Date archive for December, 2006
| December 31, 2006Civil War MapsGeographyIf you are looking for Civil War maps, you can find a collection online by visiting “The Civil War Home Page” which has some linked from the home page: http://www.civil-war.net/ read more...Get Google Maps on your cell phoneWeb MappingDid you know that you can access Google Maps on your cell phone? Visit http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html through your cell phone’s browser to access Google Maps Mobile. If you have a Treo, you can now also download Google Maps to your device. To find out how and to download visit http://www.google.com/gmm/treo read more...December 30, 2006New Perspectives on Urban Land Use ChangeGeographybr>News Release U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey For release: December 27, 2006 Contact: Jonathan H. Smith, 703 648-4516, jhsmith@usgs.gov As Population Grows, So Do Urban Areas New Perspectives on Urban Land Use Change Over 300 million Americans have to live somewhere. And, of course, we do. Nearly 80 percent of the growing U.S. population resides ... read more Pushing Postcards From the Edge Into OblivionGeographyThere are web sites called travelogue that allow you to create a virtual set of postcards from your travels that you can share with friends. Washington Post travel writer Anne McDonough reviews some of the more popular travelogue web sites in her article. If you’re planning on traveling and want to virtually document your trip ... read more December 29, 2006Uh, Sidney’s not in AustraliaGeographyTobi Gutt, a 21 year old German tourist made an 8000+ mile typo when he went on the Internet to book a flight to Australia to spend a four week vacation with his girlfriend. A sense that something was wrong tickled the traveler when he boarded the flight to the United States but it wasn’t enough ... read more December 28, 2006LinuxWorld Names Google Maps API as Top ApplicationWeb MappingIn their article titled “Ten Web 2.0 APIs you can really use”, LinuxWorld has named Google Maps API their number one pick: Liechtenstein has grownGeographyLiechtenstein, the sixth smallest country in the world has gained a smidge more in geographic area thanks to revised calculations from surveyors. Times Online reports that the Office of Economic Affairs has announced this increase in the size of Liechtenstein to 160.475 km. Thje gain in land mass wasn’t enough to bump up the ranking ... read more Failte! Gaelic Gains European Union StatusGeographyThe European Union voted to accept Gaelic as one of the official languages of th European Union. The move goes into effect January 1, 2007. This means any of the Irish representatives can now speak Gaelic at any EU ministerial meeting or when they are in the European Parliament. 30 Gaelic speakers and additional freelance speakers will ... read more December 23, 2006Upgrading to ArcGIS 9.2FeaturesThe long awaited ArcGIS version 9.2 has been rolling out. ArcGIS is ESRI’s premier GIS software package and the new bells and whistles of version 9.2 were touted at the 2006 User Conference in San Diego. The release in the United State was mailed out to customers starting in November. The upgrade has not been ... read more December 20, 2006Cartography Edits Anger SomeMapsThe Georgia Department of Transportation recently revised their state maps, removing over 500 small towns and hamlets from thei Official Highway and Transporation map. This move has angered many living in those small rural areas and has led to accusations of “urban conceit”. Cartography Edits Anger Some - Georgia towns stung after being wiped off map, ... read more |
