GIS_Software

• April 19, 2009general, Groups, Remote Sensing

  Associations/Groups – Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society

  The RSPSoc – Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society is a UK-based academic association that looks at the application to education, science, research, industry, commerce and the public service of RS […]

• March 5, 2009general, Human Geography, WebMapping

  Geography of a Recession

  The New York Times has a nice interactive map (flash based) of unemployement rates by county.  It shows that areas with housing booms, lots of manufacturing, and high existing unemployment […]

• March 4, 2009Data, general, WebMapping

  California Bill to Blur Schools and Churches

  Ars Technica is reporting about a bill introduced by a California legislator about a month ago making it a crime to not blur out government buildings, including schools and churches.  […]

• March 2, 2009general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)

  Landsat 5 – 25 years and counting!

  That’s right, it was March 1st, 1984 when Landsat 5 lifted off on a expected 3-year Earth observation mission, and here we are 25 years later, and the old workhorse […]

• February 25, 2009general, Remote Sensing

  Sub-glacial antarctic mountains mapped

  BBC news has an interesting article on the mapping of the Gamburtsevs which lie under the ice in Antarctica. The article describes the use of radar, magnetic, and sonic/seismic remote […]

• February 21, 2009Cool Stuff, general, Hardware, VirtualEnvironments

  Media Vehicle – Virtual Reality Mecha Style

  For those of you who have always wanted to pilot your own giant mecha battle robot, Japanese researchers have taken another step toward the dream with the development of the […]

• February 20, 2009Data, general, WebMapping

  LA Times mapping Los Angeles neighborhoods

  As part of the Data Desk section of the L.A. Times website, the paper is unveiling a project to map the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California. As described in an […]

• February 19, 2009Cool Stuff, general, VirtualEnvironments

  Checking out ARSights for Google Earth models

  Many of you may have already seen the press releases and various posts about ARSights, an augmented reality app that lets you look at Google Earth models on your desktop. […]

• February 16, 2009general, VirtualEnvironments

  60 TB Of Everquest 2 Data for Science

  Sony released around 60 terrabytes of raw log data to a group of researchers for analysis.  Lots of different disciplines appear to have mined the data looking for interesting patterns.  […]

• February 14, 2009general, Remote Sensing

  CrunchGear talks Lidar

  The CrunchGear blog has a post regarding Boston College’s use of Lidar for mapping rivers and streams for fish repopulation. Nothing ground breaking technologically but it was interesting to see […]