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• January 6, 2007general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 76

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 76 December 31, 2006 Main Topic:Year in Review Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes

• January 4, 2007Cartography, general, General

  We don’t need no stinkin’ address!

  What do you do if you have to send something to someone and can’t remember their address? Well if you live in the UK, apparently all you need to do […]

• January 4, 2007general, Software

  MacBreak revisits Google Sketchup

  The MacBreak video podcast has another quick episode on Google Skethup, though not in relation to Google Earth this time. Pretty interesting as is anything SketchUp related. Head over and […]

• January 4, 2007Education, general, LBS, Remote Sensing

  GITA’s Location for Education – a great program for teachers

  I was glancing through my issue of GITA’s Conference News that came today and I noticed a little writeup about the expansion of GITA’s “Location for Education” program, which allows […]

• January 3, 2007general, General

  StrangeMaps – your blog for – you guessed it – Strange Maps

  I finally had a chance to check out the StrangeMaps blog, which has only been around since last September and was mentioned on The Map Room and Cartography blogs last […]

• January 3, 2007general, WebMapping

  Mapping the Wii

  This handy, dandy little application will allow you to find other Wii owners in your area. It’s a pretty nifty Google mashup that tracks where Wii’s are around the world. […]

• January 2, 2007general, GeographyAwareness

  Placeblogger

  I’m not exactly sure how this plays out in less populated areas, but I like the idea. Placeblogger is an attempt to create blog/web communities in local areas. As the […]

• January 2, 2007general, WebMapping

  Find your parking space before you park

  Here’s a nifty idea from a startup in Chicago. Their software/interface allows you to search for a parking spot before you get there. They also have plans to act as […]

• January 1, 2007avsp, general, General

  Contest details

  Time for the next contest. This time you don’t have to download a picture or print a picture, just send a picture (preferably yours and definitely not copyrighted). Send a […]

• January 1, 2007general, GeographyAwareness

  US takes the 2006 Geography Cup

  With a final score of USA 62 to UK 58, the 2006 Geography champ is Team USA. The US had 4 times more participants than the UK, but with 50,000 […]