tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112593912012-01-20T16:07:44.420-06:00This blog is the dumping ground for all of the blind tips, suggestions, and commentary that I think are important. Whenever I spot a good link or some other interesting bit, I will dump it here.Mike Juvrudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694298999912212809noreply@blogger.comBlogger5651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259391.post-1160484752340241532006-10-10T07:52:00.001-05:002006-10-10T07:52:36.916-05:00

Here are a couple apps/code sources for programmatically utilizing a GPS data source:GPS Google Maps Mash-up in 42 lines of codeMetaWrap TimeConverterLassen IQ GPS Datalogger

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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://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifIt is a bit tedious but it worked for me and it might work for you…-You have to start in the same Office version as the one that it was created in, or converted into-Open your database (the one

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Shaded ReliefTom Patterson, at the US National Park Service, has an excellent site full of great articles, links, software, and other resources focusing on map presentation, with an emphasis on relief.The goal of this site is to assist practicing cartographers with the presentation of shaded relief and related raster art on maps. I developed the techniques to support my work as a cartographer for

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Harpers Ferry Center: NPS MapsThe US National Park Service has made available a very nice set of map symbols and patterns, which are used on NPS maps.The symbol sets are available to download on the linked site in both PDF and Illustrator format.

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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 obtaining the imagery and location of the crash are provided at the link location.

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Introducing Google's Geocoding Service

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Open Source Templates | Nautica SeriesOpen Source Web design templates.

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Book

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A couple interesting Javascript libraries related to Lightbox.iBox Test PageGreyBoxThickBox

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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 searches.Google Fight does something a bit more basic by comparing keyword search total results.

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Visible Earth: The Blue MarbleNASA released a revised, more "true color" set of single satellite images of the Earth.This spectacular “blue marble” image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a

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

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US Wind MapsMinnesota has updated, higher-resolution wind maps and includes GIS files for download (30, 80, and 100 meter)Additional Links:Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)Wind Resource Atlas of the United StatesExample Wind Resource GIS Analysis Methodology

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TechCrunch � Comparing the Mapping ServicesTechcrunch has put together a quick comparison between the following web mapping services:- Google Maps- Mapquest- Windows Live Local- Yahoo Maps- Ask Maps

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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 management system (DBMS) as compared to Oracle – and their opinions truly run the gamut.via Slashdot

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MN H.F. No. 3971A bill was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would make "open data format usage by state agencies required". (H.F. No. 3971 introduced 3/27/06)It only allows for the use of what it defines as "restricted formats" in situations where it is "technically impossible".I think this is very encouraging and simply common sense. Governments deal in historical

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Password Recovery SpeedsThis site provides an estimation for the amount of time it takes for an automated process to crack passwords of various complexity.

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Creepy But Creative � BLEARGHWhat happens when you combine animals, fruit and talented photoshop artists? Check out these images...they are quite unnerving.

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Guardian | Technology | Give us back our crown jewelsA detailed and pointed article in the Guardian (big UK paper) is making a big stink over the way UK tightly controls access to what the US classifies as "public" GIS data (ie. everyone pays big for publicly funded data). The paper is launching a campaign call "Free Our Data", against the current policies.The article is definately worth a read

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MapQuest: FeaturesMapQuest has released an API (MapQuest OpenAPI) so you can create your own maps using MapQuest maps.The MapQuest OpenAPI is a free service that allows you to use JavaScript to easily integrate routing, geocoding and mapping into your website. With this feature-rich API you can create dynamic routing and mapping applications for personal or community use.(Thanks Google for

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Critticall home pageA site claims to have invented a better mousetrap - a sort algorithm that is faster than Quicksort. It is optimized for arrays that are somewhat structured with unique records.In any case, it is a fun little read and something to try out.

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Ind. House Wrongly Valued at $400 Million: The following story emphasises the need for proper database normalization, data entry validation, and security. My guess is that the county uses an AS400, they started implementing offsite live access as a revenue source, and never bothered to ensure their current implementation could handle it. A problem like this wouldn't have occurred if they had

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Image: Undersea cables | CNET News.comCNET News has a very rough map/image of undersea cable and relative traffic.

