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• September 27, 2005Navigation

  GPS for tracking panda mating behavior

  That’s right, a joint project between Chinese and US zoological institutes will be using GPS to track pandas in the wild to learn more about their sex habits. I guess […]

• September 27, 2005Events, General, WebMapping

  NAVTEQ launches its Annual Global LBS Challenge

  This competition challenges application developers worldwide to build innovative positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps. Global registration is now open and will close December 2, 2005. The first prize is $50,000 […]

• September 27, 2005Remote Sensing

  BBC NEWS | ‘Milky seas’ detected from space

  This article gives an overiew of how remote sensing has been used to capture imagery of a luminescent bacteria ‘event’ commonly referred to as ‘milky seas’ BBC NEWS | Science/Nature […]

• September 27, 2005Events

  Duke University Podcasting Symposium

  So we’re spending the next 2 days at lovely Duke University (my alma mater) at the 1st Duke Podcasting Symposium, so we can learn all about how podcasting is changing […]

• September 26, 2005Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

  BBC NEWS | Ice explorer readies for launch

  The ESA will soon be launching a new satellite to measure the ice levels at the poles to determine if the prediction that global warming is impacting ice levels is […]

• September 26, 2005Events

  First Asia-Pacific ESRI Users Conference

  Here’s another event I just found out about: ESRI’s first Asia-Pacific Users Conference, which will be held 12-13 January 2006 in Hong Kong. The abstract deadline for papers has been […]

• September 26, 2005Events

  Internation Conference on Spatial Data and Disaster Management

  It might be a little late for a quick trip to India, but the International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructure and its Role in Disaster Management will be held at […]

• September 25, 2005Podcast

  A Very Spatial Podcast – Episode 10

  Main topic: Impact and future of blogging, podcasting, and new mapping technologies. News: StreetMap Pro, Mars explorer extended, space elevator.

• September 25, 2005WebMapping

  Virtual Earth Competition – Chance to win $1000!

  That’s right! 1000 clams! All you have to do is develop your own map application using the Virtual Earth JScript map control and API. Then submit your entry by October […]

• September 25, 2005General

  Call for papers: Session on blogs and podcasts in geography

  Over the last year blogs and podcasts have really come to the fore as great ways to disseminate information. While they do not take the place of traditional media for […]