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• December 20, 2009general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 231

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 231 December 20, 2009 Main Topic: Our Annual Outtakes Episode Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed […]

• December 18, 2009general, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

  10th Anniversary of launch of NASA’s Terra satellite

  The data from NASA’s earth observation satellites are critical resources in many areas of research, and it’s important to highlight the achievements of the Earth Observation System program, a multi-national […]

• December 13, 2009general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 230

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 230 December 13, 2009 Main Topic: Our conversation on some of our favorite tech and software for 2009 Click to directly download MP3 Click […]

• December 12, 2009general

  My Head is a Map and other things

  If you’re looking for map related gifts this year, one of the most extensive I’ve found is rare maps. You can search for maps by state or type. They even […]

• December 9, 2009avsp, general

  Talking, the lost art form

  Not geospatial in any way, but the current story-line on Rose Is Rose is a fun little romp through the extremes of social networking.

• December 8, 2009Gadgets, general

  Maplock…great name

  Over on Engadget, I did spy with my little eyes the next great accessory for geospatial technologies…the Maplock. This amazing device allows you to chain your in-car navigation unit to […]

• December 6, 2009general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 229

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 229 December 6, 2009 Main Topic: Our conversation on space and time in Geography Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC […]

• December 6, 2009general

  Well That Was Quick: MIT wins DARPA Challenge

  According to CNN, MIT has won Darpa’s Balloon Challenge. Darpa released the coordinates yesterday. They were the first to locate 10 weather balloon locations in the U.S. by promising to […]

• December 6, 2009general, GeographyAwareness

  Geographic Wills

  According to the BBC, Eric Gordon Douglas from Edinburgh left nearly £11,000 for 20 towns around the world that share his surname. The Herald Scotland states that no one knows […]

• December 5, 2009general

  Geography Jokes

  Something that I’ve wanted to post for a while is Reader’s Digests 50 jokes for 50 states competition. You can be entered in a chance to win $1,500 for a […]