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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 cars with a device that propels and sticks a Global Positioning System (GPS) onto a fleeing car.The department will mount the StarChase LLC device in the grill of some squad cars in the fall. 'Officers in the car would control a green lazar light, similar to

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World Tracker turns anyone into a cellphone spy - EngadgetA UK service called World Tracker apparently uses cell tower data (or GPS, when available) to track the location of just about any GSM cellphone. Just enter the number you want to track into the service's handy Google Maps-based interface, and you'll be able to zoom in on the device's location, with accuracy somewhere between 50 and 500

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CNN.com - Geocaching�puts authorities on edge - Jan 17, 2006Well, geocachers, you know the country has changed when you have to start watching out for snipers as you place or hunt for caches. CNN has an article (above link) on how geocaches and "suspicious" folks with GPS units are being tagged as possible terrorists planting suspicious packages. The article cites several incidents where

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How To Set Up Database Replication In MySQL | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and TutorialsThis tutorial describes how to set up database replication in MySQL. MySQL replication allows you to have an exact copy of a database from a master server on another server (slave), and all updates to the database on the master server are immediately replicated to the database on the slave server so that both

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Blogcritics.org: I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer GuyA hilarious little rant from a programmer...not a computer quy. If you're in the field, you'll appreciate this litle tale.

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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 to be as tiny as the size of a baby’s fingernail, the GPS receiver chip is small enough to be fitted into devices such as watches and cellphones. As GPS becomes commonplace in our everyday gadgets, we can be sure that things will get a little more

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...Planet Books: 600 On-line Collections

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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 on all modern browsers.

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Photoshop Tutorials and Flash TutorialsTutorials for: 3DS MAX, AutoCAD, Blender 3d, Bryce 3d, Cinema 4D, Database, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, Lightwave 3D, Maya, MM Fusion, MS Office, P2P File Sharing, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop(a lot), Premiere, QuarkXpress, CSS, HTML, Web Designing, Web Hosting, Java, PHP, Python, Visual Basic, Visual C, and many more.

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How to add a Google Map to any web page in less than 10 minutesWalk through - step by step.Most people really like the embedded Google Maps, but don't know how easy it is to add them to any page. I've had a few people ask me how it is done. With a little bit of HTML knowledge, anyone can quickly have a map up and running in just a few minutes.Here is an example of how you can add a map to any

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Advanced CSS Layouts: Step by Step - WebReference.comThe site goes step by step in redesigning a table-structured webpage to a purely CSS layout that plays well with multiple browsers and displays.

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SoftwareFor.org: Free Software for YouThe Software for Starving Students CD enhances the Windows and Mac desktop computing experiences by providing an easy way to install free, high-quality software titles via a user-friendly interface. It includes popular open source programs like Firefox and OpenOffice, intended to help students learn about and benefit from open source and free software

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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) Other Links of interest: DVDShrink (do a google search to find a download site) FaurUseWizard

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

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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 PostgreSQL should have been included, but I'm not complaining. A nice read.

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Open Workbench Open Workbench is an open source desktop application that provides robust project scheduling and management functionality. Already the scheduling standard for more than 100,000 project managers worldwide, Open Workbench is a free and powerful alternative to Microsoft Project.

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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 Link to JPEG Image, 1.4Mb, 1070x1070 pixels)

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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 bookmarks, extensions and saved passwords with you. It certainly works great, as I am posting this blog entry from Firefox that is running on my USB drive. Installation: To install Portable Firefox, just download the ZIP file at the top of the Portable Firefox page

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Brookhaven National Lab - Scientists Determine Age of New World Map: “Vinland Map” parchment predates Columbus’s arrival in North America Scientists from the University of Arizona, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the Smithsonian Institution have used carbon-dating technology to determine the age of a controversial parchment that might be the first-ever map of

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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 state-level pilot projects to track vehicles using GPS. The U.S. Department of Transportation has been handing millions of dollars to state governments for GPS-tracking pilot projects designed to track vehicles wherever they go. So far, Washington state and Oregon

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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 of recommended GIS software can be found at the mapz: a gis librarian blog. The free program provides a user friendly and graphical interface to methods of descriptive spatial data analysis, such as spatial autocorrelation statistics, as well as basic spatial

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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 CD, and comes with a lot of educational games, student/learning applications, productivity/office software and pretty much everything a young student would need. This version of Linux looks to be something that elementary school IT person should consider for

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MN Dept of Education: Data DownloadsI was pleasantly suprised to find that Minnesota's Department of Education has posted a lot of data for download. There is a lot of info there and the site is nice and clean. Once again, kudos to Minnesota for making public data easily available on the web. It might not always be the most recent or easiest to track down...but it's available and you can usually

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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 installation to 1.5. At first I was hesitant to upgrade to 1.5 and risk loosing my extensions and settings. However, Firefox didn't let me down. You can install the new Firefox right over your current version (same/default location). It has a built in mechanism to

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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 worth upgrading - the new tab browsing features are great) GetFirefox.com to download new version.

