I have read about it everywhere, I mentioned in the podcast, now it is time to blog it. Google Earth has included layers pointing to National Geographic information, primarily multimedia. Another reason to while away time playing with Google Earth. Via Download Squad among others
World66 – travel guide you write
During one of my “brain hurts” breaks tonight I came across this site. I came in originally through their map builder, which lets you create a map that shows the states you have visited. However, on closer inspection it is quite an interesting concept, kind of a travel guide wiki. The front page prompts you
Geographer Daniel Sui in GeoWorld -Making spatial special
In the September issue of GeoWorld, Daniel Sui has a short article discussing the notion of a humanistic GIScience and how geospatial technologies can play a broader role in defining and representing complexe realities You can read the article here
BBC – Voices – The Voices Recordings
This is another in the line of UK sites we have pointed out this week. Voices maps recordings of interviews with British residents from England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Through these you can get a sense of the linguisitic and cultural differences as you move through the country. Some of the recordings include colorful langauge,
SRTM data now available from Geosoft’s public server
Geosoft has added Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data to its public server. Elevation data for basically the whole world is available at 90 meter resolution and the US at 30 meter resolution. I checked out the site, and the data is in the public domain and free to download. Here is the link to
DepthQ stereo projector from In Focus/RealD/Stereographics
I have been waiting to get my hands on one before I blogged this. Clearly I have one, a demo unit from ShaperTechnology, and it lives up to its hype. This is a 800×600, 1600 Lumens DLP projector that can project active stereo images at 120 MHz. This means that when used in conjunction with
Your History Here . com – where’s your place?
Hot on the heels of finding out about the GeoGraph project in the UK comes the “Your History Here . com – where’s your place?” project. This uses Google Maps to create links to historic information related to locations. Take a look. Via Google Maps Mania
Open Source GIS resources
Opensourcegis.org is one of several websites offering an index of Open Source GIS related applications and tools. As of 9/9/05, the site had 196 projects listed. http://opensourcegis.org/
WildFinder – Mapping wildlife
WildFinder is the World Wildlife Fund’s web map-driven, searchable database on wildlife species worldwide, which was developed by ESRI and the private firm BlueRaster. Check it out at http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildfinder/ Via GeoPlace
Google Earth threatens democracy?
The Register has an interesting article showing images garnered from Google Earth. I think the title is a tad sensationalist, but the article is interesting. Google Earth threatens democracy
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