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Why Datums matter..

A nice article that lifts the lid on all the complexity we try to hid with tools like Google Earth.. and explains why the prime meridian at Greenwich is not the same on your iPhone !#blog

What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move? | Critical Opalescence, Scientific American Blog Network
A couple of weeks ago, I was writing up a description of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, and I thought I’d compare the warping of spacetime …

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Homeward Bound

It’s great to finally see this story told so well. It’s a truly uplifting demonstration of just what can happen when access to information changes peoples lives..

So for those days when you ask yourself if what you do in geo matters, just watch this video..

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Another example of street view taking you to a place you are not likely to visit, CERN is the largest particle physics laboratory in the world and if you look carefully you might find a Higgs Boson ! #blog

CERN – Street View

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