Date archive for September, 2009
| September 28, 2009Where is Where.gov?Issues in GISChristopher K. Tucker from Federal Computer Weekly calls on the federal government to create a data portal he calls where.gov: “At that portal, you could draw a bounding box on a map, declare a slice of time and instantaneously discover everything our government knows about that place. And we should be able to marshal that ... read more O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference 2010 – Now Accepting Speaking ProposalsGIS NewsO’Reilly’s Where 2.o Conference is looking for people pushing the boundaries of location-enabled technology. If you are working on cutting-edge mobile projects, rich data, analysis tools, or augmented reality we want to hear from you. Geo programmers, researchers, early stage startups, garage hackers, social media mavens, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and product developers are invited to submit ... read more O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference 2010 – Now Accepting Speaking ProposalsGIS NewsO’Reilly’s Where 2.o Conference is looking for people pushing the boundaries of location-enabled technology. If you are working on cutting-edge mobile projects, rich data, analysis tools, or augmented reality we want to hear from you. Geo programmers, researchers, early stage startups, garage hackers, social media mavens, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and product developers are invited to submit ... read more September 27, 2009Geography of FacebookGeographyThe question of “Where do you live?” is, for most people on Facebook, a benign and easily answered question. For those whose homeland is in flux or under territorial dispute, the answer according to Facebook is not always welcome. Facebook representative Debbie Frost says the social networking site consults the International Organization for Standardization, the ... read more Tips and Tricks for ArcGISSoftwareAubrey Drescher runs this tip site for users of ArcGIS. The site is fairly new but Drescher has been adding step by step instructions on ArcGIS related tasks and issues. The posts cover processes that a GIS analyst or technician would encounter in their work such as map production, editing of data, and map projections. Visit: ... read more  Book: Rethinking MapsPublicationsFrom the Publishers: Maps are changing. They have become important and fashionable once more. Rethinking Maps (Routledge Studies in Human Geography) brings together leading researchers to explore how maps are being rethought, made and used, and what these changes mean for working cartographers, applied mapping research, and cartographic scholarship. It offers a contemporary assessment of ... read more September 26, 2009 Love of the American RoadCartographyIt’s always been said that Americans love the open road. Ben Fry has illustrated just how much with his map entitled “All Streets” of the Lower 48 states solely through the symbolization of roads. With 26 million roads segments, the outlines of lakes and features of mountains becomes apparent as the roads are aligned to ... read more September 24, 2009 Virtual Kicks on Route 66GeographyYou can now wax nostalgic online with the new site launched by the National Park Service to commemorate Route 66 (aka the Mother Road). The site contains maps, photos and essays on the historic route that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles. Browse the list of sites by state to find interesting factoids about some ... read more  Earth BalloonGeographyThe Earth Awareness Portable Classroom is an inflatable model of the globe. With the Earth Balloon, continents are viewed in their true relationship to one another on the earth. The 20′ balloon is covered with true color satellite imagery of the earth. read more...September 23, 2009 McFarthest in the Lower 48DataStephen Von Worley had a contemplative moment while on a car trip down Interstate 5 in California during which he stumbled upon the country strip mall located in the middle of nowhere, complete with the golden arches that are a too frequent reminder of how far reaching chain fast foods stores are in the United ... read more |
