Date archive for November, 2007
| November 22, 2007Panoramas from around the worldGeographyAn interesting site for armchair travelers is the Panoramic Earth site. The site is driven by users who can submit their own 360 panoramic images from sites of interest located around the world. There are currently over 1,400 panoramic images that users can access by either drilling down through the Google Map application, selecting from ... read more Best GPS DealsGPSWith GPS units predicted as a top seller for the upcoming gift buying season, Consumer Reports has produced a guide for the “Best GPS navigation deals for Black Friday.” Listed are links to reviews on GPS units, ratings for GPS units and a video with advice on buying GPSs units. read more...November 21, 2007Golf and GISIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Link LibraryWeb sites with information specifically regarding Golf and the use of GPS and GIS technologies. Find information on consulting firms, golf course management, and resources relating to golf course mapping. Hope Island Updates with new GPS technology News post from iSeekGolf.com on the use of 3D mapping and GPS enabled golf carts at the Hope Island ... read more November 19, 2007Fix locations on Google MapInternet MappingGoogle Map recently announced the ability to edit location markers in a post on the Lat Long blog. Now you can help properly place location markers and make Google Maps more accurate. In keeping with the practice of creating tutorials, you can check out Google’s video on fixing locations. The new editing capability is currently ... read more GPS cell phones most in demandGPSBusinessWeek analyzes the demand for GPS navigation ready cell phones in their article entitled “The Paperless Map Is the Killer App.” The over 162 million GPS ready cell phones on the market this year numbers seven times as many units as in-car or other non-phone navigation systems. The article reviews offerings from the major cell phone makers as well ... read more November 17, 2007ArcGIS Service Pack 4 now available.SoftwareThe ESRI site has released ArcGIS 9.2 service pack 4 which can be downloaded here. read more...November 16, 2007 Geo World BankGeographyThe World Bank has teamed up with Google to offer an interactive mapping application that displays financial and demographic statistics by country. Visitors can either select a country via the drop down list presented or click on one of the markers on the map. Countries are color coded by markers showing low, middle and high ... read more Maps: Finding Our Place in the WorldCartographyEven if you’re not able to attend the Festival of Maps exhibit in Chicago (November 2, 2007 to January 27, 2008), you can still take advantage of the online companion piece entitled “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World”. The site complements the exhibit and allows visitors to examine in detail over two dozen different ... read more Learner InteractiveGeographyCreated with funding from Annenberg Media, the Learner.org site offers a range of interactive tutorials. The site contains some interesting lessons presented in a dynamic format. Some of the lesson plans that would interest geography buffs are: United States History Map Learn about the geography and the history of the U.S. Weather Learn about weather systems, try ... read more November 15, 2007Be Aware of WhereDataFor the GIS Day podcast over on the USGS Corecast site, Steve Sobieszczyk reviewed some of the GIS data on offer from the United States Geological Survey. If you’ve never explored the data and paper products offered by the USGS or need a refresher, I recommend that you listen first to this podcast as it provides ... read more |
