A look at the capturing of Earthrise by NASA, the iconic photograph of the Earth as you’ve never seen it before – amazing to think that this photograph almost never was captured as the astronauts scrambled to drop color film in the camera! WOW… a true team effort too!
Stories, events, news, and announcements impacting GIS / GeoTech in 2013 (Part 1)
In familiar Year end Top 10 fashion, the following are stories that stood out in my mind as making an impact on the GIS and geotech industry. These really are awesome stories and share some amazing success stories coming out of the community. Some of the topics that made an impact on the industry and […]
GISuser Spotlight on 10 Top 10 Lists
Over the course of a year we roll out a number of familiar Top 10 style article, features and spotlights. the following are some of the favorite Top 10 lists that we’ve shared during 2013… enjoy!
GeoTech Favorites! Awesome Maps and Data Visualizations from 2013 – Part 1
I’m not calling this a "best" list as that’s pretty tough to call, however, it is a fine list of sweet maps and data visualizations that we enjoyed and shared with the community during the first half of 2013 – enjoy these visualizations mapping music, sports, Cardinals, and even hate! Do you have a favorite […]
Holiday Contests from Flickr
Flickr has some cool stuff planned for users over the holidays… ● Best Mobile Photos of 2013: Throughout the month of December, the Flickr team takes a look back at some of the most beautiful and powerful photos uploaded to the site throughout the year and highlights them in the Best Shots of 2013 series. […]
LIFTTT for iOS and Android – incorporate location triggers into your IFTTT recipes
Something very awesome for you IFTTT fans, a new location trigger that you cook into your recipes thanks to LIFTTT (thanks James for the tip about this one). This via theNextWeb… Visual Candy, the developer behind auto-Foursquare app Uber Checkin, has released a new app for tracking your location, this time through automation service IFTTT. […]
Canada to make territoria l claim for North Pole after mapping complete
OTTAWA – Canada says it will try to extend its territorial claims in the Arctic to include the North Pole, although it hasn’t yet fully mapped the area, doesn’t have the scientific evidence to back the claim and faces major diplomatic hurdles. A formal scientific submission was made to the United Nations Commission on the […]
Prediction – There is going to be an explosion of tablet-based, 3D data capture devices
The year end is near and that means bring on the predictions for 2014! Our own Gene Roe, Managing Editor of sister site, LiDARnews.com has a prediction of his own relating to the topic of the 3D Sensor. Gene predicts that there is going to be an explosion of tablet-based, 3D data capture devices coming […]
How to Locate and Track Your Lost or Stolen Android or iOS Mobile Device
Here’s the scenario… you frantically go into a pocket pat-down dance searching for your shiny, new smartphone. Sadly, the device is gone. What’s even worse is that you just got the device thanks to your once-every-two-years upgrade from your carrier and you still owe about $500 on your tab! Don’t panic though as I’m sure […]
Interactive Map Reveals Earth After The Ice Melts and Sea Level Rises
Global warming, carbon emissions, the vanishing ice cover… these are all things that are on the minds of us all these days. Ever imagine what would the Earth look like if the World’s ice simply all melted? Well, now thanks to National Geographic you can see a model of just that. The projected result is […]