http://www.flickr.com/photos/jangelo/238321343/ Capitalising on Web 2.0 features, Google Maps, Wikimapia, OpenStreetMap among others, are free services that allow non-spatial people to relate and contribute to the creation of maps. Such services integrate and generate contributions from a wider audience, and facilitate collaboration in the spatial domain. Using online volunteers as Read more…
The other day at work was particularly notable. A division at work showcased its accomplishments in the Geosciences domain. Presentations over a half day session showcased and stressed on what adding a geo dimension to all things non spatial can do. I found the showcasing particularly interesting because of my Read more…
This is exactly as Google said it. I was minding my business, researching material for a work project and then lo.. Google lowjacked me with this.. :=] We’re sorry… … but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we Read more…
Blogger Diane Francis at the Huffingtonpost writes about bottled water: The height of stupidity, where she mentions the cost aspects of the bottled water sold in the departmental stores across the States. She also draws up interesting maths to support her connotation as can be seen in the figure below Read more…