Posted by Mimic on 08/24/05 21:27

^reaper^ wrote:
> 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. ^_~
>

hrmm so aside from all the plotting. Can you use GIS to produce 3D
enviroments based on real world geodata?

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