Author: Frank

June 18, 2008Environmental, general, Human Geography

Interactive Map of the Midwest Flooding

If you’re not from the great mass of the middle in the US, some of these places mentioned in the news might be a bit obscure or hard to find. […]
May 28, 2008Gadgets, general, Software

Windows 7 Features Revealed!

Looks like Microsoft is really going “hands on” (hehe… I crack myself up!) Check out the list from Gizmodo: There will be a OSX-like dock, though how OS X-like is […]
May 26, 2008Cartography, Cool Stuff, general, Hardware

Largest Self-Portrait in the World!

Created with DHL shipping company and the help of GPS! It spans nearly every continent and shows a pretty elaborate path. While this might seem flippant, I think it shows […]
May 25, 2008general, space (not spatial)

NASA’s Mars Lander Video Coverage

NASA will be hosting the NASA mars landing video on today, Sunday the 25th. I’m betting that they’ll have it archived for reviewing shortly thereafter. If you’re a space junky […]
May 23, 2008Environmental, Gadgets, general

Rock Port, Missouri – 100% Wind Powered!

If you’ve been following the blog for awhile now, you’ll know that I’m all over alternative energy sources. I’d love to have a wind turbine for my house. Well the […]
May 21, 2008Data, general, General

Geohashing… how it’s done

Ok, so this is kinda obscure AND it’s like the fourth time we’ve linked to XKCD…. but it’s entirely appropriate! Not to mention darn funny!
May 14, 2008general, Human Geography

All Aboard! California High Speed Train

Here’s an interesting little story – California is going to build a high speed, bullet style train that will travel between San Fran and San Diego. The train is expected […]
May 6, 2008Gadgets, general

NASA is Everywhere!

NASA has posted a pretty cool new site to help people understand how they have impacted everyone’s life in so many ways. It’s called NASA @ Home and City. They’re […]
April 17, 2008general, GeographyAwareness, Human Geography, Physical Geography, WebMapping

What Are You Doing for EarthDay? Google Wants to Know!

Google has put up an interactive Google Map where you can share Earth events and ideas with people around the world. It’s a fairly basic site, but there are some […]
April 15, 2008general, Human Geography, Remote Sensing, WebMapping

A Remote Tribe Goes High Tech With Google

The Surui people, who have been so remote in the Brazilian forests that they were only ‘discovered’ in 1969, have turned to the high tech tools of Google Earth to […]