Search results

With a little time to kick back during the holidays, I'm finally checking out something pretty cool from the USGS - 1/9 arc-second LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) radar elevation data. This is very high resolution imagery (about 10 feet per pixel) that shows the surface of the earth with...

NJDEP recently posted new land use/land cover (LU/LC) data and I've been spending the past few weeks with it. They created this dataset by tracing outlines of features on the 2007 aerials and assigning special codes to them. When combined with my own secret sauce, the result is closer to an art...

Hope my house doesn't blow away while I'm at work (although I guess that would be better than if it blew away while I was in it). :) _________________________________________________ Tornado Watch TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 733 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1215 PM EDT WED OCT...

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/newsrel/2010/10_0088.htm This has been a hot summer for sure, but I'm kind of surprised to see that it's set an all time record.

Oregon 450 sale Starting August 27 through Labor Day, the Oregon 450 is going on sale for $250 at REI. Best price I've seen on this unit, which many now consider to be the best handheld that Garmin has made.

http://coburn.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=e1e0624e-d02a-42d4-9dbb-f5b9f21b3572

Well... maybe that's not the right term (microburst? straight line wind?), but there was certainly some kind of event around there recently! Was out wandering around the Penn Swamp and Jemima Mount area today...

The National Weather Service is currently showing an Air Quality Alert for the whole state of New Jersey. So... don't breathe today: you have been warned! I wonder if this is related to expected high traffic volume on Memorial Day?...

For all you 60csx fans, this is just about the best price I've seen. The REI sale runs through Memorial Day: http://www.rei.com/product/735607 No doubt they are clearing out inventory in anticipation of the new 62S series: http://forums.gpsfiledepot.com/index.php/topic,1222.msg7820.html#msg7820

Garmin introduced the GPSMap 78 series today which updates their older marine oriented handhelds in the 76 series: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=161&compareProduct=63601&compareProduct=63602&compareProduct=63603 These models don't have touchscreens but they are compatible with...

Just got back from my accountant and am on my way to the post office with checks for the state and the feds. How depressing... However, my accountant told me something I didn't realize. She said that due to Atlantic County being declared a Federal Disaster Area earlier this month, I could...

Here's a great way for the world to learn about Southern New Jersey... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/sharif-mobley-alleged-nj_n_496590.html