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• December 10, 2006general, General

  Global Rich List

  Feeling a little strapped for cash this holiday season, fear not there are still ways to feel guilty about what you have. The global rich list website puts your income […]

• December 10, 2006general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 73

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 73 December 10, 2006 Main Topic: Interview of Barbara Chow about MyWonderulWorld.org Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for […]

• December 9, 2006general, Podcast, TV

  VSTV Episode 04 – Geospatial on the Mac (Part 1)

  Quick look at the Hardware, viewing web mapping, Google Earth and QGIS interface in MacOS X. Click here to download VSTV Episode 04

• December 8, 2006general, space (not spatial)

  Does Water Still Flow on Mars

  Sticking with my space theme this week, NASA imagery shows that there may still be flowing water, in spurts, on Mars. The images show new gullies between different image acquisitions […]

• December 7, 2006general, Hardware, Physical Geography

  Breakthrough in Solar Cell Efficiency

  The EETimes is reporting that there has been a major breakthrough in the efficiency of solar cells. Up until now, solar cells have only operated at between 12-18% efficient. Through […]

• December 7, 2006general, WebMapping

  Mapping Social Issues – The Downtown Los Angeles Homeless Map

  Cartifact, a Los Angeles-based mapping firm, has produced a visual mapping tool of concentrations of homeless people in downtown Los Angeles which, according to the map website, is the epicenter […]

• December 7, 2006general, Software

  Monitor Grid Computing Around the World

  The Gird Particle Physics project has a neat feature that lets you monitor grid computing in real time around the world. Basically, in order to do the calculations needed for […]

• December 6, 2006general, Human Geography, WebMapping

  Malaria Atlas Project aims to produce first global malaria map in 40 years

  The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) is a joint British and Kenya effort to create an updated map of global malaria endemicity, the first update in 40 years. According to the […]

• December 5, 2006general, General

  BBC NEWS | Probe spies landers on Red Planet

  BBC News has an article on how researchers are using Hi-Res images from the Hi-Rise sensor on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). If you want to know where all of […]

• December 5, 2006general, WebMapping

  National Geographic to upgrade their map-related web offerings

  According to a report from North Denver News, National Geographic has hired a Denver-based firm called Fusionbox to revamp their maps division online presence. The upgraded website will include interactive […]