Recent Posts

• August 29, 2011Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

  The Birth and Death of Irene as Seen From Space

  NOAA just released a fascinating video showing the birth and death of hurricane Irene as seen from space.  The video was created from imagery captured by the GOES-13 weather satellite. […]

• August 28, 2011avsp, Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 319

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 319 August 28, 2011 Main Topic: Interviews with Sean McGrath of Propylon and Elsa Carlisle of Restore America’s Estuaries Click to directly download MP3 […]

• August 25, 2011general

  Boldly Going Where No Maps Have Gone Before

  Some critics say the online mapping tools and free mapping tools are like chasing a moving target.  Well, warm up your running shoes and pack extra arrows in your quiver, […]

• August 25, 2011Remote Sensing

  National Parks From Space

  Wired has a beautiful article highlighting the views of US National Parks as seen from space.  The views are simply breathtaking.  I think a lot of people in the US […]

• August 23, 2011Human Geography, Political Geography, Poll

  South Sudan poll results

  With more than a month under its belt, South Sudan seems to be moving full speed ahead. There continue to be issues as expected with a new country, but growth […]

• August 22, 2011General

  XKCD Gets It Right Again

  AND makes me feel like a slacker… If the artist wasn’t so great at this comic, I’d say he should become a geographer 😉

• August 21, 2011Podcast, Show Notes

  A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 318

  A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 318 August 21, 2011 Main Topic: Greg Allard of the USGS Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the […]

• August 18, 2011General

  Kansas Flatter Than A Pancake

  Don’t let anyone tell you that geographers aren’t cool! A group of three geographers from Texas State University and Arizona State University decided to test the old adage, “Kansas is […]

• August 17, 2011Navigation

  Team Garmin-Cervelo

  I get to make a cheesy statement here about how Garmin-Cervelo race team has found their way to the top in August with Garmin, but I think the picture on […]

• August 16, 2011Environmental, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

  Storm Tracks Move Toward The Poles

  Climate models have predicted this for years, but it’s never been observed… until now. Ars Technica discusses the issue in brief. For the non-physical geographers out there (of which I […]