Magellan Rolls out Rich GPS Maps (PC World)
Magellan is outfitting some of its GPS devices with more advanced topographic maps that it hopes will attract off-road and…
OCEAN WIND POWER MAPS REVEAL POSSIBLE WIND ENERGY SOURCES (Earth Observatory)
Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth’s ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite that reveal ocean areas where winds could produce wind energy.
Magellan and Triton Maps Offer Most Comprehensive Maps Available (I4U)
Magellan and Intermap announced today that they have teamed up to provide Magellan GPS users with the most comprehensive maps available for outdoor enthusiasts. The new enhanced maps offer more layers than any other data set on the market. The maps will…
Going Down the Road (New York Times)
Audio, photos and maps of William Yardley’s trip along the North Cascades Highway, following the 1941 Washington state guide produced by the Works Progress Administration.
New StockMaps.com Web Site Offers Royalty-Free and Rights Managed Maps (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LANCASTER, Pa.—-Life just became a little easier for creative professionals who need a ready source of high-quality maps and geographic images for publications, advertisements and the Web.
Handheld Garmin Sports Click-Wheel Nav, 3-D View, Topo Maps (Wired News)
The Colorado 400t lives up to the Garmin rep, and it’s a joy to use with its lightweight form, simple interface, soft click-wheel and 3-D views.
Maps show coastal flood scenario (BBC News)
Councillors looking at sea defence plans for the north Kent coast are shown how the area would flood.
Three open houses planned to preview new flood plain maps (Belleville News-Democrat)
Members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host three flood risk information open houses in the metro-east this month.
Share This Article With Planet Earth (Space War)
Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2008 Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth’s ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA’s QuikScat satellite that reveal ocean areas where winds could produce energy.
Lessons in living for special-ed students (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
This classroom has no desks, no textbooks, no computers and no maps or posters hanging from the walls. Instead, it has a kitchen, plenty of dishes and utensils, a dinette set, a TV and DVD player, a washer and dryer unit, as well as the usual living-room complement of easy chairs and a lamp.