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• April 14, 2007Gadgets, general

  chumby getting closer

  The chumby, as I have mentioned before, is a great little device that will be the size of an alarm clock, have wifi, run Flash apps, and is infinitely hackable […]

• April 13, 2007general, General

  Tracking at work

  We usually think about tracking objects, more than we do about how they are actually tagged. This BBC picture documentary shows the process scientists went through to tag walruses for […]

• April 13, 2007general, Podcast, TV

  VSTV Episode 14 – GIS on the Mac: uDig

  Part 2 of GIS on the Mac. This time we take a quick look at uDig. Click here to download VSTV Episode 14

• April 13, 2007general, Remote Sensing

  First images from CARTOSAT-2 released

  I know I have been quiet on the blogging front this week, as I am trying to cram in catching up on grading work, lecturing, and preparing presentation for the […]

• April 12, 2007Events, general

  AAG Geobloggers meetup

  It seems that we are going to stick with the Wednesday night time slot for the meet-up and take advantage of the location to evangelize a little. The meet-up will […]

• April 12, 2007Conference, general, Podcast

  GSAG Podcast 07

  In this final episode we talk about the candidates for the GSAG Board, the GSAG sponsored sessions at AAG, and the upcoming business meeting. Click here to download GSAG Podcast […]

• April 10, 2007general, space (not spatial)

  Become a Rocket Scientist!

  NASA has launched a new program called CosmosCode, which is an attempt to open source space mission software. The Wired News article on the project details some of the goals […]

• April 10, 2007general, space (not spatial)

  Water Found on Extrasolar Planet

  For the first time, scientists have found solid evidence of water on a planet outside our solar system. The planet in question is relatively close to Earth and clearly has […]

• April 10, 2007general, GeographyAwareness

  AAG up for an award

  The AAG is being recognized for its strength in wrangle a bunch of Geographers into a fairly cohesive unit. The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is pleased to announce the five […]

• April 9, 2007Education, general, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping

  Microsoft announces Virtual Earth and SensorMap grant competition winners

  Microsoft has awarded over $1.1 million in grants to winners in their Virtual Earth and SensorMap grant competitions. The SensorMap project include work on Harvard’s CitySense project, which will utilize […]