Posted by ^reaper^ on 08/23/05 12:19

While sipping absinthe, Mimic heard a loud sucking noise coming from
alt.2600, and hastily inscribed the following unintelligible Sanskrit in
<news:Ws6dndf0_aljJ5XeRVnyjQ@pipex.net>:

> ^reaper^ wrote:
>
>> No, actually, I was writing 3d vr sims back when you were still a toddler.
>> My present focus is gis hacking. Teh wild hair mugs are more of a ladle
>> side project. *shrug*
>
> Ive heard quite a bit of the GIS hacking floating around recently. Is it
> something worth looking into?

It really depends upon what you're interested in. The primary focus
involves using various tricks to efficiently datamine and correlate
geospatial and temporal data. Some sites (geocoder) offer free soap, rpc,
and rdf interfaces. Others (usgs) /allegedly/ require manual interaction to
retrieve their data. So, you end up with everything from apps like google
earth, flyte, etc to peeps providing wardriving maps, local business maps,
and everything in between.

> Also, how is it pronounced?

It's pronounced, G-I-S. Think gps, for example.

> I have "Jizz" in my head ... no not like that ;P

Uh-huh. Sure. ^_~

--
"Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind, it may
offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate,
and quickly." -- 'The Notebook of Lazarus Long,' Robert Heinlein

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