GPS Toolkit (GPSTk) 1.0 Released 197
rmach writes "Based on many years of work performed at ARL:UT, we have release GPSTk under the GNU LGPL. GPSTk is a cross platform library and set of applications that provides both fundamental and advanced GPS processing algorithms to the GPS and open source community. A wide array of functions are provided by the GPSTk library, including: RINEX I/O, ephemeris calculation, P-code generation, atmospheric refraction models, and positioning algorithms. GPSTk applications provided more concrete benefits to the user, including: cycle slip detection and removal, calculation of the Total Electron Content (TEC) of the ionosphere, position residual computation, and RINEX file manipulation. The library is about 41,000 SLOC with a COCOMO estimated cost to develop of about $1.3 million. You can also read more about it in the current issue (September '04) of Linux Journal."
Not sure how this is useful... (Score:5, Funny)
Thank goodness... (Score:5, Funny)
That's great and all, but... (Score:5, Funny)
acronyms (Score:1, Funny)
Michael, I'll give you $5 if you posted this knowing what any of the article summary said.
Phantom cost. (Score:1, Funny)
Isn't SLOC as emphereal as "phantom damages"?
You know, it's amazing... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Thank goodness... (Score:2, Funny)
Sure hope this doesn't infringe. I'd really hate to have to charge you all $699 to use it.
What does an FPS have to do with this? (Score:4, Funny)
Advanced Research Labs: Unreal Tournament?
Re:You know, it's amazing... (Score:2, Funny)
Merely downloading this is an admission, now and forever, that one does not know where he is, where he is going, or how to get there.
Re:It's probably just me, but.... (Score:5, Funny)
ARL:UT GPSTk GNU LGPL GPS RINEX I/O P-code TEC SLOC COCOMO
I thought the article was one of those crypto-quotes from the newspaper. I solved it, and it translates to
CATS:YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME
Pretty scary, if you ask me.
As they say: Location Location Location (Score:2, Funny)
This is funny...and it didn't take long to locate! (Score:4, Funny)
Check out item 4 (emphasis added):
You should know your way around a command line or terminal. For UNIX users, this is a given. For Windows users, using the command line (referred to as "DOS prompt" sometimes) may be a challenge.
Ouch!
Finally -- a way to control my dog's shit (Score:5, Funny)
Shit on the driveway? SHOCK!
Crap in the neighbor's yard? SHOCK!
Crap in mean neighbor's yard? NO SHOCK! (subroutine for OPTIONAL shit locations).
Poop near the mailbox? SHOCK!
Drop a deuce in the back corner of the yard near all the other piles of shit? NO SHOCK!
(C) Copyright 2004 by IronChefMorimoto Pet Waste Management Technologies
IronChefMorimoto
Re:It's probably just me, but.... (Score:3, Funny)
ARL:UT GPSTk GNU LGPL GPS RINEX I/O P-code TEC SLOC COCOMO
I thought the article was one of those crypto-quotes from the newspaper.
The scary thing was that I didn't notice because I actually understood most of the abbrevs. Did I now pass my slashdot-exam?