Author: Frank
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Make Your Own Electorial Map
This is a great tool for those interested in the US Presidential Election – make your own electoral map! The idea is that pundits tells us over and over why […]
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Marine Sanctuaries in Google Earth
Ars Technica is reporting about a new layer for marine sanctuaries being added to Google Earth. To me, this is a perfect example of some of the issues Jesse, Sue, […]
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Broadband Data Collection Bill Passed
Ars Technica is reporting that Congress has finally passed the broadband data collection bill. As any good geographer will tell you, normally the first step in figuring out where you […]
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Gadgets, general, LBS, Navigation
GPS Signals Can Be Spoofed
Researchers are Cornell have discovered that GPS signals can be spoofed! By placing a signal near the receiving device, gradually the navigation device would accept the spoofed signal as real. […]
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general, GeographyAwareness, Human Geography
Where does your name live?
If you have any mild interest in genealogy, then check out this name checker application. You enter in your surname and it reports back to you the places in the […]
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Who Buys What, Globally
It should come as no surprise that we in the US buy the most of all the categories. However, if you’re curious how other nations stack up, the New York […]
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Sprint and Geobrowsing Launch Next Month
Sprint is rolling out its WiMAX XOHM 4G network next month, starting in Baltimore. Why would our readers care? Because a prime function they’re heralding is what they call “geobrowsing” […]
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general, GeographyAwareness, Human Geography
The Journey is the Reward
At least the good people at Wanderlust would say. That site shows you the travels of famous journeys throughout the world. It’s kinda fun to trace the routes of, say, […]
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Linux Across the World
For you open source geographers out there, I’m sure you’ve always been curious exactly what the adoption rate of Linux might be world wide. Luckily, you can now see your […]
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ESRI 2008 UC – Afternoon Keynote Notes!
Here are the afternoon notes. They’re not as extensive as the morning notes, but the highlights are here. Don’t forget to look for our wrap of ArcGIS Mobile. I just […]
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