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Filed in GPS by Caitlin Dempsey on November 12, 2011 • 4 Comments

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a technology that uses the position of satellites to determine locations on earth. GPS is an essential tool for GIS because it allows for the gathering of data that locationwise is highly accurate. What is GPS? Rachel Quist explores Global Positioning Systems, its origins, how it works to determine a [...]

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Geo Roundup: Google Map API Usage Limits, GPS for Military Use Report, Earthquake Timeline Map

Filed in GIS News, GPS by Caitlin Dempsey on October 30, 2011 • 0 Comments
Geo Roundup: Google Map API Usage Limits, GPS for Military Use Report, Earthquake Timeline Map

Google recently introduced limits to its Google Maps API usage.  Starting October 1, 2011, free usage is limited to: “up to 25,000 map loads per day for each API” or “up to 2,500 map loads per day that have been modified using the Styled Maps feature.”  Non-profits and those map applications determined by Google to be “in [...]

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GPS For Troops

Filed in GIS News by Caitlin Dempsey on June 9, 2011 • 2 Comments
GPS For Troops

A new website called GPS for Troops has been launched.  The site is part of a now national effort to  provide deploying soldiers with GPS and map cards supplied by Operation Waypoint, a Minnesota-based, non-profit program administered by the St. Augusta American Legion Women’s Auxiliary Post 621: Fully run by dedicated volunteers, the program is committed [...]

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Geospatial Revolution Project Explored

Filed in GIS 101 - Learning GIS by Caitlin Dempsey on March 15, 2011 • 0 Comments
Geospatial Revolution Project Explored

Penn State Public Broadcasting has released a web-based series of videos called the Geospatial Revolution Project , the first episode of which debuted in September of 2010: The project will feature a web-based serial release of video episodes—each telling an intriguing geospatial story. Overarching themes woven throughout the episodes will tie them together, and the episodes [...]

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Geocaching – High Tech Treasure Hunting

Filed in GPS by Caitlin Dempsey on March 1, 2011 • 2 Comments
Geocaching  – High Tech Treasure Hunting

Geocaching takes treasure hunting one step further by using GPS units to located hidden treasures. The name of the game is a combination of “Geo” from geography and “Caching” from the action of hiding the cache (or treasure). The term cache is commonly used among hikers and campers to refer to a hidden supply of [...]

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