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• February 15, 2007Gadgets, general

  Raleigh Trying to Become the First LED City

  After switching to LED lights in one of their parking garages, Raleigh realized it can save 40% a year off of their utility bill if they make the switch permanent. […]

• February 14, 2007general, Navigation, WebMapping

  Google Earth Saving Lives in War

  Believe it or not, Google Earth isn’t just for finding your house. The BBC is reporting that Iraqis in Baghdad are using Google Earth mashups to plan escape routes to […]

• February 14, 2007Gadgets, general

  Cutest snowplow……ever! It’s Yuki-Taro!

  Yes, leave it the Japanese to come up with an automated robot snowplow! Not only does the plow gobble up the snow like a giant roomba, it has onboard GPS […]

• February 13, 2007general, space (not spatial)

  Planning that trip to Mars? Now you can get hiking maps from the ESA!

  Yes, for all those intrepid explorers out there who want to vacation on the Red Planet, the ESA is releasing the 1st “hiker’s maps” for Mars. Based on data from […]

• February 12, 2007general, GIS_Software

  MAPPS vs US delayed again

  Since we hadn’t heard any more details I called the AAG and got the word that the MAPPS vs US case has now been pushed back (again) to February 23. […]

• February 12, 2007general, General

  Vive La France! Vive La VerySpatial!

  Our friend Rick celebrated his birthday with a trip to Paris, and sent us this great snapshot of himself, wearing his VerySpatial t-shirt while enjoying a boat ride on the […]

• February 12, 2007avsp, general

  Updated mp3 encoder

  For episode 82 I have updated the MP3 encoder we use in order to fix some incompatabilities on portable devices. If anyone has any problems with episode 82 (or later) […]

• February 12, 2007general, LBS

  Vodafone and Google partner for mobile mapping

  Yet another move to expand web mapping into the mobile and location based services markets, as Google and Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone network operator, just announced a partnership […]

• February 11, 2007general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 82

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 82 February 11, 2007 Main Topic: Interview: Graham Stickler, Product and Marketing Director of 1Spatial Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download […]

• February 10, 2007Cartography, general, GeographyAwareness

  NACIS Map Design Survey

  The North American Cartographic Information Society has rolled out an online survey in order to gain and understanding of what the mapping community thinks about map design. The survey will […]