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• January 9, 2007general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)

  Indian Space Research Organisation will launch 4 satellites tomorrow

  Yes, I am posting about a non-CES or Macworld event, the planned launch of the ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-7). The vehicle will be carrying 4 satellites, including […]

• January 9, 2007Gadgets, general

  Multitouch on a phone and maps

  Ed has already posted on Geophoto. But even better is the iPhone, which is cooler than I could have suspected. Completely touch screen, full OS X (more or less), great […]

• January 9, 2007general, Groups

  URISA Student Paper Comp

  URISA has announced their first annual student paper competition. From the announcement: Are you an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. student? Are you interested in a career using geographic information systems, […]

• January 8, 2007Gadgets, general, Navigation

  Pharos GPS Phone 600

  The folks over at Pharos are showing the GPS Phone 600 which looks nice, but there wasn’t too many details on the CrunchGear post, and I haven’t had time to […]

• January 8, 2007Gadgets, general

  OQO Model 02

  I have drooled over the original OQO since before the term UMPC existed. Now with the announcement (and video over at Engadget) of the OQO model 2 I am going […]

• January 8, 2007general, Navigation

  LBS talk on TWIT

  At about 38:00 minutes into episode 83 of This Week in Tech (TWIT) there is a little discussion by non-geospatial folks about the utility of location based services, specifically the […]

• January 7, 2007Gadgets, general

  Our first CES note for 2007

  Welcome LG to the location based party as they release 4 GPS based navigation systems. Just the tip of the CES iceberg I am sure. CrunchGear » Blog Archive » […]

• January 7, 2007Gadgets, general, Hardware

  Starting MacWorld early

  Other World Computing put out a teaser for their product the ModBook that will be announced Tuesday. It is supposed to be a slate style tablet solution that will even […]

• January 7, 2007general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 77

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 77 January 7, 2007 Main Topic: What would you cover in an intro class Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC […]

• January 6, 2007general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)

  Google wants to show us the universe

  It seems that Google Maps and Google Earth just aren’t enough for Google – they want to show us the universe! So, to accomplish that lofty goal, Google has joined […]