Archive for January 11th, 2006





Google Maps mash-up to track your packages

Jan 11th, 2006 | By

Ok, so I admit, I’m probably more excited about this than most people, but whenever I order something, I obsessively track its progress via the handy tracking feature on most carriers websites. Now, I can obsessively track my packages as they move across space and time with Packagemapper.com, which uses Google Maps to display the [...]



Update on National Geospatial Technical Operations Center review

Jan 11th, 2006 | By

Adena over at the AllPoints blog posted a link yesterday to the USGS site, where the final report on the review of the decision process that led to the selection of Denver as the site for the NGTOC was posted. There doesn’t seem to be an associated press release and the results, which upheld the [...]



New Matrox card and opinions on stereo viewing

Jan 11th, 2006 | By

We received a press release on Matrox’s new Parhelia Precision SDT which is intended for specific applications and hardware such as the Planar SD1710.  While I am a fan of stereo, I am not as convinced that a passive system this complex is necessary or even cost effective.  Active stereo using a CRT is my [...]