The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Environmental Visualization Laboratory publishes this world map showing snow and ice cover daily.
NOAA global snow & ice cover map, updated daily.
PCWorld ranked the Palm GPS Navigator accessory that I expended so much energy on in 2004 and 2005 25th on their list of the 100 Best Products of the Year. Taking over product management of the GPS/car navigation accessory business at palmOne from Palm veteran Alan Urban was one of the most strenuous and educational events in my life. It’s now in the hands of the very capable Ed Tse.
Too bad the integrated GPS car cradle pictured here (as sold in Europe) never really made it to North America. Lot’s of lessons learned on that project…
Finally, a car navigation system that learns your favorite shortcuts. Still waiting for a commercial navigation system that lets users exchange favorite routes and the establishment of map wikis. Google could lead here.
