<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>GIS Lounge &#187; Fun</title> <atom:link href="http://gislounge.com/category/fun/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gislounge.com</link> <description>Geographic Information Systems, Maps, GPS, and GIS Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Google Maps Game Coming Soon</title><link>http://gislounge.com/google-maps-game-coming-soon/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/google-maps-game-coming-soon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:49:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps game]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google+ Games]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8835</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a member of Google+, the recently released social networking service from Google, you can look forward to a new addition to the Google+ Games collection.  Set for release in February 2012, the game based on Google Maps was promoted in a short video clip.  The game was developed by the Google Maps team based [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/google-maps-game-coming-soon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Test Drive with Google&#8217;s Street View</title><link>http://gislounge.com/test-drive-with-googles-street-view/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/test-drive-with-googles-street-view/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:14:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fun with GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geo games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Street View]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peugeot]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8501</guid> <description><![CDATA[Peugeot is promoting its new RCZ coupe with Google&#8217;s Street View imagery.  Type in a to and from address in the search box to launch the application.  While the application is processing, Peugeot keeps you &#8220;entertained&#8221; with details about its new car, hyping it with the tagline &#8220;No wonder even Google Street View wanted to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/test-drive-with-googles-street-view/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Halloween GIS Fun</title><link>http://gislounge.com/halloween-gis-fun/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/halloween-gis-fun/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:46:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GIS News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ESRI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pumpkin carving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[symbol sets]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8244</guid> <description><![CDATA[Looking to add a little geo to your Halloween beyond the of proliferation Halloween Trick or Treater online maps? Google Maps has created pumpkin cutouts that you can use to Mapify your pumpkins for Hallowe&#8217;en.  Print out the pages on this Google Maps Pumpkin PDF, attach the guides to your pumpkin, and use the cutouts to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/halloween-gis-fun/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Clip Art for GIS and Geography</title><link>http://gislounge.com/clip-art-for-gis-and-geography/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/clip-art-for-gis-and-geography/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 19:05:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Link Library]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/link-library/clip-art-for-gis-and-geography/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Find commercial free sources of clip art for globes, maps and other images useful for developing reports, web sites and banners relating to GIS and geography. Outline maps Growing collections of outline maps in PDF format to print out for educational and personal use.  These maps can be used as teaching aids, projects or homework assignments. 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This article provides an introduction to Geocaching. Geocaching.com Find Geocaching sites, join the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/geocaching/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google Maps Car Chase</title><link>http://gislounge.com/google-maps-car-chase/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/google-maps-car-chase/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:14:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[car crash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Earth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=2966</guid> <description><![CDATA[For a little fun, watch this animated car chase short video which uses imagery pulled from Google Earth (the description of the video says Google Maps but clearly the opening zoom from the world down to the streets of Manhattan is pure Google Earth).  The video was created by Honest which is the directing team [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/google-maps-car-chase/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&quot;Editing With Ill Intent&quot; Crime for Tampering with Google Maps</title><link>http://gislounge.com/editing-with-ill-intent-crime-for-tampering-with-google-maps/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/editing-with-ill-intent-crime-for-tampering-with-google-maps/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Editing with ill intent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=2666</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a new crime: &#8220;Editing with ill intent&#8221;.  A New Zealand woman was charged by police after she tampered with the business listing of seven Napier florists on Google Maps.  Kendra Drinkwater, herself a florist, changed the business listings of her competitors on Google Maps using various aliases.  She faces up to seven years in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/editing-with-ill-intent-crime-for-tampering-with-google-maps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;Editing With Ill Intent&#8221; Crime for Tampering with Google Maps</title><link>http://gislounge.com/editing-with-ill-intent-crime-for-tampering-with-google-maps-2/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/editing-with-ill-intent-crime-for-tampering-with-google-maps-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Editing with ill intent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=2666</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a new crime: &#8220;Editing with ill intent&#8221;.  A New Zealand woman was charged by police after she tampered with the business listing of seven Napier florists on Google Maps.  Kendra Drinkwater, herself a florist, changed the business listings of her competitors on Google Maps using various aliases.  She faces up to seven years in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/editing-with-ill-intent-crime-for-tampering-with-google-maps-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>If You Do Well on This Quiz, Your Map Knowledge is Scary</title><link>http://gislounge.com/if-you-do-well-on-this-quiz-your-map-knowledge-is-scary/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/if-you-do-well-on-this-quiz-your-map-knowledge-is-scary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:43:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quiz]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=2374</guid> <description><![CDATA[How well can you tell what the subject of a map is just based on the symbology?  The Morning Newsletter has a map quiz that tests your ability to figure out what each map depicts solely based on the symbology.  All legends and other clues have been stripped from the maps. The ability to truly guess [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/if-you-do-well-on-this-quiz-your-map-knowledge-is-scary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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