Alrighty Then!

Update: constantly improving the decoder …

I finally set up a small embedded linux computer (ZFx86 @ 100MHz, 32MB) with one of my mp5_redux PC104 add-on boards to receive and decode TMC (Traffic Message Channel)-messages out of RDS (Radio Data System).

The system is set up to receive SWR3 (coverage: nrw, hessen, rheinland-pfalz, saarland, baden-württemberg, bayern) and Bayern 3 (coverage: bavaria) simultaneously, decode each datastream and write the combined data to a sqlite database. The database-file is pushed to the alrightythen-server every 5 minutes. Here a php-script does the extra Geo-RSS formatting. This adds up to 10mins delay to the data.

http://www.alrightythen.de/demos/tmc_stream/georss.php

Please note: This is just for demo purposes. It is not guaranteed to be exact, up-to-date or even available … Although i expect it to be available and up-to-date (with ~10min delay)  from around 7:30 to 20:00.

If you are interested in the technology involved in receiving, decoding or publishing, mail me .

I have added the feed to GeoFeeder too.

Having fun with another not-so-standard project: Pet Dragons 2, a Facebook game. And guess what, it’s the map that i’m working on. It integrates the maptech engine with some AJAX methodology.

Right now it is in beta testing (will report when live!).

See Pet Dragons 1, the running game.

Read Pet Dragons 2 group on what’s coming.

Yes, i can do mapping in AJAX too. Although debugging and developing is much harder with a platform to span html,  javascript and PHP.

From a functional point of view we’re right at the beginning, but will improve over time.

maps.sueddeutsche.de

And as small snippet on content pages:

If you’re using a VBox with a pixel height, it will scroll as expected.

If you’re using a percentage sized VBox, it won’t scroll when it’s content grows in size: the scrollbars will be “pushed somewhere up the component hierarchy”.

To make it scroll, set it’s minHeight=0.

Found this here.

Just did a quick wrapper around the GeoRSS reader classes, got GeoFeeder; then simply couldn’t stop to improve it.

Try any GeoRSS feed you know of, but be aware: every feed sucessfully parsed will be “recorded” for all other users to see.

See the GeoFeeder page for details.

Thinks i like most (in the shared feed-repository):

• Nature/Weather : USGS Earthquake data
• Earthpublisher.com -  Effective …
• The faulkner_usa Pool …
• Water Right Documents
• Traffic: ÖAMTC-Spritfeeds …