Build your Campus in 3D Competition

Google has announced the Build your Campus in 3D competition. Competitors need to model their campus buildings using Google SketchUp, geo-reference them in Google Earth, then submit entries through the competition website.

New GIS product from NRCan

Natural Resources Canada has announced a new GIS product called CanVec. Currently in beta, it will be available spring 2007. For more information on this product see the description page.

GEOBASE moving to Engineering Village (Compendex)

Elsevier will be moving their Geography research database GEOBASE from ScienceDirect to Compendex as of January 21, 2007. Read more about it here.