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• September 27, 2007Education, general

  BBC NEWS | Virtual lessons stimulate students

  The BBC reported on a new teaching system in Singapore that utilizes ‘mixed reality’ technologies, a combination of real world information supported through visualization using head mounted displays. They use […]

• September 26, 2007Gadgets, general

  To Catch a Thief…..Use GPS!

  A merchant in Indianapolis got tired of having his woodworking store burglarized (and as a budding wood worker, I can tell you some of that stuff costs one HECK of […]

• September 26, 2007general, Human Geography, Physical Geography

  Ten Most Polluted Places

  National Geographic has a photo essay/article about the top ten most polluted places on Earth. It’s unfortunate how many of them are located in the former Soviet Union areas. I […]

• September 26, 2007general, VirtualEnvironments

  Leica updates Titan

  Leica is rolling out the updates to Titan fairly regularly including today’s release which includes Terrain support, a custom drawing toolbar that includes KML export, and a navigational compass. I […]

• September 25, 2007Events, general

  ASPRS 2008 Call for Papers

  Just a quick reminder that the Call for Papers for the 2008 ASPRS conference in Portland are due by October 1, next Monday. The conference itself will take place April […]

• September 24, 2007Education, general

  Lilly, the Wonder Geographer!

  This is a incredible display by a 2 year old of geographic knowledge! The video runs rather long at 8 minutes or so, but it’s impressive to watch. This girl […]

• September 23, 2007general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 114

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 114 September 23, 2007 Main Topic: ESRI UC 2007 Vendors Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed […]

• September 23, 2007general, General

  Must watch Family Guy

  For anyone who lives where the Family Guy season premiere hasn’t aired yet (mostly the folks on the West Coast)… You Must Watch It is a Star Wars parody and […]

• September 21, 2007Conference, ESRIUC, general, Podcast

  AVSP Roadshow – ESRIUC 07 – SAG conversations

  This audio is from the Special Acheivement in GIS session at the 2007 ESRI User Conference. We speak to folks from Del Mar College in Texas and amongst ourselves about […]

• September 21, 2007general, Human Geography

  US Commutes Getting Longer

  The USA Today ran an story a little over a week ago about the changing lifestyle of Americans based upon the longer and longer commute. The data has been clear […]