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Map of Virgnia Tech Shooting Sites
For those who may not have heard, Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg Virginia has suffered a great tragedy on its campus. Thirty-two people were shot and killed yesterday by what […]
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Education, general, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
Microsoft announces Virtual Earth and SensorMap grant competition winners
Microsoft has awarded over $1.1 million in grants to winners in their Virtual Earth and SensorMap grant competitions. The SensorMap project include work on Harvard’s CitySense project, which will utilize […]
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general, Programming/Dev, WebMapping
Getting Started with Google Maps and ASP .NET
For those of you who are developers and work with ASP .NET, you might be interested in a nice article from the WebSphere Journal site written by Jeevan Murkoth that […]
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Subway Maps From Around The World
Ever have an upcoming trip to (INSERT CITY NAME) and think, “Wow, I hate taking cabs. I wish I knew how to use the subway system in (INSERT CITY NAME […]
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AAA’s Internet TripTik now available for free
Looks like AAA (American Automobile Association) is looking to get more heavily into the online mapping market, as they’ve announced the venerable TripTik, now in online form as the Internet […]
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general, GeographyBlogs, WebMapping
World’s Coolest Screen Saver
The folks over at Twingly (non-English site) have created what may be the world’s coolest screen saver. It basically reports blog activity around the world in real or near real […]
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Geodata and Biking
If you’re really into watching professional biking, but haven’t as of yet had the resources to go to an actual race, this news is for you. The Amgen Tour of […]
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general, Navigation, WebMapping
Google Earth Saving Lives in War
Believe it or not, Google Earth isn’t just for finding your house. The BBC is reporting that Iraqis in Baghdad are using Google Earth mashups to plan escape routes to […]
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general, space (not spatial), WebMapping
Can’t Wait for Google Universe? Try Wikisky.org!
Wikisky.org is a fascinating site that displays thousands and thousands of astronomical data in a Google Map-esque interface. The data is based upon the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), which […]
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GIS for your BlackBerry
I ran across a press release today for TDC Group’s Freeance Mobile, a suite of web mapping and database applications that promises to bring GIS to your BlackBerry. Freeance Mobile […]
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