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• July 18, 2007general, Hardware

  Zonbu: Green computing and you

  I came across Zonbu on a couple of tech blogs today and was curious about the many claims…inexpensive, green, silent, data service. After wandering the website it actually looks promising […]

• July 17, 2007general, General

  Real Life Comics on personal navigation systems

  While procrastinating last night I caught up on a couple of my favorite webcomics and come across an amusing take on personal navigation systems over at Real Life Comics. Real […]

• July 17, 2007Gadgets, general

  Trimble Unviels New Line of Handheld Computers

  Well, not exactly a new line, but a pretty hefty update to their Nomad line. The new Nomads include the normal GPS functions, as well as a great deal of […]

• July 16, 2007general, Navigation, Remote Sensing

  Galileo-GPS agreement in the works

  The US and EU are working out an agreement (that may be signed as early as this week) to allow both US GPS and EU Galileo satellites to send data […]

• July 16, 2007general, General

  Lady Bird Johnson and GIS

  Lady Bird Johnson is known for wildflowers and nature but the The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center was one of the first centers to use GIS for education, wildflower placement, […]

• July 16, 2007general, General

  Ocean update: Walrus and Norsemen

  Several articles in the BBC wrap up GIS related posts that were made earlier in this blog. The first is scientists tracking walrus migration using satellite tags. Over the past […]

• July 15, 2007general, Software

  Start putting 3D models in your GIS

  Apparently Autodesk pushed out an update to Maya PLE for the Mac this weekend which made me think we haven’t really talked too much about how we can make 3D […]

• July 15, 2007general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 104

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 104 July 15, 2007 Main Topic: Interviews with Clint Brown of ESRI and Peter Ndunda of the Greenbelt Movement Click to directly download MP3 […]

• July 14, 2007general, Physical Geography

  BBC NEWS | Baby mammoth discovery unveiled

  The BBC has an article about a great find of the frozen remains of a baby Mammoth on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia. No viable DNA could be extracted […]

• July 12, 2007general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 21

  Information from Drew Stephens, founder of Service At Sea, about the mission, goals, and a few details about Service At Sea. Click to download mp3 version Click to download aac […]