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• July 31, 2010Cool Stuff, Gadgets, general, VirtualWorlds

  Google Earth goes steampunk

  I admit it, I love steampunk mods. If I had lots of spare time, and a little cash, I’d love to try my hand at creating a few cool gadgets […]

• July 29, 2010general, Programming/Dev, VirtualEnvironments, WebMapping

  Microsoft Research’s Street Slide

  If you haven’t seen the demo of Microsoft Research’s Street Slide, it’s a pretty cool addition to Bing Streetside that is not available yet, but will be presented at SIGGRAPH […]

• July 28, 2010general

  Fedstats’ Mapstats for Kids!

  Fedstats’ Mapstats for Kids is a collection of interactive games created to teach concepts about maps and statistics. It is based on the national standards for geography, math, and statistics. […]

• July 26, 2010general, GeographyAwareness, Remote Sensing

  How Much Stuff Is Circling The Earth?

  As the saying goes, a picture is worth a 1,000 words.  Via The Telegraph UK Image created by Electro Optic Systems out of Australia

• July 22, 2010general, Human Geography, Political Geography

  US Broadband Rollout Receives Failing Grade, FCC Says

  It’s been in several news sources, but I think ArsTechnica does the best job of discussing the issue.  The short of it is that thousands of people are still without access to […]

• July 20, 2010general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 261 – AVSP Live!

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 261 July 20, 2010 Main Topic: Our Live Show at the ESRI UC, featuring special guests Elvin Slavik, Stephanie Ayanian, Don Murray, and Dale […]

• July 20, 2010general

  Chugach Children’s Forest

  One of the great educational booths at the esri conference was Chugach Children’s Forest in Alaska. I finally got a chance to check out their interactive website. Chugach Children’s Forest […]

• July 18, 2010general

  Photos from this year’s ESRI UC!

  I just got a new camera for the UC and I took a boatload of pictures.  Like most people with too powerful a camera pared with tool lightweight a skillset […]

• July 14, 2010general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 260

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 260 July 13, 2010 Main Topic: Our conversation with Richard Cooke of ITT Visual Information Solutions Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly […]

• July 13, 2010general

  The Mentor-student-teacher relationship

  One of the most enjoyable things about attending the ESRI UC is interacting with all of the middle school, high school, and youth groups. Their enthusiasm is infectious — and […]