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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 (blog article)

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Autodesk Press Release - Autodesk Contributes Web Mapping Software to Open Source CommunityFurther Info: Directions Mag Article - Excellent & detailed article by Adena Schutzberg, Nov 28 '05 (Must Read)Slashdot ArticleThis certainly qualifies as one of the biggest GIS stories of 2005.Autodesk, maker of AutoCAD, has joined the MapServer community by becoming a founding member and major financial

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MapServer FoundationThe key players and developers in MapServer (open source web mapping application - new site - old site) have taken the movement further by establishing the MapServer Foundation. It appears that it will be modeled after the Apache Foundation, which guides and protects the Apache application and other open source projects.The MapServer Foundation has been created to support and

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Software & Driver downloads�Compaq Presario 2500 Notebook PCThis is a link for a friend.Driver download for Compaq Presario 2500 Notebook.

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Trigeminal Software, Inc. (English) A few free, and quite nifty (but aging) utilities for Microsoft Access. The 2 utilities that I really enjoy are the "Un-replicator", which removes replication from a replicated database, and the "Replication System Fields Utility", which removes system fields from tables (related to replication). Note: The "Un-replicator" utility does not import queries, so

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AjaxWhois.com - Ajax-based domain lookup and Whois for most TLDs This is a very easy to use domain name and whois lookup site. If you want to know if a domain name is available or who owns a particular name (ie. mudlabs.com), this is a site that will get the info without the roadblocks that a lot of other sites put in your way.

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Robert Half Technology 2006 Salary Guide Here is a new technology salary guide for 2006 for the US and Canada. The above link will get you to the article that has a link to the PDF. Here is a direct link to the PDF (920kb, 28 pages).

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Black Friday 2005 - The OFFICIAL Site for the Hottest Day of the Year Black Friday 2005 - Complete List: A static list, that is nicely organized (probably not as up to date as the above site, but is worth scanning). The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest bargain hunting day of the year, with massive sales everywhere. The sites listed above offer a detailed listing of all the major sales

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Geocode Images and Create Google Maps or Export KML/KMZ Files to Google Earth: RoboGEO is Windows software that georeferences digital images, allowing you to permanently embed latitude, longitude and altitude information within the image. Jeff Hicks Article

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What time is it? Gchart is a Google maps implementation that allows you to get the current time anywhere in the world. There are many time zone web apps available. But this is a simple click a location, and get the time solution. Google Maps Mania Article

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edevil’s weblog � Javascript libraries roundup Links to many Javascript libraries. An extensive list with a lot of variety.

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NewsForge | NewsForge presents free OpenOffice.org training videos:A new series of OpenOffice videos has been released. I recommend all of them to users at any level. They are quick, nicely done and present some great efficiency tips. I think most folks, including advanced Microsoft Office users, will learn something from these tutorials.If you ever need to create a presentation in hurry, you

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MozBackup - A utility for creating backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles MozBackup is a utility that will package up your current Firefox installation and allow you to import it into another computer.

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Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Tomorrow (Saturday, Oct 29) at 23:25 EDT Mars will be at it's brightest. The above link has details and shows where North American stargazers can find it in the sky. CNN Article (detailed info)

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raid.jpg (JPEG Image, 1092x577 pixels) The linked site graphically explains what all of the different RAID configurations are. This concept really is genious. There isn't a single word on the site...just simple pictures that easily depict what the specified RAID level means. RAID (wikipedia): Redundant array of independent disks. A system of multiple hard drives for sharing or replicating

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College of Kinesiology The College of Kinesiology (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) has an online calculator that claims it can predict how tall a kid will be and when they will hit their growth spurt. It is based on scientific studies and has been around for quite some time - so it looks pretty real. All you need are the birth date, standing height, sitting height and weight of the kid...

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Google Earth - Home A newer BETA version of Google Earth is now available as of October 20, 2005. The change log consists of mainly "many minor bug fixes."

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100,000,000 DOWNLOADS! | Spread FirefoxToday Firefox exceeded 100 Million downloads, and it hasn't even been a year since it was released. - Firefox - You can download the free web browser at GetFirefox.com (free, easy and highly recommended)- Opera - If you would like to check out another excellent browser: download Opera (also free, painless and recommended - especially for non-computer savvy

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Visual Basic 6.0 Resource Center: Free Book - Introducing Visual Basic 2005 for Developers Microsoft is offering a new title "Introducing Visual Basic 2005 for Developers" for download. The book is geared toward Visual Basic 6 developers.

