Monthly Archives March 2010

Open Source, Gov 2.0:Very Compelling

Title: Open Government
Author(s): Daniel Lathrop, Laurel Ruma
Publisher:O’Reilly Media
Released: February 2010
Cost: $44.99
I have just started reading “Open Government” and I am already thinking I need to buy this book for my friends in government and expense it. I really would like to see a lot of comments on this book, before I finish it, because [...]

Flex Knob

Creating a knob in flex is pretty easy if your not to big on the design. Here is a very simple knob, click to see the source here. It uses a button component, png, and rotate. Keith Hair does a great job on a knob component. Although he might be waiting [...]

3D Urban Modeling, Animator, Scientist and Code Monkey Starts Blog

Ellery Chan is finally starting a blog that will no doubt draw thousands of hits a day. It’s a great url too. http://auxmem.com
That’s a great name… and the reason why I blog. Mostly being able to get back to an idea that started a while back is a bonus. Also, it might [...]

More Arduino, Post No. 3

So for a few entries, Arduino has been the topic, and essentially it seems to be the most exciting as the ultimate mash-up, with components that can track, communicate, navigate on their own. Since the quad-helicopter, this hex-helicopter is the most impressive diy by MikroKopter.

MikroKopter - HexaKopter from Holger Buss on Vimeo.
With a solid 30 [...]

We Need To Know More

In 1992, GIS wasn’t mainstream and in 1994, I remember having discussions as to, it might be better to rip maps from a phone book for Environmental Mapping than developing GIS because in the end, the client’s not buying information, because all we’re doing is “selling man hours.” In ‘96, it was clear that X [...]

Reading: BYO - CNC Machine

Besides Arduino, I am reading about CNC (computer numerical control) machines. Most everyone has seen a 3D “printer” or some form of physical 3D modeling. For the geospatial industry it was just so impressive to see 3D terrain models cut and painted. However, these guys have been so busy for years, and the professional 3D [...]