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Gadgets, general, Navigation, Remote Sensing
What cures traffic jams? Supply and demand!
At least that’s what researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are claiming. Their idea is to use some combination of GPS or RFID to track then cars enter […]
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Chinese Compass
Engadget points to an article on the elusive topic of the Chinese GPS-like system, which has been referred to as Compass. I haven’t heard much about Compass so this article […]
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general, Navigation, Physical Geography
CyberTracker, animal tracking for everyone
Listener Jody pointed out a great project that was highlighted on last weeks Living on Earth. CyberTracker allows anyone to capture information, including location, about animal movements. The software uses […]
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general, Navigation, WebMapping
Watch Boats In Real Time
This site, although still in beta, shows boat traffic in the San Francisco bay in real time. You can see different boats and ships move around the bay over the […]
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Satellite Navigation for the visually impaired
ESA News has a really interesting article about a prototype satellite navigation system for the visually impaired that was successfully tested in Madrid, Spain. The system uses a mobile phone […]
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Henry Rollins on GPS and tech
I am a huge admirer of Henry Rollins, from Black Flag to Rollins Band, from spoken word to his show on IFC, he has simply gotten better with time. This […]
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general, Navigation, WebMapping
Where’s Tim?
Tim lives in Lawerence, Kansas. He likes to travel. For instance, last tuesday, Tim traveled 103.25 miles to Prairie Village Kansas. How do I know this? Because Tim uploads his […]
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general, GeographyAwareness, Navigation
Getting there is half the fun
The New Yorker recently ran an interesting article entitled Annals of the Road: Getting There that looks at maps and mapping technologies from a few angles including riding in a […]
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Review of the TomTom 910
Laptop Magazine has a review of the TomTom Go 910. The general upshot? It does what it is supposed to do to get you from point A to point B […]
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Gadgets, General, Navigation, WebMapping
GPS Visualizer
Here’s a pretty cool free application for anyone heavily into using your GPS unit. You can upload your GPS data to via typing in coordinates, street addresses, or uploading a […]
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