Author: Frank

July 9, 2009general, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping

Google Earth Enterprise 3.2 Released

The crew over on the Google Earth Enterprise have a new version to announce – 3.2. The fellows over at Google have had a pretty busy week, what with the big […]
June 25, 2009general, Human Geography, WebMapping

Google City Tours

Google labs has launched a neat new feature called City Tours. The idea is similar to other sites (like Microsoft’s BING!) in that you can enter in a destination and […]
June 19, 2009general, Human Geography, Political Geography, WebMapping

Broadband Penetration by Country

As many long-time listeners will know, I exceptionally intersted in broadband adoption world-wide. The US has long been behind the ball on broadband adoption and this latest report does nothing […]
June 18, 2009Cool Stuff, general

The Solar Human Hybrid Project – by an 8th Grader!

Anyway you do the math, the SOHH Project is one pretty cool ride. The vehicle holds four people (plus a dog!) and cargo, and runs off solar and person power. […]
June 4, 2009Cool Stuff, general

Autodesk’s Project Dragonfly

Autodesk has a pretty cool new toy – Dragonfly! The program is an online CAD like tool that allows you to map interior spaces. You can use it to get […]
May 22, 2009Education, general, GeographyAwareness

Congratulations to Geography Bee Winner Eric Yang!

Once again it’s time for the annual National Geographic Bee. Eric Yang has won this year’s contest with a perfect score. Pretty impressive! Congratulations to Eric and let’s hope he […]
May 21, 2009Gadgets, general

Teleatlas’s Advanced City Models

Engadget has a pretty cool article on Teleatla’s new “Advanced City Models”. This is a direct result of all the consolidation happening in the imagery market. A bit from TomTom, […]
May 19, 2009Gadgets, general, Hardware, LBS

GPS Starts Failing in 2010?

Switched online is reporting an article in the UK’s The Guardian that GPS satellites could begin to fail as early as 2010. They note that the Air Force maintains the […]
April 23, 2009general, Hardware, Human Geography

Broadband Providers Teaming to Outlaw Community Broadband in NC

I should start by saying I’m not even going to pretend to not be biased on this issue. The community of Wilson, NC decided that they were tired of paying […]
April 20, 2009Gadgets, general

Is the iPod touch and the iPhone a dream for the US Military?

The idea of a networked, connected, location aware solider capable of providing a multitude of rolls depending on the situation has long been the dream of the US military. Newsweek […]