From fork-admin@xent.com Mon Sep 9 10:46:27 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D27316F20 for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:45:59 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 09 Sep 2002 10:45:59 +0100 (IST) Received: from xent.com ([64.161.22.236]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g894fDC32162 for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 05:41:13 +0100 Received: from lair.xent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A6AC2941D3; Sun, 8 Sep 2002 21:38:03 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: fork@example.com Received: from smtp1.superb.net (smtp1.superb.net [207.228.225.14]) by xent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 480DB2941CC for ; Sun, 8 Sep 2002 21:37:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 22976 invoked from network); 9 Sep 2002 04:40:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO maya.dyndns.org) (207.61.5.143) by smtp1.superb.net with SMTP; 9 Sep 2002 04:40:04 -0000 Received: by maya.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 501) id C7A5D1CC98; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 00:39:58 -0400 (EDT) To: James Rogers Cc: fork@example.com Subject: Re: earthviewer (was Re: whoa} References: From: Gary Lawrence Murphy X-Home-Page: http://www.teledyn.com Organization: TCI Business Innovation through Open Source Computing Message-Id: Reply-To: Gary Lawrence Murphy X-Url: http://www.teledyn.com/ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: fork-admin@xent.com Errors-To: fork-admin@xent.com X-Beenthere: fork@example.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Friends of Rohit Khare List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: 09 Sep 2002 00:39:58 -0400 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.7 required=7.0 tests=AWL,KNOWN_MAILING_LIST,NOSPAM_INC,REFERENCES, SIGNATURE_SHORT_DENSE,SPAM_PHRASE_03_05 version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: >>>>> "J" == James Rogers writes: J> ... The part that makes the app killer is that you can map all J> sorts of data layers on top of their core topological data. J> Got it? Ah, ok ... so some sample applications come to mind, although none of them require wireless and would do with a DVD, but nonetheless ... - Forestry: Maps of the terrain are essential in predicting the spread of forest fires, esp if this is overlaid with the type of vegetation, recent waterfall &c - farming/conservation can use the high-resolution terrain to overlay water tables or watershed info. -- Gary Lawrence Murphy TeleDynamics Communications Inc Business Advantage through Community Software : http://www.teledyn.com "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."(Pablo Picasso)