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• October 9, 2012General, WebMapping

  Clever Google Maps Manipulations by Christoph Niemann

  Anyone who spends more than an hour around me knows I like clever word manipulations. Yep, I find them punny. Christoph Niemann has just taken this to a whole new […]

• October 7, 2012general, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 377

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 377 October 07, 2012 Main Topic: Ann Johnson of Geotech Center and iGETT Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click […]

• October 5, 2012Cool Stuff, General, Human Geography

  Americans Use A Lot of Gas

  There’s so much going on with this article in Jalopnik that I love. Let me break it down for you in rough order. First…. cars and geography and we all […]

• October 4, 2012Cartography

  From Hereford Mappa Mundi to Google Maps

  The Observer Arts & Media section has an interesting review of several upcoming books and exhibits that discuss the continued power of maps and cartography. Vanessa Thorpe’s article, “From Shopping […]

• October 3, 2012Cool Stuff

  Earthscape stamps from the USPS

  The US Postal Service has released a great stamp set that highlights aerial and satellite imagery from around the country. The Earthscapes stamp set highlights scenes including cranberry bogs, geothermal […]

• October 2, 2012General, Human Geography

  CAFE Standards for Cars in the US

  We all know greenhouse gases are all in the news the last decade or so. On top of that, fuel dependency gets a lot of airplay. Those two things drive […]

• September 30, 2012avsp, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 376

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 376 September 30, 2012 Main Topic: Gearing up for Geography Awareness Week 2012 Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click […]

• September 27, 2012AugmentedReality, Contest, general, Social Networking

  Geospatial and Marketing Gimmicks

  Many popular news sites, such as the Telegraph, have picked up the story of Nestle UK’s  campaign that embeds GPS trackers in candy bars, comparing it to the Golden Ticket […]

• September 26, 2012General, Human Geography, Physical Geography

  World’s Oldest Message In A Bottle

  First, let it never be said I passed up an opportunity to make a The Police reference. Now that we have that over, The Guinness Book of World Records has […]

• September 25, 2012General, Human Geography

  The $6,000 Car for Africa

  Cars + Geography = Frank in heaven. The car company Mobius Motors has created what is for gearheads like me might be darn near perfect car. The founders of Mobius […]