The first official week of my ‘summer’ of code was a succes. I managed to import the NASA SRTM3 data into Postgres. That is, the import is running at about 1 tile per minute while I am writing this. The result is available through Subversion and Git. I think I am getting the hang of… Continue reading Import NASA SRTM3 data into Postgres
Month: May 2008
Started coding
Last week I learned more about Postgres and I think I will like that better than MySQL once I have completely figured it out. I also looked at the GIS extension PostGIS and in particular how I can access it through Python. I considered Django and some other options, but this part is still a… Continue reading Started coding
Bangkok and Melbourne
G’Day mates, Ik schrijf mijn berichten voorlopig in het Engels, zodat mijn eventuele nieuwe vrienden in Australië ook kunnen meegenieten. Rechtsboven deze pagina bevindt zich de knop “Google Translate”. Daarmee kan je deze pagina automatisch vertalen naar het Nederlands, hoewel de kwaliteit van de vertaling nog wat te wensen overlaat. I made it to Australia!… Continue reading Bangkok and Melbourne
Community Bonding Period – Part I
G’Day all, It’s been a quiet week for me on the Summer of Code front and far from quiet on the travelling front. I spent a week in Bangkok and arrived in Melbourne two days ago. Still I managed to get some things done. After trying several options, I decided to use Github to host… Continue reading Community Bonding Period – Part I
Addicting
Before: After biking around with my GPS logger and taking pictures, I managed to improve the map of my neighborhood. I added the cycle path, foot paths and some more water on the north side of the rail tracks: So get your GPS logger and go improve the map!