2008 December Archive at Digital Geography

Monthly Archive for December, 2008

EveryTrail update

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on December 31, 2008

in GPS, Google Earth, Neogeography, Participatory geographies, Photographs and mobile

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EveryTrail is one of my favourite iPhone Apps (related post) and the good news is that it now appears as an official layer in Google Earth (found in the Gallery layer) It's a web-based application that lets you create and share journeys, along with associated stories and images. I discovered a couple of my Trails in the layer that I created with my iPhone (download above example in Google

Rural Earth

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Noel Jenkins

on December 24, 2008

in video

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I thought Daniel Raven-Ellison's Urban Earth project was the most single most inspiring new geographical resource for teachers this year. In homage, I decided to (re)present my neighbourhood: Rural Earth from Noel Jenkins on Vimeo. View Larger Map Happy Christmas to all Digital Geography / Juicy Geography readers, and thanks to all who have commented and shared ideas. Noel… Continue reading

Rich Chart Live in Google Earth

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Noel Jenkins

on December 22, 2008

in Google Earth, ICT and Neogeography

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Until recently the simplest option for getting charts into Google Earth was Frank Macree's Google Chart builder, but it no longer works (except in the Mac version of Google Earth) due to a Flash security update? The alternatives have been GE Graph - which is a little too complicated for younger students, but produces superb prism type geo-located graphs, and online spreadsheets that can publish charts such as Google

BBC Class Clips Video - in Google Earth

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Noel Jenkins

on December 9, 2008

in Google Earth, Teaching resources and video

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Update: 6/1/09 Unfortunately this is now a legacy post since the BBC has removed the embed option from the Class Clips player. I thought it was too good to be true! Thought it would be fun to see if the new BBC iPlayer for Class Clips embeds nicely into a Google Earth placemark. And it does. Here's a BBC video... And here it is in Google Earth..

Indulgent photography post…

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Noel Jenkins

on December 5, 2008

in Photographs

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I'm coming to the end of a very happy relationship with my Nikon D40, and about to buy a new camera with a bit more resolution and low light capablility, that will complement the ferociously expensive secondhand 17-35 f2.8 lens I found in my local shop last weekend. I got really into photography this year but am still no clearer about understanding the elements of a "good" picture. I'm mainly into… Continue reading

Urban Earth

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Noel Jenkins

on December 4, 2008

in Participatory geographies, Teaching resources and video

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Don't miss an essential resource for teaching settlement. Dan Raven-Ellison's latest project, Urban Earth, is a simple, yet inspired concept: to walk across major cities, stopping every 8 steps to take a photograph. The outcome of an Urban Earth walk is a mesmerizing time-lapse film composed of thousands of still images. There's no soundtrack to divert attention from the journey. The archive of Urban Earth adventures is bound to grow over… Continue reading