Date archive for February, 2007
| February 27, 2007Pending Federal Court CaseGIS NewsIntroductory information, resource page and public statement from UCGIS from Scott A. Dryzga, AAG GIS SG representative to the UCGIS about the pending court case brought by Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS). Pending Federal Court Case read more...February 21, 2007Pending Federal Court CaseGeographyThe Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) has brought a motion in US District Court that could have severe consequences for the GIS and mapping communities. For example, everyone but licensed engineers or licensed surveyors could be excluded from federal government contracts for “mapping” services, which includes mapping services of every sort and not ... read more Juicy GeographyGeographyNoel Jenkins has revamped his web site Juicy Geography. This web site’s focus is a personal collection of ideas and resources for Geography teachers. Browse around the web site to find articles, reviews and how-tos. read more...GIS Wiki WorldFeaturesWhile Wikipedia is a widely popular site with additions and contributions to the all encompassing encyclopedia occurring around the clock, not everyone in the geospatial field has been impressed with the entries relating to GIS and spatial technologies. James Fee dedicated a blog entry about his view on wikipedia’s GIS article, saying ” The GIS ... read more Languages and Operating Systems in GISOperating Systems, Programming, SoftwareGIS applications can be found on virtually every type of platform and written in almost every programming language available. C and C++ Programming Guide to resources to learning C and C++ with an emphasis on spatial information. Find applications based on C and C++ as well as code snippets and tutorials. Geography Markup Language GML or Geography Markup ... read more February 20, 2007Free GeoTools BlogCommunityIf you are looking to learn about cheap or free tools to help you with your spatial work, this blog is a good source for tips. Run by Leszek Pawlowicz, this blog has resources for shapefile utilities, working with Google maps and tips for your GPS unit. Free GeoTools Blog read more...February 19, 2007Virtual GeographersInternet MappingThe Los Angeles Times had an interesting front page article the other week about the web sites that are dedicated to exploring and posting interesting tidbits found online at Google Maps, Google Earth and Microsoft’s Live Search Maps. Virtual Geographers read more...February 18, 2007Substorm Satellite LaunchedGeographyA Delta 2 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, February 17th. The satellite will probe geomagnetic substorms in the Earth’s atmosphere in a mission to figure out the cause of these substorms. Scientists hope the $200 million Themis mission unravels the mystery behind the storms that can damage communications satellites, disable power grids and ... read more February 17, 2007Meet the World – reinterpretation of flagsGeographyEach country’s flag was created with specific symbolism in mind. Brazilian artist, Icaro Doria, reinterprets the colors and symbols on the flags of select countries in an artistic, political statement. Take a look at his gallery of flags and see if you agree with his interpretations. February 15, 2007Real-time Satellite TrackingGPSEver been curious where the satellites are orbiting in relation to the earth? Now you can track satellites through a Google Mashup offered at http://www.n2yo.com/. The site offers categorized satellites that you can click on the link to in order to see where that satellite currently is and to view the real-time tracking of that ... read more |
