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When working on a GIS project, this always bums me out. You need to have a certain area in which you want to cut all your source data. But in ArcGIS I never figure out how to do it properly, except for using Python scripts and arcgisscripting/arcpy. But I figured, this should also be do-able from the terminal, and take less time and energy from your little workbox. But here’s a Python script that uses open-source libraries and writes Be sure to have FW_Tools installed (win/linux) or when you’re on a Mac head over to KyngChaos.

My last few posts have focused on somewhat other things than my thesis. This does not mean that no progress has been made or that I’ve done nothing. On the contrary; I’ve done quite a bit. But it is rather less exciting. I’ve been busy with data conversion and trying to get a working 3D representation that is meaningful. Which is hard and not so spectacular. Seriously. First of all getting to grips with the fact that the reason why ESRI is marketleader may be because they deliver a complete and good package.

Lichtjes, zachtjes, soepel Snel ik aan een man voorbij In een land te gast In een auto niet van mij Meneer Laserpistool Doortast mijn ijdele haast Wenkt mij tot stoppen Kort een woord en wissel Boete doen, zak en as Het glinsterend eksteroog Aast naar mijn buidel Gouden handdruk Ik ga mijns weegs kijk ook op: http://www.ipaidabribe.com/

Het pad glinsterend met bevroren genot, Bekijkt de banden, Waarmee ik vederlicht haar rug betreed Werpt mij van mijn rijdend ijzer Laat mij voelen hoe de koude stenen Mijn arm losjes het uiterst van de kom laat zien Hoop op morgen, dat ik niet Meerval.

All in all not a bad year, I would say. Just a quick overview of some highlights and the soundtrack of the last year. The Good Engaged to Nelleke Bachelor of Science Started a business Royal Haskoning Rock Climbing! / Spain Trip the Harry Potter Septology Spotify! Water Insight Android Vienna Pablo Picasso’s violin Mac Mini Beatles Discography Reading, reading reading. Met awesome people. Etc. The Soundtrack Jakob Dylan –

Tuning into a TV program sporting The Face – Kings of Leon last week got me thinking. The program is called In Search of God and features 3 Dutch Celeb’s which are facilitated with a number of conversations and travels that should help them find God. Or at least give a nudge in that general direction or other. I found the program to be most intriguing and turns out to probably be my favorite show of the year (next to the Big C, which is also deserves a great mention here).

In my little project I would like to add some _I_nteraction. A possibility to zoom in and out and rotate the 3D model without moving the marker but by using some form of hand gestures. This should be possible. Though, the road towards it still seems a bit unclear. For now I have investigated the possibility of loading the 3D model as a static object until other markers arrive on the scene and are able to manipulate position, rotation and zooming.

You can witness the magic happen on your very own desk, if you’d like. Print out the marker and allow Flash to access your webcam. Click here to watch the magic happen. If you do not know how to allow Flash to access your webcam Follow the instructions below Right click in the black window that opens and select “Settings” Click on “allow” like displayed in the little image below Let the awesomeness overwhelm you like the wondrous fragrance of Lavender on a spring day P.S.

Today I fooled around a bit with the FLARManager (tutorials graciously provided by transmote). I tried to get some Papervision 3D objects going using all these different tutorials I have been following over the last few weeks (e.g. papervision2.com and rawkes.com). But it has not been as easy as I had expected. But then again, things never are. The difficulty is not so much in displaying 3D objects, because pv3d and flarmanager do all the thinking for you.

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the European LiDAR Mapping Forum (ELMF) in The Hague. For those who do not know what LiDAR is, it is a sensor that acquires high-quality (very dense) 3D data. If you would like to check out some of the data, what it looks like and play around with it a bit, here is a “get-started”. It is further explained on Wikipedia, to which you should give some money for using it on a daily basis, if you haven’t done so already.