This GPS unit looks fun. A combination of GPS, MP3 player, with PDA functions tossed in. Though the price tag might be a little high. Garmin’s nüvi, $970 hand-held multi-function GPS – Engadget – www.engadget.com
Geograph British Isles – photograph every grid square!
Here is a cool UK website that details a project that “aims to collect a geographically representative photograph for every square kilometre of the British Isles” They bill it as a geography project for the people, since the photos are submitted, and apparently already have 30,000 grid squares covered. http://www.geograph.co.uk/
BBC NEWS | Hubble reveals new map of Pluto
Extraterrestrial mapping efforts continue The future of Hubble may seem similar to that of Landsat 7, but it is still getting the job done. Archives are nice too… BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hubble reveals new map of Pluto
See your contacts in Google Earth
This is a plug-in for several PIMs that allow you to view the location of a contact within Google Earth. Download Squad Via Download Squad
GeoTorrent file-sharing
I saw a press release on GeoTorrent on the Geoplace website and checked out the GeoTorrent.org site. It is based on bitTorrent technology. They seem to have mostly satellite mosaics right now, and also some TIGER data. Here is a link to the GeoTorrent website if you want to check it out: http://www.geotorrent.org/
GSDI Small Grants Program
From the Geocommunity website: On Wednesday, the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) announced some statistics about the third year of their Small Grants Program, which received neary 100 applications from geospatial practitioners around the world. Of the 40 applications selected for furtehr consideration, 19 were from Africa, 10 from the Asia-Pacific region, 7 from
Microsoft takes on Google with new developer platform
This article from InfoWorld discusses a set of API’s that Microsoft will announce at their Professional Developer’s Conference which starts Spet. 13th in Los Angeles. Mapping components, including an API for Virtual Earth and the new MapPoint Web Service 4.0. http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=00256F6C005C22FC88257076006D00AF
Spatial Information Management (SIM) – from Directions Magazine
This article takes a look at what happening with the development of “spatial information management”, and suggests what might be next on the horizon http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=953
UK students get free access to OS digital maps
Here is a link to the annoucement on the UK’s National Grid for Learning website: (also posted on geoplace.com) http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/news.jsp?sec=5&cat=99&res=88244
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