GIS_Software

• July 19, 2007Gadgets, general, LBS, Navigation

  Vibrating GPS rings – stylish and functional

  Yes, that is right. A British designer, Gail Knight, has invented rings with embedded GPS that vibrates to help its wearer find their way in unfamiliar places. While stylish, they […]

• July 16, 2007general, Navigation, Remote Sensing

  Galileo-GPS agreement in the works

  The US and EU are working out an agreement (that may be signed as early as this week) to allow both US GPS and EU Galileo satellites to send data […]

• July 11, 2007Cartography, general, Navigation

  Will TomTom’s Map Share herald the end of professional mapping?

  In an article yesterday, PC Pro’s (a UK-based tech news site) Darien Graham-Smith comments on the upcoming release of TomTom’s “MapShare” technology (here’s my previous post), and predicts that its […]

• July 9, 2007general, LBS, Navigation

  TomTom’s new Map Share functionality – update your own maps

  The new TomTom GO 520 and 720 models will feature a new functionality called “Map Share” will allow users to update their maps to reflect changes in the road network […]

• July 3, 2007general, LBS, Navigation

  PlaceEngine – Sony’s non-GPS location technology

  Back at the beginning of June, Sony released its PlaceEngine technology for use on its portable handheld device, the PSP, in Japan. PlaceEngine uses Wi-Fi signals to determine locations, but […]

• July 2, 2007Education, general, General, GIS_Software

  A Fond Farewell to White Hall…..

  So, the day has finally arrived. We have begun the process of moving WVU’s Dept of Geology and Geography, including the GIS labs where we work, to our newly-renovated building […]

• June 29, 2007general, WebMapping

  TvTrip – find a hotel on the map and see it on video

  OK, now I know there are a lot of sites out there that map hotel and lodging information for trip planning, but I just had to do a quick post […]

• June 28, 2007Education, Events, general, GIS_Software

  Service at Sea – taking GIS around the world

  While we were at the ESRI UC, we had a chance to talk with Drew Stephens, who is the founder of a great program called Service at Sea. The idea […]

• June 27, 2007general, LBS, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping

  Technology Review talks Second Earth

  The online version of the latest issue (July/August 2007) of Technology Review has a fairly comprehensive article by Wade Roush about Second Life, virtual globes, social mapping, and the prospects […]

• June 26, 2007general, Navigation

  Fun LBS discussion

  The folks over at MacBreak Weekly had a fun discussion on LBS, GPS, etc at around 35 minutes in episode 45. The discussion starts with a rumor of an Apple […]