Author: Sue
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Peer to Patent – public review of patent applications
In effort to at least do something about the current state of affairs with regard to the patent process, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is starting an online […]
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Mapping the Earth in Near Real-Time
One of the projects Microsoft researchers are working on is called SenseWeb, and Technology Review has a nice article that gives an overview of SenseWeb which, when incorporated into Windows […]
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Silicon Graphics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
MercuryNews is reporting that Silicon Graphics (SGI), once a giant in high-powered computing and the company whose supercomputers were used for everything from Hollywood special effects to NASA research to […]
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Ask.com Elevation maps
Although Ask.com has really gotten a lot of press or attention, they do have one interesting feature, that recent posts at The Map Room and AllPoints Blog referred to: elevation […]
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Cartography, general, Human Geography
Mapping the World’s Languages
Dr. Steven Huffman has posted a series of maps of the world’s language families, based on Merritt Ruhlen’s “A Guide to the World’s Languages”, as a project using Global Mapping […]
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Don’t Leave Earth Without it
Ok, for all you intergalactic travelers out there, it’s the Location Earth Dog Tag, a lovely dog tag style pendant engraved with several methods of locating Earth in the galaxy. […]
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Government-funded venture capital and geospatial technologies
A recent article posted at Federal Computer Weekly discusses the emerging role of government-funded venture capital in investing in innovative technologies. The article notes that, at one time, much of […]
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Where 2.0 Preview
Yesterday Jesse and I were able to participate in a conference-call press preview for the upcoming Where 2.0 Conference in San Jose, CA on June 13th and 14th. Tim O’Reilly, […]
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Education, general, GeographyAwareness
Yet Another Study Demonstrates young Americans’ Geography Illiteracy
The National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study was just released, with more sad news about young Americans’ (aged 18-24) lack of even basic geography skills like reading a […]
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Want a chance to win a new Mazda? All you need is Google Earth!
Mazda just announced their Mazda CX-7 EarthSearch Sweepstakes, which runs until June 27th, 2006. All you do is download Google Earth (if you don’t already have it installed, of course), […]
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