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AP Wire | 10/08/2005 | States seeking to track cell phones for traffic conditions: Well, the US is starting to get into the cell phone tracking game. Missouri is apparantly going to start a state-wide cell monitoring project for traffic purposes. In what would be the largest project of its kind, the Missouri Department of Transportation is negotiating with private contractors to monitor

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Statistics CanadaCanada's national road layers and related datasets are now available for download.2005 Road Network File - To Download Page - 242MB (shapefile & other formats available)Road Network File Reference Guide - To Download Page - PDF, 275KbIt's great to see Canada opening up their GIS data! How long before we start to see more developers including both Canada & the US in their

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DigitalGlobe - Press ReleaseWorldView I, scheduled to launch no later than 2006, will be the most agile satellite ever flown commercially. The high-capacity, panchromatic imaging system features half-meter resolution imagery. With an average revisit time of 1.7 days.WorldView II is planned to launch no later than 2008. Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WorldView II will enable

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MySQL Ready for Prime TimeAn excellent article on MySQL for data managers. If you don't know what MySQL is or why it might be a good thing, I would recommend the article - you might be suprised with what you find. (MySQL is free and open source).Personally I would like to see our local county governments take a closer look at MySQL and other open source solutions for managing their data. If they

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GDAL: GDAL Downloads An important update for GDAL and OGR has been released. The 2 changes that jumped out at me were: OGR 1.3.1 ESRI Personal Geodatabase Driver: - New driver implemented for ESRI Personal Geodatabase (.mdb) files. - Uses ODBC, enabled by default on win32. GDAL 1.3.1 [pronounced "Goodle"] MrSID Driver: - Updated with proper JPEG2000 support as JP2MRSID driver, including

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Image DisplayLiveScience.com has an interesting satellite image and article on a "milky sea" event. (Full article)Mariners have long told of rare nighttime events in which the ocean glows intensely as far as the eye can see in all directions.Fictionally, such a "milky sea" is encountered by the Nautilus in Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."Scientists don't have a good handle

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FEMA Information - Legislative Actions: FEMA's flood maps are dangerously out of date and terribly unreliable.[July 12, 2005] Experts from across the country testified before a House Subcommittee that FEMA’s billion dollar map modernization program was digitizing obsolete data. FEMA testified that in many cases maps do not necessarily change over time.Experts unanimously agree that floodplains

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Particletree � The Hows and Whys of Degradable Ajax This is a very thorough and detailed article on creating degradable JavaScript (multi-browser support).

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YourMom! This site puts a programming spin on the old Your Momma jokes. Childish? Yes. Funny? Definately.

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KBSt - Federal Government Co-ordination and Advisory Agency (KBSt) Germany's IT agency (KBst) has updated their Linux Migration Guide (white paper). It is in English and extremely detailed (500+ pages). Direct download: Migration Guide, Second Revides Edition (PDF, 4.28MB) The whitepaper includes a very detailed, long-term cost analysis and other sections that might be of interest to any

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Welcome to the Place Lab homepage: Slashdot has an article on an Intel application, Place Lab, that allows triangulation of wireless device location without the use of GPS. Intel Whitepaper Place Lab Place Lab is software providing low-cost, easy-to-use device positioning for location-enhanced computing applications. Place Lab tries to provide positioning which works worldwide, both indoors

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SQL Designer Here is an interesting web implementation of a graphical SQL database designer.

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World's Brightest Flashlight at Hammacher SchlemmerWell, looks like I found Xmas presents for a few relatives.15,000,000 candlepower! (only $80) 40min on battery at full power, 85 min at 1,000,000 candles. Includes charger and car adapter.This is the brightest flashlight available, producing 15,000,000 candlepower (the equivalent of 150 60-watt bulbs), six times as bright as the lighthouse at

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Geospatial Bluebook Documents - download siteThe "Geospatial Bluebook" is a document from geodata.gov that attempts to outline standards, best practices, data templates and other relavant information on everything from parcels and transportation to emergency operations and raster data.A nice poster outlining the 14 themes covered is available here.Draft Geospatial Bluebook Description:The

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Here are a couple of extensions for ArcMap that will allow you to convert your ArcGIS layers to Google Earth KML files. I'm sure there are more - if you have any recommendations, please post them in the comments. Export to KML 1.0 - ESRI ArcScripts Download KML Home Companion for ArcGIS

