Date archive for August, 2007
| August 31, 20077 Deserted Wonders of the (Post)Modern WorldGeographyWeb Urbanists has parts One and Two of their “7 Deserted Wonders of the (Post)Modern World”, detailing abadoned urban areas around the world. 7 Abandoned Urban Wonders Send to CarGPSMercedes Benz has hopped on the in-car directions bandwagon by partnering with Google and Yahoo! to enable users to send map directions from their computer or web-enabled cell phone to their car. Mercedes-Benz Search & Send is a new and convenient way to plan your trip destinations ahead of time. Using familiar Yahoo!® Local Maps and ... read more Miss S.C. Teen geography Pop QuizGeographyJust to complete the trifecta of posts relating to Miss South Carolina Teen’s geography chops, here is a pop quiz available from People.com hosted by Lauren Caitlin Upton. August 30, 2007Historical Hurricane TracksIndustry and Subjects in GISAccess over 150 years of Atlantic hurricane data from NOAA’s Historical Hurricane Tracks page. You can search on a variety of parameters such as U.S. ZIP code, state or county, or latitude and longitude points or search by year or storm name. “Understanding the history of hurricane landfalls in your community is an important step ... read more August 29, 2007Festival of MapsMapsIf you’re in the Chicago area around the beginning of November, be sure to check out the Festival of Maps. Starting November 2nd at the Field Museum and running through January 27th, 2008, 129 maps will be exhibited. The earliest map dates from 1500 B.C and originates from Nippur, a town in present-day Iraq. Also included ... read more Maps For UsGeographyA new web site in reaction to the recent Miss South Carolina Teen USA’s garbled answer to a question about American’s inability to read maps has popped up. A tongue-in-cheek blog, Maps for Us is reaching out to it’s readers: The children of the US America are in deep trouble. Because some people out there don’t have ... read more August 28, 2007Who is Sick?GeographyBookmark this site for when you come down with the sniffles and, in your misery, want to see who around you shares your company. Who is Sick? is an epidemiology map created by users who log such information as their illness type, length of illness, gender and age. Those who have logged an illness are displayed ... read more Miss South Carolina Teen USA causes flap over mapsGeographyMiss South Carolina Teen USA when asked during the Miss Teen USA contest this past why one-fifth of Americans couldn’t find USA on a map gave a bumbling answer that news pundits are still trying to decipher. Her response to the question “Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the US on a ... read more  GPhone – Linux and GPS readyGPSMark “Rizzn” Hopkins has the rumor mill buzzing (link no longer available) with his post detailing conversations with a mystery Google person on an emerging phone from Google that will run on Linux, be GPS powered and far less expensive than Apple’s iPhone. Rizzn talks more in detail on his weekly podcast (link no longer ... read more August 26, 2007Submit your GIS related eventGIS NewsThe events section of GIS Lounge has a new home. Submit your GIS related events to editor@gislounge.com read more... |
