GIS_Software

August 28, 2006general, WebMapping

Is that my house??

Ever been playing around on Flickr and wonder where that picture was taken? Well now you can find out. Flickr has added the ability to geotag your photos with the […]
August 25, 2006general, GIS_Software

URISA GIS Salary Survey

For those of you who make your living with GIS, URISA is conducting its 2006-2007 Salary Survey. The results are used by many organizations for budgetary planning and evaluation. The […]
August 22, 2006Data, general, Programming/Dev, WebMapping

SensorMap from Microsoft Research

I’ve been waiting awhile to check this out, but Microsoft Research has finally gotten their SensorMap project portal up and running as part of their larger SenseWeb project. Basically, SensorMap […]
August 22, 2006general, GIS_Software

Manhattan Timeformations

Yes, that’s right, I am finally back posting. While Jesse has been keeping up with the blog, I have been working on a big demo project for our geovisualization work […]
August 20, 2006Gadgets, general, Remote Sensing

Spy Plane on the cheap

Saw this one on HGTV’s I Want That: Tech Toys. The XB-39 Eagleye is a R/C plane with a built in digital camera allowing you to capture those high resolution […]
August 16, 2006general, GIS_Software, Groups, WebMapping

Conservation data and maps

One of the cool sites mentioned when we interviewed folks from the SCGIS was the Conservation GeoPortal. The Conservation GeoPortal allows you to search metadata from other conservation researchers for […]
August 16, 2006general, WebMapping

WikiMapia hits 1,000,000 places!

I blogged WikiMapia a couple of months ago. Since we’re celebrating our 1,000th post (I guess 1001 now :)), I thought I’d note that WikiMapia hit thier 1,000,000 place on […]
August 16, 2006Gadgets, general, VirtualEnvironments

Geospatial Augmented Reality

Check out this article about how Simon Frasier University is taking advantage of virtual environments and augmented reality in the classroom (and beyond). These technologies are flourishing in some areas, […]
August 15, 2006Data, general, GIS_Software

Lost some UC audio

Well, we lost one interview out of almost 100, and we only lost half of that. The biggest issue with losing it is that it was a GREAT breakdown of […]
August 15, 2006general, WebMapping

It won’t brighten your day, but it’s still geography

If you want to be really depressed, check out the Havaria Information Service AlertMap, a Google Maps-based which displays alerts of all types from around the world. Even though it’s […]