Connected to the World but not to the City - The Local Cloud
With the introduction of devices such as the iPhone and the iPod Touch we finally have a web browser that is generally useful on the move. Combine this with the inclusion of Google Maps, on both the…
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Implications of the Virtual Gold Rush on The Digital Frontier
In this post we explore the growth and decline of digital cities, examine the passing gold rush that is Second Life and…
Geo Location of The Top 25 Web 2.0 Companies
Nineteen out of the top 25 web 2.0 companies are currently located in San Francisco. Our map of the top 25 highlights…
From the Computable City to the City in the Computer
In 1995 Professor Mike Batty wrote a paper entitled ‘The Computable City’, the history of Digital Urban can be traced…
Where Are The Posts?
For the next 10 days i am on Jury Service, which is making it kind of tricky to post on the blog. However as laptops…
Second Life - Global Weather Updates
Our experiments with weather data in Second Life continue, this time we have a couple of global maps in our space on…
Tutorial - How to Capture Google Maps for Printing and Poster Design
Using either our GMapCreator or any other Google Mapping application it is possible to create some stunning maps that…
Virtual Worlds Warning - Viewed Live in Second Life (Ironic?)
Google Earth PhotoOverlay - Download and Tutorial
As part of CASA's work on the GeoVue project funded by the National Centre for E-Social Science we are proud to…
Realtime RSS in Second Life
As part of our continuing work to investigate real time or near real time feeds into Second Life we now have a RSS feed…
Posts - Photo Overlay Creator
A quick update on posts - we are just completing the tutorial for the forthcoming Google Earth PhotoOverlay Tool. Once…
Digital Urban - The Merchandise
Are you a fan of Digital Urban? Do you wish you had a unique urban logo on your messenger bag or on your hoodie ? Well…
Origami Animation - Blue Screen Visualisation
Ok so its not urban but it is sort of digital and a fascinating movie displaying the techniques of stop frame animation…