Sunday, June 19, 2011

Learning JGrassTools

I've been spending some time learning how to use JGrassTools. This is one of the examples from the wiki <http://code.google.com/p/jgrasstools/wiki/JGrassTools4CLI> that I started with. Hopefully, more posts will follow.


// creation of the simulation object
sim = new oms3.SimBuilder(logging:'ALL').sim(name:'pit+viewer') {
   // the model space
   model {
      // space for the definition of the acting components
      components  {
      'pitfiller'    'pit'
      'reader'        'rasterreader'
      'writer'        'rasterwriter'
      'viewer'        'mapsviewer'
      }
     
      // initialization of the parameters
      parameter  {
      'reader.file'        '/Users/justinjent/GrassData/puertoRico_GRS80_NAD83_UTM19/jgrass/cell/rioGrande'
      'writer.file'        '/Users/justinjent/GrassData/puertoRico_GRS80_NAD83_UTM19/jgrass/cell/rioGrande_pit'
      }
    
      // connection of the different components
      connect  {
      'reader.outRaster'    'pitfiller.inElev'
      'pitfiller.outPit'    'writer.inRaster'
      'pitfiller.outPit'    'viewer.inRaster'
      }
   }
}
// start of the simulation
sim.run();

Monday, November 15, 2010

Wood Carving

Stumbled upon this awesome wood carver's site. David Calvo studied philosophy at the University of Massachusetts. While at college he picked up wood carving to take his mind off of the curriculum. He then went on to graduate school at Boston University to study civilizations and how symbols were used as an organizing force for the individual. Since then he set up shop in Boston and has carved pieces for several universities; he did renovation work at Harvard. Check out his site: http://www.davidcalvo.com/index.html

Monday, November 8, 2010

Monticello

Julie and I had the chance to visit Monticello this past August. Below are some of the pictures we took. Photography was not allowed inside the house, but you can see pictures at monticello.org. 

The Sensitive Plant. Julie and I brought some seeds back.


The gardens were spectacular. Th. Jefferson had the mountainside carved out into a 1,000 ft. long terrace. Winds coming over the mountain created a micro-climate, which allowed Jefferson to extend the growing season

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This would be a nice place to just relax and read a book


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The house, which Jefferson was constantly remodeling.