February 2008
38 posts
Snorg Tees →
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Is Google Earth a Public Trust? →
Is there something a bit “off kilter” when federal agencies talk about using Google Earth (GE) or Microsoft Virtual Earth (VE) as their standard for a common operating picture (COP)?
Convert HTML to Wiki markup
I needed a quick tool to convert HTML markup to WikiMedia markup. Fever prevents me from thinking straight, so I couldn’t find anyting on the net. Curiously enough, I did manage to jerk out a perl quickie that does the job just fine.
Grab it here if you’re in need. No promises made, no warranties given, explicit nor implied.
Have a nice weekend.
Nokia aiming to banish paper maps →
Nokia has launched navigation tools designed to make the paper street map obsolete for pedestrians.
The firm’s next generation of digital maps gives real-time walking directions on the mobile phone screen, just like sat-nav systems which guide drivers.
Restoring the Texaco Map →
NEU-YORK © 2000 Melissa Gould (MeGo) →
An obsessively detailed alternate-history map, imagining how Manhattan might have looked had the Nazis conquered it in World War II.
New York State Pavilion @ World Fair →
Visitors to the New York State Pavilion of the World’s Fair will be able to make pedestrian highway tours of the Empire State on a giant (130 feet by 166 feet) terrazzo replica of Texaco’s road map.
The Terrazzo Map →
Underneath the colors of the Tent of Tomorrow was the world’s largest roadmap. Sponsored by Texaco, this giant facsimile of the Rand McNally map of New York state was composed of large squares of polished Terrazzo.
