Other Interesting Stuff
This past summer (2006) a permanent benchmark was installed in Haddam Meadows State Park. The benchmark can be used to test the accuracy and precision of GPS receivers. You can find out about the benchmark by visiting the GPS Benchmark page.
Have you ever wanted to put maps on the Internet but weren't sure how to do so? Have you been frustrated by the high cost of Internet mapping software and the difficulty of setting up an interactive mapping website? Are you looking for some simple solutions to make maps available to others? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then click here for information about some easy ways to put maps online.
The Connecticut GIS User to User Network is a voluntary organization of individuals from a variety of organizations using geospatial technologies. The Network was created to foster communication among geospatial professionals and to help promote knowledge and use of geospatial technologies.
If you have ever wanted a picture taken from space of a particular location on Earth, then this is the site for you. The Johnson Space Center maintains a hugh searchable archive of low and high resolution photographs taken by astronauts abord the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. You can search and view these images and request image files for downloading.
