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March 2, 2006Events, WebMapping

MASHUP Camp 2 Already Planned!

Apparently the MASHUP camp was so successful that they’re already planning a second camp! There’s over 300 people already signed up to the camp. So if you’re interested, I’d at […]
February 28, 2006General, VirtualEnvironments, WebMapping

MS Street-Side Preview Live

Microsoft has just released thier Street-Side product in preview mode. It’s a pretty nifty implementation of AJAX technology and mapping. You can type in an address and get a split […]
February 27, 2006WebMapping

Newly-Issued Patent may threaten Rich Media applications

You may have seen this already if you read tech news or blogs (Adena over at AllPoints Blog mentioned it this morning), but a patent issued on February 14th for […]
February 26, 2006GIS_Software

GRASS GIS on Digg

GRASS GIS, the free GIS software package that was first developed in the early 1980s by the US Army Construction Engineering Research Lab (USA-CERL). Version 6.0.2 of GRASS was just […]
February 26, 2006Events, WebMapping

Mashup Camp

On February 11th and 12th, the first Mashup Camp was held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The goal of the camp was get anyone interested in […]
February 23, 2006VirtualEnvironments

VisitorVille

As a prelude to our upcoming podcast episode on cybergeography, check out VisitorVille, a web analytics software application that “does not represent website visitors simply as numbers or graphs, but […]
February 22, 2006Cartography, General, WebMapping

Geographic Center of Google Maps is….

…Kristine Crispel’s horse farm outside Coffeyville, Kansas! Ok, it’s a fluff piece, but it’s a cute fluff piece. Via Wired.
February 21, 2006General, Navigation

GPS and Driving Doesn’t Mix

From Engadget. Apparently if you’re in your car and you’re interested in safety, ’tis better to go old school paper maps than these newfangled GPS units! What happens when we […]
February 21, 2006GIS_Software

USGIF announces 2006 scholarship competition

The US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation is now accepting entries for its 2006 scholarship competition, which will award 14 scholarships totaling $55,000. Current undergraduate and graduate students are eligible, as well […]
February 20, 2006Events, Remote Sensing, VirtualEnvironments

5th International Symposium on Digital Earth – SF2007

We came across information on the 5th International Symposium on Digital Earth that will take place in the summer of 2007 in San Francisco. The call for papers should be […]