To match the capability of a Jeep Rubicon Wrangler, you will need a low range t-case and lockers front & rear. Otherwise you can't compete. While tires & lift may not be big expenses, regearing & locking is. Gears, rebuild kits and labor will likely run you $400 an axle, plus $600 per axle if you decide to add lockers. And that's likely a non-selectable locker. Plan on $900 per axle if you go with an ARB or Ox. Plus you need to get a better t-case in there to even consider playing on the rocks. The Samurai comes with a 2.2:1 t-case, the Rubicon has a 4:1.
Just the other day I saw a used 2003 Rubicon for $8k. To get a Samurai to that level, you'll need to spend $2400 on gears and lockers for both axles, and $600 on a t-case gear reduction kit. That doesn't even include labor, and rebuilding a t-case isn't that cheap. Once you factor in the "upgrades", I wouldn't consider that Jeep a poor value at all.
I would worry about the front suspension and the gearing on that Nissan before even considering the engine. With a crawl ratio of 70:1 or better, the engine doesn't really matter that much.
Are you retarded? How many vehicles come with solid axles front & rear, coil suspension, and have options for locking diffs and a 4:1 transfer case? Today's stock Jeep will floor anything Jeep has ever made in the past, as well as pretty much any other stock vehicle available.
And as for that 2nd gen Samurai... by the time you're done it's not a Samurai anymore.
I'd always seen this series in the book store but didn't start reading it until late last year. I was reading Goodkind at the time, but his character development was making me ill so I decided to switch. So far I've been quite happy with the series, with only a few characters being subject to speed reading.
When I heard the news RJ was sick, I was really hoping the series would be concluded. He sounded quite hopeful, as people usually do, but in the end succumbed. I hope someone picks up where he left off and truly makes book twelve an icon of a great series and gifted writer.
Ok you advanced Level 3 Communications Inc. fiberoptic lines, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?
Also of note, in science an theory that can't be proven or fails to connect has a large amount of scientific value. It tells people "don't go down that road", or at least "don't do it the way I did". Addressing these failures is part of the process of discovering scientific truth for the whole community.
Unfortunately, when working with that kind of imagery collection the high tech part is on the processing end.
You need to:
1. Correct for lens distortion
2. Correct for tilt
3. Correct for terrain distortion
4. Correct lighting imbalances across the scene
5. Assign it bounding coordinates of a known mapping coordinate system / projection
This is the basic process for making an orthophoto. These are generally dealt with using a software package like Erdas Imagine which can deal with all the steps in one swoop. It looks at the lens info, coordinate tie down points, an elevation model and outputs a photo that can be used for linear measurements.
So anyway, it is possible to accurately georeference many sources of imagery, it just depends how much time you want to spend processing it. If you plan on covering a large area, taking photos out of the window of a Cessna is probably not the best way.
There is absolutely no difference between the free and paid Google Earth database. The paid version renders faster, has some added client features, but the imagery always comes from the same place.
What the hell are you talking about? Part of the problem? He simply made a comment regarding getting paid hourly as opposed to being on salary. For those of us with a clue it makes sense. Get paid for what you work instead of a flat rate.
As one of the physicists said "The mud will find another way out". Maybe if they plug the hole, enough pressure will build up to cause a real eruption.
These events happen for a reason. It's the planet's way of staying in balance.
I have to laugh at the second half of your comment, the "Scientists, Philosophers, and Theologians" part. Not because I find it funny, but because I agreed to watch "The Secret" with a friend the other night. If you haven't seen this miracle of scientific cluelessness, I suggest you watch it just to provide ammo against the fools who preach it.
Before you blame the vector data, you need to look into the provider of the imagery and realize that it's from a company called Digital Globe. Digital Globe provides completely automated data collection and processing for nearly any area in the world, without human intervention. That's their business model. Quite often it's the only high-res information available for a given area.The kind of errors in those data sets are not systematic and cannot be attributed to a projection system. An image with 10-20 meters positional error is common, that's how Digital Globe is. The only data they provide that is corrected is their citysphere line of products, which have relatively low coverage and quite a bit more expensive Maybe it would be better not to include the information, but I bet a lot of people don't care so much and just want to see a picture of where they live. If you want driving directions, positional accuracy has nothing to do with the geocoding accuracy.
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To match the capability of a Jeep Rubicon Wrangler, you will need a low range t-case and lockers front & rear. Otherwise you can't compete. While tires & lift may not be big expenses, regearing & locking is. Gears, rebuild kits and labor will likely run you $400 an axle, plus $600 per axle if you decide to add lockers. And that's likely a non-selectable locker. Plan on $900 per axle if you go with an ARB or Ox. Plus you need to get a better t-case in there to even consider playing on the rocks. The Samurai comes with a 2.2:1 t-case, the Rubicon has a 4:1.
