http://disqus.com/people/2c4205bf20dbb4f7a441d7384244c517/enTue, 08 Apr 2008 01:22:08 -0000http://gcaptain.disqus.com/30_days_of_san_francisco_ship_traffic_charted_gcaptaincom/#comment-1349974Why don't we take what <a href="http://siitech.com" rel="nofollow">siitech.com</a> (etc) has done, port the data to "Second Life," have ship avatars derived from their ISO registrations and clickable DSC links on the Avatars.<br><br>This would allow Port officers and the Coast Guard among others to have real time, God's eye views of the traffic situation. Radar overlays could reveal unreported traffic.<br><br>In Second Life, observers could place themselves on the ship avatars for a bridge (or bow, stern, etc) view of the traffic situation.<br><br>Could also be very useful in accident reconstruction as well.<br><br>I don't have a business relationship with any of these providers. It does seem that this could provide a useful capability at a fraction of what government programs usually cost.AugieThu, 03 Apr 2008 02:22:04 -0000http://gcaptain.disqus.com/antipode_maps_the_far_side_of_thenbspworld/#comment-1350097Looking at Wendy Carlos's Antipodes map one gets the impression this phenomenon has some (loose) correlation with mass balancing the planet.AugieTue, 08 Apr 2008 01:22:08 -0000