GIS_Software

February 8, 2007general, GeographyAwareness, GIS_Software

Another perspective on MAPPS

David over at the Surveying, Mapping, and GIS blog has posted a comment to SE15 and made a post on his blog regarding the MAPPS vs US case on Friday. […]
February 6, 2007general, GIS_Software

Quantum GIS Applies to OSGeo

I am behind on most everything (haven’t read a blog in a week), but I was really interested to see the announcement on the QGIS Blog last Friday that the […]
February 6, 2007general, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

Halifax to map coastline to predict global warming impact

As the evidence of the impact of global warming continues to mount, some places are taking the initiative to better understand local impacts and try to mitigate them. One example […]
February 5, 2007general, Navigation

Ultraman meet your replacement

I am going through the Suberbowl ads to see what was interesting this year, and I have to say that the Garmin ad that folks have been talking about is […]
February 5, 2007general, space (not spatial), WebMapping

Can’t Wait for Google Universe? Try Wikisky.org!

Wikisky.org is a fascinating site that displays thousands and thousands of astronomical data in a Google Map-esque interface. The data is based upon the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), which […]
February 1, 2007general, GIS_Software, Human Geography

NPR discusses Philadelphia GIS project

NPR’s Day to Day featured a piece on a GIS project conducted by Amy Hillier of the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. Prof. Hillier’s research mapped low-income neighborhoods in […]
January 30, 2007general, General, Navigation

Can you survive in the wild?

Field and Stream has this rather whimsical little quiz about survival in the wild. You are the world’s unluckiest hunter, lost and alone in the woods with little supplies or […]
January 30, 2007general, GIS_Software, Hardware, VirtualEnvironments

FakeSpace, VRCO and GIS

Today on Directions on the News there was an item about how VRCO has released their next version of Conduit for Google Earth. The Conduit software is a translator that […]
January 29, 2007general, GeographyAwareness, GIS_Software

Amicus Brief

The AAG, UCGIS, URISA, GITA, and the GISCI have teamed up to create a rebuttal to MAPPS’ stance in MAPPS vs US. You can find the details or donate to […]
January 22, 2007general, LBS, WebMapping

GIS for your BlackBerry

I ran across a press release today for TDC Group’s Freeance Mobile, a suite of web mapping and database applications that promises to bring GIS to your BlackBerry. Freeance Mobile […]