Author: Frank

• January 6, 2014General, WebMapping

  Why OpenStreet Map Matters

  I really liked this essay by Serge Wroclawski on why OpenStreet Map matters, which I found through the Gizmodo reprint. To be honest it doesn’t exactly say anything ground breaking […]

• November 8, 2013GeographyAwareness

  This 5 Year Old Knows More About Geography Than You

  Ok, maybe not.  But probably more than you did when you were 5 years old 🙂

• September 12, 2013space (not spatial)

  Voyager 1 Has Left The Solar System….. Probably. Maybe. We Think

  Honestly it’s like the space scientist equivalent of watching Lindsey Lohan.  Has it left?  When did it leave?  Is it still here?  Is it long gone?  I can’t stop obsessing […]

• September 12, 2013Cool Stuff, LBS

  Weather App That Will Navigate Around Weather

  Here’s a great use of LBS and I’m kinda surprised more navigation apps don’t have this built in – TurnCast will route you around weather events while you’re driving.  This can […]

• July 23, 2013AVSRT, general

  A Very Spatial Road Trip: Day 5

  Sorry for the long delay between the post for day 4 and day 5.  Like most travelogues, not everything goes as smoothly as anticipated and documentation gets overridden by circumstances. […]

• July 8, 2013ESRIUC

  ESRI User’s Conference Plenary: Live Blog!

  We’re about to start the 2013 Live Blog for this year’s ESRI User’s Conference.  Keep posted as I’ll make updates as long as the WiFi stays clean 🙂  This year […]

• July 7, 2013AVSRT

  A Very Spatial Road Trip: Day 4

  One of the really interesting things about driving across the US is that distances seem to get longer when you go West.  They’re not any longer, obviously, but there does […]

• July 4, 2013AVSRT

  A VerySpatial Road Trip: Day 3

  Day 3 we started in St. Louis.  The night before we found this great restaurant called Annie Gun’s through Yelp, a smart phone app that can find great food and accommodations along your […]

• July 2, 2013AVSRT

  A VerySpatial Road Trip: Kemp Mercedes Museum

  Transportation is a huge part of the history and geography of the US.  Trips like our own Road Trip have a long tradition in the US for both recreation and […]

• July 1, 2013AVSRT, general

  A VerySpatial Road Trip: Day 1

  We started off the day bright and early leaving Morgantown at 7am on our route south toward Bluefield, WV.  We loaded down our car with lots of good treats, some […]