libais 0.12 released
libais 0.12 is out The number of lines changed is huge, but much of this is trying to get consistant style in the code. Fix bit count bugs in 8_1_14, 8_1_15, 8_1_27 Rewrote nth_field. Added split and...
View ArticleTalk tomorrow
Monica is giving a talk tomorrow at UNH. It's not being broadcast, so you actually have to show up to hear her talk. Please bring your lunch and join us for this week's Brown Bag Seminar: Who: Monica...
View ArticleProposal for a hydrographic / sonar surveying wikibook
I said it before in a recent post. Why are the basic references books on the order of $400? Why are many basic specifications documents not free and open? For example, I can't believe the ship noise...
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AIS Security and Integrity
First, before you read this... AIS actually does work amazingly well under normal conditions. The world survived for several thousand years without AIS for ships. But we can and should do better. We...
View Articlelibais 0.13
Still trying to figure out some packaging issues, but version 0.13 of libais is out. A long ways to go before this code base becomes what it should be, but this point release is a big checkpoint for...
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Sandy Island
This is in no way an official Google statement. Tons of people have been talking about Sandy Island. Is it real or is it some goof up. Why not dig in yourself? There is a lot of discussion on...
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Wild Aid 2012 MPA Conference
Today, I will be up in San Francisco at the WildAid 2012 Marine Protected Area (MPA) Conference. Jenifer and I will be presenting in the morning session today. The title is a little overly specific. If...
View ArticleAIS ATON types 1 and 2 should not exist
I just want to share an opinion with the world. AIS ATON Types 1 and 2 should never have existed. Please do not buy them. Please do not make them. If you have them in server, replace them. Only AIS...
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Marineregions.org
Just heard about marineregions.org on RVTech this morning. There are lots of other sources for boundaries and names out there. Naming and bounds is a tough topic......
View Articleneuroscience and the mariner
Saw this via the linked in eNavigation news group (yes, I'm still severely bothered by the official definitions of eNav). I just had to comment. It's important to make sure that related research gets...
View ArticleECDIS - new and revolutionary?
I saw this video posted yesterday on the e-Navigation LinkedIn group. Before I switch tacts, this does look like a well done video judging from the promo. We definitely need works like this to push...
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2012 in review
It's the end of an insane year for me. As so many do, it is also time to review the last year. What were my objects? And key results? Back in January, I packed up my car and drove from New Hampshire to...
View ArticleMy role in fink
I have been thinking hard about my role with fink. I started using fink back in 2002 or so and became a member of sourceforge (user: goatbar) in Sept 2003. I really enjoy the community around fink....
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eNavigation and the breaking of molds
Welcome to 2013. I have probably said all of this in writing before, but why not say it again? There is a small discussion on the eNavigation linked in group. I worry that so many in the maritime...
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Citizen science - get involved with the ocean
Need a new years resolution? Why not make a resolution that is easy to follow through on? Get involved with science! It's easy. You can do it from home. On your desktop or laptop. You don't need a...
View ArticleOn what to learn or not learn
I often see people make statements like they are really glad they are learning awk and sed. Rather than throw unasked for advice directly at them, I'll give you, the reader of my blog, advice that you...
View Articlexargs to run commands in parallel
I recently found out xargs had options to parallelize what it is working on. I finally had a good reason to try it. I'm processing log files for the last year. Each day is it's own unique standalone...
View Articlelxml etree iterparse or xpath, xml namespaces, and python generators
I've been going round in circles trying to parse XML in python for MSL. Everything I've done in the past has been a nasty hack. Today, I tried to figure out how to cleanly deal with the namespaces and...
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IPython Notebook on OpenCV
I just had a little bit of fun with OpenCV's python interface and an IPython notebook. I haven't posted much this month, so why not share? It seems like an excellent way to create tutorials. This...
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mbsystem and the mbcookbook as an IPython Notebook
I just fell in love with a fancy new hammer called IPython Notebook and the world looks like a bunch of nails that need pounding. Even if using mbsystem to process multibeam sonar data does not need...
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