Author: Barb
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More Geo…rgous Gifts
It seems like once you start looking geo gifts are everywhere. Here is a topology ring which “encircle the finger like hills and valleys circumnavigating the globe” also in the […]
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Harry Potter Lexicon and Atlas
I lost a few hours last night looking through the Harry Potter Lexicon especially the atlas of wizarding places and the family trees. Jesse and VerySpatial have also previously compared […]
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Lady Bird Johnson and GIS
Lady Bird Johnson is known for wildflowers and nature but the The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center was one of the first centers to use GIS for education, wildflower placement, […]
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Ocean update: Walrus and Norsemen
Several articles in the BBC wrap up GIS related posts that were made earlier in this blog. The first is scientists tracking walrus migration using satellite tags. Over the past […]
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Friendly Floaties
If you haven’t ever heard of this really fantastic story of the “friendly floaties” you need to check it out. Oceanographers have been tracking the bathtub toys for over fifteen […]
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Now that’s advertising…
The UK Daily Mail is reporting on an advertisement that can only be seen from the air by passengers flying at Gatwick airport. It brings up many spatial rights and […]
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The future of GIS technology
Inspired by an old Numb3rs episode on schools and rfid, I started to see what GIS related technologies are being used in schools. According to the BBC, a U.K. based […]
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Angelina Jolie and Geographic Tattoos
It’s all over the tabloid news. Angelina Jolie showing off her new tattoos – geographical map coordinates of her children’s country of birth. Does anyone want to check that they […]
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