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Data Fusion Contest

Feb 8th, 2012 | By

The 2012 IEEE GRSS Data Fusion Contest is up and running and something that you should think about participating in. While with ever increasing spatial and spectral resolutions in the variety of imagery and elevation data available now-a-days has reduced the need for certain data fusion products, it is also creating new opportunities to fuse [...]



Video games continue to build on spatial data

Feb 2nd, 2012 | By

As I have said before, fan of geo and fan of games, so when they come together it is better than the sum of the parts. The (long awaited) next installment in the SSX series will bring together one of my favorite franchises with real world elevation models. This preview video released by the creators [...]



A geospatial lab kit…

Jan 30th, 2012 | By

I am sitting at my desk feeling slightly befuddled by my own question…”what would you put in a geospatial lab kit”. I want to move my fall class out of the class/lab regime to have them put feet to grass and get a better sense of the use of maps and data collection. My first [...]



Vexillology…I think I just learned something

Jan 27th, 2012 | By

Yet ANOTHER reason why I love The Big Bang Theory. “I’m surrendering…to fun.” The sad part is that they probably won’t make the 52 promised episodes.



Warrantless GPS tracking unconstitutional

Jan 23rd, 2012 | By

Based on a syllabus from the Supreme Court released on January 23, the use of GPS tracking outside of a warrant is a breach of the Fourth Amendment. As stated in the syllabus: the Government’s physical intrusion on an “effect” for the purpose of obtaining information constitutes a “search.” There seem to be quite a [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 340

Jan 22nd, 2012 | By

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 340 January 22, 2012 An all news episode Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes



SOPA Blackout

Jan 18th, 2012 | By


A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 336

Dec 25th, 2011 | By

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 336 December 25, 2011 Our conversation with Gatewing Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes



Wishing you a VerySpatial Christmas

Dec 25th, 2011 | By


PhD Comics “More’s Law”

Dec 15th, 2011 | By

Jorge Cham has shared many tech (and academic) truths with us over the years, but this one speaks as much about our connected/cloud future as it does our past.