Date archive for May, 2009
| May 25, 2009GeoTubeGeographyGeoTube is a growing collection of Geography videos from YouTube & other online sites hosted on Fliggo. Members can add to the collection by uploading their own geography related videos or links to YouTube content. May 21, 2009Remote Sensing PrinciplesLink Library, Spatial AnalysisOnline tutorials and articles on what remote sensing is, digital imagery analysis and applications. Remote-Sensing Technologies Remotely-sensed imagery from aircraft and satellites represent one of the fastest-growing sources for raster GIS data. Brief overview by Dr. Larry Smith of UCLA on the latest technologies important to GIS. Earth Observatory Overview and history of remote sensing by the ... read more May 8, 2009Maine GIS ResourcesDataUser Groups Maine GIS User Group Suggest a resource: editor@gislounge.com read more...May 7, 2009GPS JammingGPSGlobal Positioning System (GPS) is a technology that uses the position of satellites to determine locations on earth. Technology has emerged that interferes with GPS. Homemade GPS jammers raise concerns January 17, 2003 article from ComputerWorld on the use of homemade GPS jammers. GPS Jamming in a Laboratory Environment (PDF) Article by Gregory D. Rash of the Naval Air ... read more May 6, 2009Using Google to Track OutbreaksGeographyTIME looks at how Google is entering the realm of tracking epidemics with their Google Flu Trends tool and how such tools have the potential to serve as early warning resources. Unlike official agency tracking that tend to rely only on hospital data, Google uses user-driven data which results in real-time information about people’s behavior even ... read more May 1, 2009UCLA's Certificate in Geospatial Information Systems and TechnologyEducationMy alma mater, the University of California at Los Angeles, has officially launched their new Certificate in Geospatial Information Systems and Technology program. Visit their web site to find information about the structure and content the program, as well as registration materials. Registration starts May 19th. U C L A – Certificate in Geospatial Information ... read more |
