May
17
2008
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A car on a tree stump?

While driving from Rotorua to Auckland yesterday, I came across an old Mercedes on a tree stump.

It was a bit weird.  Here’s a photo of my GPS receiver.

The GPS puts the tree stump right here (google maps).

The strange things we come across in our travels….

Written by John Burns in: General Randomness |
May
05
2008
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My bags are packed, I'm ready to go

I’m off back to New Zealand tomorrow to get a new Visa for the UK.

I’ll probably be around 3 months.  I hope to keep updating this site, especially the Crop Kiwi as I’ll be doing that while I’m away.

Written by John Burns in: General Randomness |
May
04
2008
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Giant Kiwi – A View from Space

I’ve created a kmz file for Google Earth.

Giant Kiwi KMZ file for Google Earth

If you don’t have google earth, here is a screen grab from it.  The satellite photos on Google Earth are still a little out of data and still show the area as a construction site.  It’s now all grass.

Written by John Burns in: Crop Kiwi |
May
02
2008
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Giant Kiwi – An Artists Impression

A little playing around in Photoshop resulted in this picture:

The measurements are in metres.  I’ve worked out that the line needs to be about 30cm (1 foot) thick if I want it to be easily visible by satellite.

I’ll try and get a Google Earth KML file created soon

Written by John Burns in: Crop Kiwi |