Just the other day I saw a used 2003 Rubicon for $8k. To get a Samurai to that level, you'll need to spend $2400 on gears and lockers for both axles, and $600 on a t-case gear reduction kit. That doesn't even include labor, and rebuilding a t-case isn't that cheap. Once you factor in the "upgrades", I wouldn't consider that Jeep a poor value at all.
I would worry about the front suspension and the gearing on that Nissan before even considering the engine. With a crawl ratio of 70:1 or better, the engine doesn't really matter that much.
Are you retarded? How many vehicles come with solid axles front & rear, coil suspension, and have options for locking diffs and a 4:1 transfer case? Today's stock Jeep will floor anything Jeep has ever made in the past, as well as pretty much any other stock vehicle available. And as for that 2nd gen Samurai... by the time you're done it's not a Samurai anymore.
Ummm.... where have you been for the last year?
http://code.google.com/apis/earth/
Damn straight! I too moved from Maine to California and readily praise the buglessness.
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Alas, poor children
I've been over there a few times, but am sick of reading about how his football team is doing. I love the series but am getting tired of waiting.
I'd always seen this series in the book store but didn't start reading it until late last year. I was reading Goodkind at the time, but his character development was making me ill so I decided to switch. So far I've been quite happy with the series, with only a few characters being subject to speed reading.
When I heard the news RJ was sick, I was really hoping the series would be concluded. He sounded quite hopeful, as people usually do, but in the end succumbed. I hope someone picks up where he left off and truly makes book twelve an icon of a great series and gifted writer.
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Ok you advanced Level 3 Communications Inc. fiberoptic lines, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?
Thank you IMDB.
Also of note, in science an theory that can't be proven or fails to connect has a large amount of scientific value. It tells people "don't go down that road", or at least "don't do it the way I did". Addressing these failures is part of the process of discovering scientific truth for the whole community.
Lying is also mean. Nice people don't lie. So I agree, people should be nice, not mean.
Unfortunately, when working with that kind of imagery collection the high tech part is on the processing end.
You need to:
1. Correct for lens distortion
2. Correct for tilt
3. Correct for terrain distortion
4. Correct lighting imbalances across the scene
5. Assign it bounding coordinates of a known mapping coordinate system / projection
This is the basic process for making an orthophoto. These are generally dealt with using a software package like Erdas Imagine which can deal with all the steps in one swoop. It looks at the lens info, coordinate tie down points, an elevation model and outputs a photo that can be used for linear measurements.
So anyway, it is possible to accurately georeference many sources of imagery, it just depends how much time you want to spend processing it. If you plan on covering a large area, taking photos out of the window of a Cessna is probably not the best way.
Maybe you should download and try Google Earth which....
requires 3D hardware, can do smooth zooms, tilts, and pans, and showa the world with elevation.
Google Earth IS the evolved version of the Keyhole client you referred to.
There is absolutely no difference between the free and paid Google Earth database. The paid version renders faster, has some added client features, but the imagery always comes from the same place.
What the hell are you talking about? Part of the problem? He simply made a comment regarding getting paid hourly as opposed to being on salary. For those of us with a clue it makes sense. Get paid for what you work instead of a flat rate.
As one of the physicists said "The mud will find another way out". Maybe if they plug the hole, enough pressure will build up to cause a real eruption.
These events happen for a reason. It's the planet's way of staying in balance.
Q: Can I raise a practical question at this point? Are we gonna do Stonehenge tomorrow?
A: NO! We're not gonna f*****g do Stonehenge!
I don't believe this sequel was ever completed. I guess Jumpman Jr. will be the end of the bloodline. :(
I have to laugh at the second half of your comment, the "Scientists, Philosophers, and Theologians" part. Not because I find it funny, but because I agreed to watch "The Secret" with a friend the other night. If you haven't seen this miracle of scientific cluelessness, I suggest you watch it just to provide ammo against the fools who preach it.
Hold on, I'm busy rearranging the Universe.
66 (square kilometers) = 1,630.89552 square furlongs
And you can't have a furlong without 40 rods:
66 (square kilometers) = 2,609,432.83 square rods
That feature alone makes it my default media player. VLC rules.
shit sandwich.
Where does it say anything about Earth in that link? Everyone knows Picasa was shipped with a Wine binary. GE is a native port.
Before you blame the vector data, you need to look into the provider of the imagery and realize that it's from a company called Digital Globe. Digital Globe provides completely automated data collection and processing for nearly any area in the world, without human intervention. That's their business model. Quite often it's the only high-res information available for a given area .The kind of errors in those data sets are not systematic and cannot be attributed to a projection system. An image with 10-20 meters positional error is common, that's how Digital Globe is. The only data they provide that is corrected is their citysphere line of products, which have relatively low coverage and quite a bit more expensive Maybe it would be better not to include the information, but I bet a lot of people don't care so much and just want to see a picture of where they live. If you want driving directions, positional accuracy has nothing to do with the geocoding accuracy.
All these RIAA lawsuits are funding one of these babies to be used FROM outerspace.
Steal a song..... ZAP!