Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Pavilion Lake Fledermaus Video

Latest export from Fledermaus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVGXwPauhnI&feature=youtube_gdata


Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Univ of Delaware

Radar Beats GPS In Court — Or Does It?

The lengths that will be gone to to fight a ticket...

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November 7, 2009 5:14 AM
by Soulskill

Radar Beats GPS In Court — Or Does It?

TechnologyResource writes "More than two years ago in California, a police officer wrote Shaun Malone a ticket for going 62mph in a 45-mph zone. Malone was ordered to pay a $190 fine, but his parents appealed the decision, saying data from a GPS tracking system they installed in his car to monitor his driving proved he was not speeding. What ensued was the longest court battle over a speeding ticket in Sonoma county history. The case also represented the first time anyone locally had tried to beat a ticket using GPS. The teen's GPS pegged the car at 45 mph in virtually the same location. At issue was the distance from the stoplight — site of the first GPS 'ping' that showed Malone stopped — to the second ping 30 seconds later, when he was going 45 mph. Last week, Commissioner Carla Bonilla ruled the GPS data confirmed the prosecution's contention that Malone had to have exceeded the speed limit and would have to pay the $190 fine. 'This case ensures that other law enforcement agencies throughout the state aren't going to have to fight a case like this where GPS is used to cast doubt on radar,' said Sgt. Ken Savano, who oversees the traffic division. However, Commissioner Bonilla noted the accuracy of the GPS system was not challenged by either side in the dispute, but rather they had different interpretations of the data. Bonilla ruled the GPS data confirmed the prosecution's contention that Malone had to have exceeded the speed limit."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

transportation


Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Univ of Delaware

Ghost ships of the black sea on NatGeo TV

Today I had the pleasant surprise of turning on the TV and seeing the Nat Geo special from our 2007 cruise to the Chersonnesos wreck site.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

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CSHEL @ the Geospatial Research Day. Meant to have a big group photo but got distracted before everyone left.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Storm breaches to form inlet at Fowler's Beach

Our friend Trevor pointed up to this home video showing the newly cut inlet at Fowler's Beach that formed during the November 2009 Nor'easter.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

AUV - November 2009

starSeaTalk Radio Series
November 13, 2009 4:38 PM
by tossey@udel.edu

AUV - November 2009

University of Delaware scientists are helping develop the next generation of coastal research tools. One of those technologies is called an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, or AUV.


Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Univ of Delaware

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Some video links about marine magnetometers

Here is a video about the search for the civil war submarine the
Alligator...it includes our colleague Dwight Coleman from URI and IFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRGW99QZoeE&feature=player_embedded

and here is an introductory video about magnetometers by Ross Johnson
at Geometrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_C_uma9nzQ&feature=player_embedded

Friday, November 6, 2009

New computer/viz lab

Today they installed the projector for the new lab and bonus we got ceiling mounted speakers installed too.

Still need the new podium to complete the front of the room.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Merrill Center for AUV meeting

Outside the Merrill center HQ for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the NOAA AUVs on the Bay II planning meeting. Deja vu from this summer and AUVs on the Bay I.
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