Mapping the disaster zones A variety of technologies are assisting cartographers map out areas devastated by natural disasters, which helps better focus relief aid efforts. In such desperate times, relief workers are in urgent need of fast, detailed and accurate information of the new situation on the ground. In other words, they need a new map. And, thanks to a series of technological innovations, mapping natural disasters has become a ... Read full entry

SatLav tells you where to go when you need to go MizPee, possibly one of the more useful applications of GPS technology? MizPee, created by San Francisco-based Yojo Mobile, provides location details of toilets and allows users to rate them - based on the number of toilet rolls they would award the facility for its cleanliness. The toilet roll rating system for each convenience is bound to rival, ... Read full entry

Here Be Dragons. Mike Walsh on the "next" big thing for 2008: location enabled devices. Like everyone else, I played with Google Earth for five minutes when it launched. I looked up my house, the Pyramids and the Eiffel Tower - and then I didn't touch it again for ages. That is, until recently. You see the power of Google Earth was never really the cool satellite images at all. ... Read full entry