So *potentially* interesting, and yet implemented in such a bizarre way that it becomes completely useless

Lotsa great stuff; see also Sha's comment on "distributed living rooms."

Camilo José Vergara's astonishing series of photographs on post-industrial cities. Awful interaction design, but worth it for things like, particularly, this image of trees growing inside Camden's dilapidated Carnegie Library: http://viennasecession.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/6_warrencentertreevergara.jpg

And, completely coincidentally: "Kibera, widely known as Africa's largest slum, remains a blank spot on the map. Without basic knowledge of the geography of Kibera it is impossible to have an informed discussion on how to improve the lives of residents of Kibera. Young Kiberans will create the first public digital map of Kibera." Via Migurski.

Daniela Fabricius on Rio's favela archipelago and the various strategies used to return it to the map. Via Mario.

Here's my talk from dConstruct in Brighton a few weeks back. My goodness, I do go on. This is an absolutely sprawling talk! Check the tags for some idea of content.

Authoritative geospatial reconstruction of nK using Google Earth, including "hidden gulags," propaganda visible from orbit, etc.

Complete download of Bill Hillier's odd-ass (excuse me: "idiosyncratic") approach to developing an urban pattern language. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_syntax for more.

We use this all the time, it's true. Via teh Slavin.

Via Jamie. "Legal issues associated with geospatial data and technology."