If you’re considering visiting New Zealand Google Earth can help. Tourism New Zealand have added a “100% Pure New Zealand” info layer to Google Earth with details on destinations, Scenic highlights an...
I’m a bit late with this but every time I try imperial based CAD templates or look at database tables that must handle Imperial I’m so glad that about 30 years ago this happened. 30 Years of the...
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I never thought I’d be modelling a stadium but this shows what a bit of time, Architectural Desktop and Google Earth can achieve. There has been a fair amount of controversy about a proposal to bui...
Microsoft release their own “ Virtual World ” taking on the current favourite Google Earth but not for New Zealand where you get a “N ot for your area” message Microsoft Releases Virtual Earth 3...
New Zealand benefited from the recent update to Google Earth with high resolution images of Auckland and Wellington replacing some previously cloudy, low res areas.
Via the MB Blog I learn Garmin have a blog. Garmin Blog - garmin.blogs.com/ Garmin Blog - garmin.blogs.com/
Interesting article on Tablet PCs enabling information rich field work. Mapping the Future of Field Geology - ScienceMatters @ Berkeley In 1818, William "Strata" Smith ushered in the modern practice of field geology with his publication of the first hand-painted, color geological map of England and Wales. Two centuries
Mindjet Labs will soon (Monday 31/7/06 US Pacific) release an extension that allows you to easily find route information while planning travel thanks to a clever combination of MindManager & Microsoft Virtual Earth. The process uses MindManager topics and relationships to specify the route and it’s easy
The trademe auction site is probably New Zealand's most visited website. They just have launched smaps which offers street level mapping for all New Zealand. Although Google and Microsoft have recently added NZ street data smaps doesn’t use either. The data is from Terralink and the map
I’ve been playing with the new Autodesk Labs AutoCAD Google Earth Extension and thought worth sharing the results. This will work with AutoCAD 2007 based products including Architectural Desktop which is what I used. My first recommendation is “Read the Instructions!”. There is some manual set-up to load the
Laboratory \Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. Laboratories. [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.] The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments. Autodesk have launched Autodesk Labs, a new “semi-beta” site for customers to try new
Microsoft Windows Live Local (Gasp, what a clunky name) now has New Zealand street mapping and driving route finding. It includes major roads and state highways, along with cities and suburbs but I can’t get it to show street names on the map! (any ideas?) If you enter two
