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• September 15, 2006Gadgets, general, Navigation

  Loki updates and new features

  While I await the royalties from the Chumby LBS based on Loki’s WiFi location capabilities I wanted to point out, belated as it may be, that there is a new […]

• September 15, 2006Cartography, general

  MapMarketplace – the Cafepress for cartographers

  Maps.com, a leading online map seller, has launched a new service called MapMarketplace, a kind of CafePress for cartographers where you can sell your cartographic masterpieces. “MapMarketplace creates an opportunity […]

• September 13, 2006general, Physical Geography

  Japan Gets Nationwide Earthquake Detector

  This spring, Japan will launch the first nation wide earthquake detector in the world. The system basically senses pre-major quake waves and gives a warning the big one is coming. […]

• September 12, 2006general, General

  Comair Crash and mapping

  According to CNN, the Comair flight was using an older map of the airport when it crashed. It was a tragic and unfortunate accident which highlights the many issues involved […]

• September 12, 2006Education, general, General

  Coolest Periodic Table ever

  I am continuing my cool stuff posts with the most amazing 3D periodic table of elements. Since the earth and everything on it are made of up these elements, I […]

• September 11, 2006Cartography, Gadgets, general

  Blue Planet Globe – for the geographer who has everything

  I admit I am an HGTV junkie, especially the show called “I Want That!”. This past weekend’s episode included the Blue Planet Globe, from The Science Source Here is the […]

• September 10, 2006general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 60

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 60 September 10, 2006 Main Topic:Basis of a 3D world Click to directly download Episode 60 Click for the detailed shownotes

• September 9, 2006general, space (not spatial)

  ThinkGeek :: Pluto Replies

  We here at VerySpatial are GEEKS. We accept this and rejoice in it. We are huge fans of ThinkGeek and have been known to buy items from them. One of […]

• September 9, 2006general, General

  BBC NEWS | Google opens up 200 years of news

  Google has now turned into a time machine. With the addition of their Archive Search on News you have access to a couple of centuries of digitized articles. To continue […]

• September 8, 2006general, General

  Music-Map: Nickel Creek

  Tonight Sue and I went to see Nickel Creek perform. I’ve been a fan for quite a while so I was somewhat disturbed and HIGHLY amused by their cover of […]