun 28th, 2010 | By FrankThe FTC is mandating that in 2011, light bulbs get new labels that emphasis luminosity more so that watts. If you take a look at the labels shown at the link, it features quit a bit of new information to help buyers determine the best bulb for their needs. The emphasis on lumens over watts is a good change, as it’s [...]
Mobile Gulf Observatory
Jun 24th, 2010 | By BarbDiscovery News and Treehugger are reporting on the new citizen scientist MOGO iphone app which lets the users can “take photos of oiled or dead wildlife, tar balls and oil slicks and upload them into the database which pinpoints their location for rescue workers”. Science for Citizens.net is a blog that can matches up potential [...]
5th Anniversary contest reminder
Jun 23rd, 2010 | By JesseA quick reminder that if you would like to try your hand at our contest questions, you can find them over at the contest page. You can answer each question once, a correct answer will get you an entry in our random drawing. 5 correct answers, 5 entries. The lucky US based winner will win [...]
Play Me, I’m Yours: Piano Location and Art
Jun 22nd, 2010 | By BarbWhen is geography art, when an artist chooses to scatter them throughout cities such as Sao Paulo, Brazil; Sydney, Australia; London, England; and Barcelona, Spain.According to CNN, artist Luke Jerram and charitable organization Sing for Hope placed 60 newly refurbished pianos in public spaces throughout the city’s five boroughs.
Mobile Phones Collecting Location Information About Customers
Jun 22nd, 2010 | By FrankAssuming you don’t live in a metal box that’s trapped under a heavy rock buried far, far into the Earth’s surface, you should be aware Apple is launching a new phone in the next day or so. Part of that is the role out of a new iPhone OS – OS 4. It’s available for most of [...]
Now that is fan(tastic) dedication
Jun 21st, 2010 | By BarbGIS experts make really cool fans, especially when locations are involved. Unlike other types of fans who are limited to writing fanfic or posting comments about their favorite show, GIS experts can literally guide you through a universe. Apartment Therapy posted about Jonah M. Adkins, GISP Newport News, Virginia spent four (4)! years creating a [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 257
Jun 20th, 2010 | By SueA VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 257 June 20, 2010 Main Topic: Our conversation with Stephen Stept and Stephanie Ayanian of the Geospatial Revolution Project Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Digital Egypt
Jun 18th, 2010 | By JesseIt has been a while since I did a general GIS search over on YouTube. This time around I found an interesting piece of marketing for a product named Digital Egypt that will apparently be coming out in the future. It seems to be primarily focused toward the real estate sector, but it grabbed my [...]