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OnEarth, server of the Landsat 7, WMS Global Mosaic: If you need quick and easy access to satellite imagery for vitually anywhere on the globe (Landsat7) - the Jet Propulsion Lab has put together a WMS with it all in a single source. Apparantly, downloads of the data are also in the works (see SlashGISRS Article).This is the home site of the WMS Global Mosaic, a high resolution global image

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Book Review: Beginning MapServer - Open Source GIS Development - Articles Kevin Flanders, of Directions Magazine, has put together a nicely done review of "Beginning MapServer - Open Source GIS Development". As I've posted before, if you are into web mapping (or thinking you might be getting into it in the future) you will want to pick up this book. It is an excellent starting point, tutorial,

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ArcIMS to Google Maps... This is a very interesting article that discusses ideas on incorporating your own raster data into Google Maps. The technique would work for both ArcIMS and MapServer. The methodology described isn't new, but the explaination is clear and concise. (Similar articles are also available on the target blog for using your imagery in Google Earth.) MapServer users - you will

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JSEclipse :: Edit JavaScript with ease.:I haven't tried this app yet, but I will shortly. If it is as nice as some of the reviews I've seen, it will be great.One draw back is that it is an extension for eclipse, which is a larger open source development environment, and not a standalone app. (So you'll need to install eclipse first)My assumption is that this won't necessarily be the best thing

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SoC Summer School 2005 Here are more than a dozen very interesting, mapping presentation, powerpoints that would be been nice to see in person. Organizers of these conferences really should start figuring out a way to record these events (video or audio - hell, I'ld be happy with either). The 2005 SoC Summer School was held at the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, and consisted

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Amazon.com: Books: Google Maps Hacks Oreilly looks to be coming out with a 'Google Maps Hacks' book in December 2005. (only $17 for pre-order) Maybe I am getting to be a bigger nerd...it seems the only books I actually get excited about any more are dorky computer books.

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Spaceflight Now | Delta Launch Report | Launch of modernized GPS satellite set for this week: The first modernized Global Positioning System satellite featuring additional navigation signals to benefit military and civilian users around the world will be launched [the night of September 25] aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket.GPS 2R-M1 will assume the Plane C, Slot 4 position, taking over for the GPS

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Firefox Help: Keyboard Shortcuts This is a nice (and very thorough) table of keyboard shortcuts for FireFox, Internet Explorer, and Opera.

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Zero Intelligence: Student arrested for threatening school with zombie invasionBack in March 2005, a high school student in Kentucky was arrested for making terrorist threats. This story might not be unusual, except it was because he wrote a short story that had zombies attacking a high school. That's right...ZOMBIES! As of July 28, 2005...the kid is being held on $75,000 bond. WTF!?This kind of

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Go-Geo : Home Page: Go-Geo! is a tool designed to help you find details about geo-spatial datasets and related resources within Great Britain tertiary education and beyond.

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Ju Rao's Homepage: Free Computer Books

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Welcome to Opera.com Opera is now advertising free for the full version. As a result, I downloaded it and took it for a spin. I must say that it really is a nice browser with a lot of great features. The best thing about Opera is that it is by default extremely simple and clean. It looks to be ideal for any non-web savvy person. To that end, I'll install it for my grandmother and see what she

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Comparison of BitTorrent clients - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A nice table comparing the features of 25 different Bittorrent clients. Personally, I prefer Azureus, but it doesn't hurt to try the others.

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Satellite Image Wallpaper A very nice collection of high resolution satelite imagery of the earth, geographic features and urban centers.

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Geovisualization of the 2004 Election Download the 2004 US Presidential election results (by county) and/or a custom viewer for graphical/cartographic analysis of the results. The viewer/analysis toolkit is really well done and excellent for election results. (It's nice to see that someone else is as nutty about this kind of data as I am and graciously compiled all the data from the hundred or

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Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers: Topics Covered: - Web Development - Databases/SQL - Programming Languages Lets face it, unless you have a photographic memory, no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that exist. Documentation can be cumbersome at times, thats why I like cheat sheets. They are quick references that feature the most

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A Natural History of the @ Sign: Part One An interesting look at the etymology of '@'.

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An Interview with Tyler Mitchell — Hobu, Inc.: Howard Butler interviews Tyler Mitchell, author of "Web Mapping Illustrated" (O'Reilly; Amazon).We discuss Open Source GIS (obviously), the Canadian government's role in supporting OGC and Open Source tools, and the hurdles to data access in both the US and Canada.Direct Link to mp3 (~16.5MB)

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