A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 376 September 30, 2012 Main Topic: Gearing up for Geography Awareness Week 2012 Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Geospatial and Marketing Gimmicks
Many popular news sites, such as the Telegraph, have picked up the story of Nestle UK’s campaign that embeds GPS trackers in candy bars, comparing it to the Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Using geospatial technologies as part of a marketing campaign has been around as long as the technologies themselves. In
World’s Oldest Message In A Bottle
First, let it never be said I passed up an opportunity to make a The Police reference. Now that we have that over, The Guinness Book of World Records has officiated the oldest note in a bottle ever found. The note is over 98 years old and it is an old National Geographic note from
The $6,000 Car for Africa
Cars + Geography = Frank in heaven. The car company Mobius Motors has created what is for gearheads like me might be darn near perfect car. The founders of Mobius recognized that access to transportation is critical to modern existence. Anybody doing, say, site location work will tell you one of the biggest factors is
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 375
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 375 September 24, 2012 Main Topic: Part 2 of our conversation with Carl Steinitz Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
The Cost of Carbon
Ars Technica is reporting that some researchers are having issues with the US’s pricing of carbon emissions. The price of carbon emissions is notoriously difficult to pin down, but these researchers are suggesting the US might have missed the mark by as much as a factor of 12. The problem centers around the discount rate,
Maps, Mazes, and Cartography
Like a good maze, the connection between mazes and cartography might not be self-evident on first glance but from then on it seems obvious. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “This Is Amazing: Maker of Puzzle Finds Few Wanting to Try It: Creating the Largest Hand-Drawn Maze Presents Challenges; Dead Ends, Pancakes” by John
Geographic Travels Geo-Literacy Outreach Awards
Back in the summer we highlighted the Geographic Travels Geo-Literacy Outreach Awards in the podcast as a Tip of the Week, but now as the October 1st deadline approaches, I wanted to provide a reminder. The awards are open to a wide range of groups and individuals who are interested in sharing the word about
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 374
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 374 September 16, 2012 Main Topic: Part 1 of our conversation with Carl Steinitz Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
World Water Monitoring Challenge
This is a great education and outreach opportunity to help inform people about water quality issues. It is an extension of the UN’s World Water Day (March 22) which focuses on educating the public by getting them to conduct water quality tests of local water bodies and share the data. The challenge is coordinated by
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