Tuesday, October 10, 2006

GPS Integration - Samples

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Here are a couple apps/code sources for programmatically utilizing a GPS data source: GPS Google Maps Mash-up in 42 lines of code MetaWrap...
Monday, September 11, 2006

Fix for Access MDE Create Failure

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Microsoft Office Access was unable to create an MDE database : "Re: Microsoft Office Access was unable to create an MDE databasehttp://...
Friday, September 08, 2006

Shaded Relief

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Shaded Relief Tom Patterson, at the US National Park Service, has an excellent site full of great articles, links, software, and other resou...

National Park Service Map Symbol Set

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Harpers Ferry Center: NPS Maps The US National Park Service has made available a very nice set of map symbols and patterns, which are used o...
Sunday, August 13, 2006

Train Crash Visible in 2005 FSA Photo - Richland County, ND

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Train Crash Visible in 2005 FSA Photo Here is a link to aerial photos of a train crash I spotted in Richland County, ND. Details on obtainin...
Friday, June 23, 2006

Introducing Google's Geocoding Service

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Introducing Google's Geocoding Service

Open Source Templates | Nautica Series

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Open Source Templates | Nautica Series Open Source Web design templates.
Thursday, June 22, 2006

Comprehensive Algorithm Reference

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Javascript _Box Libraries

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A couple interesting Javascript libraries related to Lightbox. iBox Test Page GreyBox ThickBox
Thursday, May 11, 2006

Google Trends: MapServer vs. ArcIMS

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Google Trends: mapserver vs. arcims (MapServer wins) Google Trends is new feature that allows you to compare the history of different sear...
Friday, May 05, 2006

Updated "Blue Marble" Satellite Images

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Visible Earth: The Blue Marble NASA released a revised, more "true color" set of single satellite images of the Earth. This specta...
Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Handy programs to put on a USB stick. at SnapFiles.com

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Handy programs to put on a USB stick. at SnapFiles.com

US Wind Resource Maps by State

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US Wind Maps Minnesota has updated, higher-resolution wind maps and includes GIS files for download (30, 80, and 100 meter) Additional Links...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Web Mapping Services Comparison

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TechCrunch � Comparing the Mapping Services Techcrunch has put together a quick comparison between the following web mapping services: - Goo...
Thursday, April 06, 2006

Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: Users speak out

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Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: Users speak out : A recent interview has DBAs talking about the merits of the open source PostgreSQL database managem...

MN Bill To Require Open Formats

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MN H.F. No. 3971 A bill was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would make "open data format usage by state agenc...
Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Password Recovery Speeds

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Password Recovery Speeds This site provides an estimation for the amount of time it takes for an automated process to crack passwords of var...
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Creepy Photoshop - Animals + Fruit

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Creepy But Creative � BLEARGH What happens when you combine animals, fruit and talented photoshop artists? Check out these images...they are...
Thursday, March 09, 2006

UK GIS Data Practices Hit the Fan

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Guardian | Technology | Give us back our crown jewels A detailed and pointed article in the Guardian (big UK paper) is making a big stink o...
Wednesday, March 08, 2006

MapQuest Releases API

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MapQuest: Features MapQuest has released an API (MapQuest OpenAPI) so you can create your own maps using MapQuest maps. The MapQuest OpenAPI...
Monday, March 06, 2006

Better than Quicksort

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Critticall home page A site claims to have invented a better mousetrap - a sort algorithm that is faster than Quicksort. It is optimized for...
Saturday, February 11, 2006

DB Entry & Design Error Causes $8M County Shortfall

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Ind. House Wrongly Valued at $400 Million : The following story emphasises the need for proper database normalization, data entry validation...
Monday, February 06, 2006

Map of Undersea Telecommunications Cables

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Image: Undersea cables | CNET News.com CNET News has a very rough map/image of undersea cable and relative traffic.
Sunday, February 05, 2006

Cops Fight Car Chases With GPS Devices

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LA Cops Fight Car Chases With GPS Devices : The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will become the first law enforcement agency to outfit ...
Saturday, January 21, 2006

Live Track Any UK GSM Cellphone

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World Tracker turns anyone into a cellphone spy - Engadget A UK service called World Tracker apparently uses cell tower data (or GPS, when a...
Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Geocaches New AntiTerrorism Target

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CNN.com - Geocaching�puts authorities on edge - Jan 17, 2006 Well, geocachers, you know the country has changed when you have to start watch...
Monday, January 16, 2006

How To Set Up Database Replication In MySQL

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How To Set Up Database Replication In MySQL | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials This tutorial describes how to set up database replica...

