Overwhelmed by ArcGIS object model

I’ve spend the last week reading tutorial material and getting to know ArcGiS applications. Never before have I seen such a complex object model . It claims to have around 1,500 classes and 1,600 interfaces. The object diagrams for ease of use, come in around 30 pdf documents. I have to refresh my knowledge of [...]

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Looking for a tripod and head

I am looking to get a decent tripod and a ballhead. I have been doing some searching on the net. Carbon fiber tripods sound they way to go if I want to carry it around, but they all seem too costly. The Benro carbon tripod seems to be the cheapest ones. They are made in [...]

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Four tap strategy

I was watching this on TV tonight, about Singapore’s four tap strategy.

Tap 1: Rain water
Tap 2: Imported water
Tap 3: Desalination
Tap 4: New water

Other than being amazed about how they manage their water resources I also thought it was interesting to use the term New water (what we call as recycled water here). They also call [...]

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