It was great to see the shuttle land safely. I have always been a fan of the space shuttle program, ever since I did a class project on the first shuttle launch.
Tech Biz: Where Google’s maps will take us – Aug. 5, 2005
Here is an article from CNNMoney, talking about the implications of online mapping applications like Google Maps http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/04/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htm?section=money_latest
Wrap-up of the processing of the SRTM data
Here is a link to an undated article on Geoplace.com that gives a short summary of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission that flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in February 2000. The data processing has been completed, and the data is now available. Space Radar Mapping Mission Completes World Map
GIS as a tool in Conservation
This is a feature article from Geoplace on the use of GIS and other geospatial technologies to help with conservation efforts to save mountain gorilla habitat in Africa Mapping in the Mist to Conserve Mountain Gorilla Habitat
GITA and AAG Tackle the Geospatial Workforce
Here is an article from Directions Magazine on a new grant to the Geospatial Information and Technology Association and the Association of American Geographers to help “grow the geospatial workforce” http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=926
CNET News article on Google Maps
Here is an article from CNET news yesterday that includes some quotes from Lars Rasmussen, the lead engineer of the Google Maps project, who was speaking at a conference on Web engineering. http://news.com.com/Google+mapper+Take+browsers+to+the+limit/2100-1038_3-5808658.html
Historic Maps Online
For those of you interested in historic maps, this is the link to Visual Collections, which includes David Rumsey’s amazing collection, as well as a number of others that are impressive as well. http://www.davidrumsey.com/collections/cartography.html
Release of Microsoft Virtual Earth Beta
The beta version of Microsoft’s Virtual Earth has gone live at http://virtualearth.msn.com/ So far, it doesn’t have the bells and whistles that Google Earth can boast, and I think that the black and white imagery doesn’t match up to Google’s color imagery. It may be that Microsoft is working on some additional unique functionality, but
Aerial Photo | Multimap.com
This is really cool. This link was on The Map Room blog and comes from here. you should definitely check it out. Aerial Photo | Multimap.com
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