Archive for October 16th, 2006





Amazing panorama images of Saturn and its rings from Cassini spacecraft

Oct 16th, 2006 | By

Yeah, these are some of the coolest space images I’ve ever seen! The panoramic view of Saturn and its rings was created by combining a total of 165 images taken by the Cassini spacecraft’s wide-angle camera over nearly three hours on Sept. 15, 2006. Links to images are on the left side of the webpage, [...]



Digital copies of US federal land patents and survey plats

Oct 16th, 2006 | By

Back at the end of August, the US Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office website made some of its survey plat collection available online as searchable images that can also be downloaded. I finally had a few minutes to check it out, and this is a really useful resource if you are involved in [...]



Springfield Map

Oct 16th, 2006 | By

Have you ever sat watching “The Simpsons” and think, “Hey, I wonder how far Homer has to travel to get to the power plant? Or Moe’s even?” Well now you can find out! Here’s a pretty detailed map of Springfield! It has all the places mentioned in the show. My personal favorite is the Springfield [...]