This free game uses Google Earth to play a kind of geocaching, where you launch the game from within Google Earth and follow the clues to various location checkpoints. If you find the envelope “hidden somewhere on Earth, you will advance to the Big Game.” I haven’t played it myself yet, but I may give
ESRI – Hurricane Disaster Viewer
ESRI is serving an ArcWeb Services powered Hurricane Disaster viewer on its website. It offers a number of data layers from before the hurricanes, such as population density and imagery, and several layers related to post-hurricane conditions. There’s even a layer showing the US Postal Services closed service areas. Nothing earth-shattering, but pulls together GIS
CNET Review of Microsoft’s Virtual Earth beta
CNET posted their review of MSN Virtual Earth beta, which you can read here Their review of Google Earth beta back in July can be found here CNET gives Virtual Earth a plus for its trip planning and search features, but gives the edge to Google Earth in terms of the quality of satellite imagery
Day and Night around the World
If you simply must know where it is day and night around the world, here are a couple of websites for you. time.gov keeps the official U.S. time via atomic clock and has a feature which shows where the sun is shining and where it is dark when you click on a time zone. Check
In-car navigation devices – one man’s tale of addiction
Chris Ayres of the London Times has written a pretty funny article about the irresistible lure of in-car navigation devices and other digital navigation aids, and the chaos that ensues Check out the article at the London Times Online
NAVTEQ launches its Annual Global LBS Challenge
This competition challenges application developers worldwide to build innovative positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps. Global registration is now open and will close December 2, 2005. The first prize is $50,000 cash and $100,000 in NAVTEQ map licenses You can read about the contest at GISuser.com or at the Challenge website here via GISuser.com
Virtual Earth Competition – Chance to win $1000!
That’s right! 1000 clams! All you have to do is develop your own map application using the Virtual Earth JScript map control and API. Then submit your entry by October 14th, 2005 to: competition@viavirtualearth.com For more information, click here (via ViaVirtualEarth)
Hurricane Rita Pushes Blogs, Rich Maps to Forefront
I just found this article after we recorded this week’s podcast, where we discuss blogs, podcasts and other digital media and their role in disseminating information related to geography and geospatial technologies Read the article from ABCNews.com here
EarthSLOT – NSF funded 3D GIS
EarthSLOT uses a Google Earth like viewer called TerrExplorer by SkyLine. This is work based on an NSF grant by Matt Nolan at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. EarthSLOT Via Ogle Earth
The start of Google Maps Messages?
Data is data. Sure Google gives folks a great interface to view it, but aerial and sattelite images have been captured for decades. Archaeologists have found archaeological sites via aeiral photos since the 1960s, Roman Villas and all. Folks aware of remote sensing have been leaving things to be seen in images, for good and
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