Technology
Google Building 3D Maps
Google apparently plans to use trucks equipped with lasers and digital photographic equipment to create a realistic 3D, online version of San Francisco and other major US cities.
Using Google Maps For Demographics
Google's four-month old mapping service is being used in interesting ways to display a wide variety of demographic information.
Urban Graffiti For The Internet Age
New services enable Internet users to "hyperlink" the real world.
Alexandria,VA, Offers Free Outdoor WiFi Access
Is free wireless internet access a useful amenity that a city can provide, or does it only cater to "very affluent techno elites?"
100 Most Unwired U.S. Cities
Intel's 3rd Annual "Most Unwired Cities" survey ranks the top 100 U.S. cities and regions for the greatest wireless Internet accessibility
Morality And The Shady Origin Of Maps
Daniel Charles offers a fascinating introduction to GIS and the field's apparently shady origins.
Mapping A Community's Health Needs
A Toronto website sheds light on community 's health needs.
Mapping The Probability Of Earthquake Shaking
The USGS begins publishing maps that show the probability of earthquake shaking in the next 24 hours in California.
Does Bad GIS Data Equal Hidden Taxes?
Does unreliable data and analysis result in hidden taxes in the form of higher costs for infrastructure?
Miniaturized Technology Helps Create Better Land Use Opportunities
New wireless technology is allowing scientists more freedom in tracking ecological studies for urban planning.
New Global Land Cover Image Is 'Sharpest Ever'
Satellite image mosaic is the most detailed picture of the earth's land cover.
Scientists Create New 'Bendable' Concrete
University of Michigan scientists have created bendable concrete that is 40 percent lighter than regular concrete.
Rapid 3-D Urban Modelling
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley devise a way to map a city, street by street, recording every window and doorway.
Broadband Nation
Business 2.0 provides an overview of leading-edge broadband implementers across the US.
A City Is Not A Toy: How SimCity Plays With Urbanism
A detailed account of the relationship between the influential computer game SimCity and urban planning.
Flying Cars And NASA's 'Highway In The Sky'
NASA's "Highway in the Sky" system will let millions fly using personal flying machines being developed by inventors.
Surprises In Satellite Imagery
Google's satellite image service may increase public interest in imaging technology and the surprises that lurk in imaging data.
Robotics Could Transform Building Construction
University of Southern California professor is working on a machine that could build houses.
The Largest Hot Spot In The World
People all over the world are watching to see if a city of 135 square miles can become one big Internet hot spot.
Google Offers Free Satellite Imagery
With a few clicks of the mouse users can switch from a map to a satellite image.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