I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy

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Blogcritics.org: I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy A hilarious little rant from a programmer...not a computer quy. If you're in t...

World’s Smallest GPS Receiver

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:: World’s Smallest GPS Receiver :: Rakon, a 39-year-old New Zealand-based company, has developed the world’s smallest GPS receiver. Claimed...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006

600 Free Computer eBooks

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...Planet Books: 600 On-line Collections

Lightbox JS

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Lightbox JS : Lightbox JS is a simple, unobtrusive script used to to overlay images on the current page. It's a snap to setup and works ...

6500 Tutorials in 500 Categories

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Photoshop Tutorials and Flash Tutorials Tutorials for: 3DS MAX, AutoCAD, Blender 3d, Bryce 3d, Cinema 4D, Database, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, ...

How to add a Google Map to a web page

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How to add a Google Map to any web page in less than 10 minutes Walk through - step by step. Most people really like the embedded Google Map...

Advanced CSS Layouts: Step by Step - WebReference.com

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Advanced CSS Layouts: Step by Step - WebReference.com The site goes step by step in redesigning a table-structured webpage to a purely CSS l...
Thursday, January 05, 2006

SoftwareFor.org: Free Software for You

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SoftwareFor.org: Free Software for You The Software for Starving Students CD enhances the Windows and Mac desktop computing experiences by p...
Tuesday, December 27, 2005

How to rip a DVD: A Tutorial

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A nicely done tutorial for ripping DVDs. (DVD Shrink is far less complicated - but in some situations you'll need to know this method) ...
Friday, December 23, 2005

POG - Php Code Generator

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Php Object Generator - Open Source Object Relational Mapping PHP Code Generator Generates PHP/Database code. Includes support for PHP 5.

Database Comparison - Oracle, MySQL, DB2, SQL Server

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Here is a rare article that provides nice details (clear cost figures) and evaluations of 4 of the major database platforms. Perhaps Post...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Open Source Project Management App

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Open Workbench Open Workbench is an open source desktop application that provides robust project scheduling and management functionality...
Friday, December 16, 2005

UK Oil Depot Fire - Sat Image

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Satellite photo of Britain oil depot fire...clearly visible from space. Not sure of the image resolution. London_Smoke_MER_H.jpg (Direct...
Saturday, December 10, 2005

Portable Firefox - Run from USB Drive

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Portable Firefox 1.5 Portable Firefox is the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser packaged as a portable app, so you can take your bookma...
Wednesday, December 07, 2005

First Map of North America (Pre Columbus)

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Brookhaven National Lab - Scientists Determine Age of New World Map: “Vinland Map” parchment predates Columbus’s arrival in North America ...
Tuesday, December 06, 2005

US Govt Seeks Vehicle GPS Tracking

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E-tracking may change the way your drive | Tech News on ZDNet : ZDNet has a story on how the US Department of Transportation is funding stat...

GeoDa - Free Spatial Data Analysis Software

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GeoDa - Spatial Data Analysis Software : This was a nifty free software app that I wasn't expecting to stumble across. A nice list o...
Sunday, December 04, 2005

Linux for Kids - Edubuntu

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Edubuntu - Linux for Young Human Beings Edubuntu is a version of Linux that is designed for 2-12 year-olds. It is free, fits on a single...
Friday, December 02, 2005

Minnesota Dept of Education - Data Downloads

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MN Dept of Education: Data Downloads I was pleasantly suprised to find that Minnesota's Department of Education has posted a lot of data...

Firefox 1.5 Upgrade Note

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Mozilla Corporation - Home of the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client Just a quick note on upgrading a current Firefox inst...

Firefox 1.5 Review

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1337tech.org - Firefox 1.5 - Is It That Good Here is an interesting review of the new Firefox 1.5 and it's new features. (It's w...
Wednesday, November 30, 2005

GIS Theses/Dissertations

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UTA Libraries Online : An RSS feed aggregator for GIS Theses and other recently released GIS articles. Source: Mapz: a gis librarian (bl...
Monday, November 28, 2005

Autodesk Partners with MapServer

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Autodesk Press Release - Autodesk Contributes Web Mapping Software to Open Source Community Further Info: Directions Mag Article - Excelle...