Manifold Resources for GIS
Monday January 29th 2007
Filed Under Software
Resources, software and reviews on the use of Manifold GIS software. Read more
Understanding and playing with ZIP Codes
Monday January 29th 2007
Filed Under Trivia
Have you ever taken a look at how United States ZIP Codes are arranged? Take a look at what a couple of innovative researchers have done to understand the spatial arrangement of ZIP codes.
Aerial Signage Debate
Sunday January 28th 2007
Filed Under Current Events, Features, Google Maps, Issues in GIS
A recent post on the All Points Blog brought up an interesting debate about the deliberate inclusion of signs in aerial flyovers. What has triggered this debate that started on Slashdot was the invitation by Google Australia to actively participate in the January 26th flyover of Sydney Australia in celebration of Australia Day. With the tagline “This Australia Day, put yourself on the map”, Google Australia invited Australians to come out in droves and make their presence known to the world. Particpants were invited to “hoist a sign, arrange your family into a fun formation or just get a bunch of friends together to wave” when seeing the Google branded airplane fly overhead. Read more
AutoCAD Map
Sunday January 21st 2007
Filed Under AutoCAD Map, Link Library
AutoCAD Map was created by Autodesk and combines CAD functions with GIS analysis. Find links to review, user groups and other resources for AutoCAD Map. Read more
Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Visually Impaired
Sunday January 21st 2007
Filed Under Link Library
While GIS is mostly a visual technology, there are many advancements focused on providing spatial analysis and maps for the visually impaired and blind. Read more
Airport Data and GIS Resources
Saturday January 20th 2007
Filed Under Data, Industry, Link Library
Links to airport location data, associations and articles on the use of GIS in the aviation industry. Read more
Google Blog on pre and post-Katrina Imagery
Saturday January 20th 2007
Filed Under Google Earth, Google Maps
John Hanke the Director of Google Maps/Local/Earth has posted on the official Google Blog in response to the lively discussion about Google’s use of pre-Katrina imagery.
Google Map Creator
Monday January 15th 2007
Filed Under Free GIS, Google Maps
This freeware application takes shapefiles and generates a working thematic map using Google Maps. Only a limited knowledge of HTML and Javascript is needed to use Google Map Creator.
UK Royal Mail delivers letter with a map instead of an address
Monday January 15th 2007
Filed Under Current Events, Trivia
Not having the address of his former coworker didn’t stop Paul Bates from trying to send a Christmas card to his friend. He simply drew a rough map of the area with an arrow indicating “somewhere here”.
