On this memorial day weekend the History Channel is kicking off a week of Civil War themed shows. While watching I thought I’d see if there were any interesting maps available on the intertubes. What did I find? Some wonderful animated maps from the Civil War Trust ! The maps are flash based and progress
Cicadas, Locusts, and Mapping
Throughout history, cicada and locusts have produced fascination, food, and frustration, among other f words. The Cicada Mania site “Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world.” provides TONS of information on cicadas. Other calls for citizen scientists include those of University of Georgia, Dept. of Entomology, asking for pictures and locations of
The Royal Wedding and Neogeography
One of the most fascinating aspects of how the media is covering the upcoming U.K. Royal Wedding, is the use of geospatial tools, social media, and almost every bell and whistle they can think up to build interest and momentum in the event. It is a good contrast to the way huge media coverage was
iPhone Tracker
There have been a number of posts today about the fact that the iPhone is storing cell tower connections in its backups and that you can get access to that data using the iPhone Tracker app (for Mac). The image here shows my trip last week to Seattle. Since I am generally streaming my location
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 297
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 297 March 28, 2011 Main Topic: Our conversation with AmericaView’s Rick Landenberger on Earth Observation Day 2011 Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 296
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 296 March 21, 2011 Main Topic: Our conversation on geovisualization and some of its challenges Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Caching into Writing
Geocaching isn’t just for science class or the serious geography geek! A cache is simply a hiding place, and caching is hiding something like a treasure. Nature is full of treasures waiting to be explored. A popular movement called “geocaching” gets folks outside with their GPS units to find treasures hidden by other geocachers. If
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 295
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 295 March 14, 2011 Main Topic: Our conversation on the increasingly visible role of geospatial technologies in natural disaster response and hazards research Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Welcome Home, Discovery, and Thanks for the Memories…
We’ve had more space posts than usual in the last week or so, but I wanted to give a shoutout to the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew, for the safe landing and the successful completion of its final mission. I’m one of over 80,000 viewers watching the post-landing video stream on NASA TV over
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