Sharing Knowledge of GPS

What is GPS?
GPS is a system in order to determine the position by using latitude longitude and height coordinates referring to World Geodetic System (WGS) ’84.

The system consists of: satellites (which are operated by Department of Defense of USA), Control Stations, and Receiver.

What for?
It helps a surveyor for conducting topographic and marine surveys, construction (road, building, drainage, etc), useful for fishermen (navigation purposes), and so forth.

In simple word: to find your position in one global coordinate system.

Is that complicated stuff? No, it is not.
Based on your purpose and your budget you may choose any type of GPS.

For road construction you may choose real time kinematic GPS bundle which is quiet expensive compared to GPS for navigation.

Even some types of your mobile phones now are equipped with the small GPS receiver.

My experiences with GPS’s Devices:
- handheld GPS (for navigation): garmin, geo explorer I – III, magellan
- real time kinematic GPS (for mine survey): Trimble 4000 SSi, Trimble 4700, Trimble 4800, Trimble 5700
- GPS for GIS: Geo Explorer III, Trimble 4600 LS + data logger, ProXL
- And Differential GPS (marine survey): Trimble MS860 + HydroPro

Travel Guide: Geneva - Suisse

For Backpakers...

If you are somewhere in Europe, it's very easy to travel to Switzerland, especially to Geneva. The guidance is:
1. Book your destination hotel first, I had searched through searched engine and got City Hostel. You may visit at cityhostel.ch.
2. The cheap ticket for traveling around Europe is ( I think) by bus, any buses. At that time, i preferred travelling by euroline bus with the consideration the euroline bus station was near by to my boarding home. You may visit at eurlines.com.
3. By bus, you may stop at international bus station at geneva, then ask the people the way to go to rui ferrer, it is very easy to find out. Finally you may reach your hotel.

And then time is yours.

Ignition Problem - Mobil Tersendat-sendat: Tips

Ciri-ciri:

1. Mobil jalan tersendat-sendat jalan terutama setelah gigi 1;
2. Terutama saat menanjak tidak kuat dan makin terasa hentakannya;
3. Suara mesin pincang.

Cek:
1. Busi, masih bagus atau sudah tidak berfungsi;
2. Cek kabel busi;
3. Cek filter bensin (yg masih karburator);
4. Cek karburator.

Setelah diganti salah satu pasti oke (berdasarkan pengalaman pribadi dan setelah konsultasi dengan tukang mesin).

Flood : Looking Back the Governor's Priorities

Fauzi's priority programs

1. Mitigating traffic jams caused by the ongoing construction of busway corridors VIII, IX and X

2. Managing and re-routing traffic

3. Preparing Mass Rapid Transit project

4. Improving existing city institutions and issuing related regulations

5. Mitigating floods

6. Giving aid to the poor in the form of scholarship, staple foods and health insurance

7. Providing more regulations, public facilities and easier access for handicapped

8. Revitalizing Jakarta's slums

9. Fighting drug abuse

10. Intensifying communication between the governor and Jakartans

Comments:

Fauzi Bowo's priorities are linked to Jakarta's problems. I agree with most of his views at the moment, but think he needs to look further to the future also.

As Jakarta's governor, he must be aware that the city is now an urban dynamic, where more people are looking for places to live outside Jakarta, especially those in the middle and high income brackets.

This is increasing the number of commuters traveling in and out of Jakarta daily, which sparks traffic congestion. This is not only caused by Jakarta's limited number of roads, but also the increasing number of private cars in the capital.

In the short term, the busway system may answer this problem. But what about in the long term? It this just political will? It would be better if plans were made looking further ahead than five years.

The annual floods are also a problem in Jakarta. In the long term, there will be no profit gained from constructing new canals or dams. However, there will also be no floods if the government makes an effort. So many industries are forced to temporarily close down operations when floods occur.

The informal sector also needs attention. Jakarta still attracts people from all over the country. Most of them are unskilled and uneducated labors. Since they can not enter the formal sector, the informal sector is their answer.

What the government should do is establish regulations to support them. Without such regulations, there will be more slums and street vendors.

Published by The Jakarta Post