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December 12, 2009 "Editing With Ill Intent" Crime for Tampering with Google MapsFun, Web MappingHere’s a new crime: “Editing with ill intent”. 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 ... read more November 10, 2009 If You Do Well on This Quiz, Your Map Knowledge is ScaryFun, MapsHow 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 ... read more June 29, 2008Google’s Street View Car AdventuresFunApparently one of Google’s Street View car drivers decided that an up close and personal tour of Microsoft’s Campus was in order. According to Gizmodo (the site refers to it as the GooCar): The GooCar…wasn’t just covering regular roads, they were going in-between buildings and getting as many angles as they could of the campus….the ... read more April 22, 2008 Earth as ArtFun, Remote SensingHappy Earth Day! The USGS and NASA jointly maintain the “Earth as Art” website which brings to the public stunning images of the Earth taken by the Landsat-7 satellite and the Terra Satellite’s Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). The site was originally created in 2002 by the USGS National Center for EROS ... read more April 21, 2008 Twitter in 3DFunNow you can see all your Twitter messages mapped across a globe. TwittEarth is a Flash application that pinpoints Twitter messages as they pop up around the world. The globe spins in response to new geolocated Twitter messages every 10 seconds. Either login in to post your own messages or simply space out to the ... read more April 7, 2008 Walmart Expansion Across the U.S.FunStarting with the first location in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962, this video maps out the growth of Walmart across the United States. The video shows the progression of Walmart’s expansion that starts out slowly in the late 1960s and rapidly speeds up starting in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, Walmart has over 3,800 stores in ... read more May 19, 2007Drop SpotsFunIf you like the idea of geocaching but don’t have a GPS unit, this is an alternative to treasure hunting. Similar to the idea of geocaching in which a treasure is hidden and coordinates are provided for clues, “dropspots” are also hidden locations but clues are provided via a Google Maps interface and a description ... read more April 25, 2007February 1, 2007GPS & GIS in Jogging, Running and BikingFun, GPS, Link LibraryGlobal Positioning System (GPS) is a technology that uses the position of satellites to determine locations on earth. GIS and GPS technology is being used to help joggers and marathoners. read more...GPS & GIS in Jogging, Running and BikingFun, GPS, Link LibraryGlobal Positioning System (GPS) is a technology that uses the position of satellites to determine locations on earth. GIS and GPS technology is being used to help joggers and marathoners. read more... |
