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Archive for December 2008
Word is that the Matroska container format will be officially supported by DivX 7. Surely a good thing, as Sony have a deal with Divx to provide decoding software for the PS3. Maybe this will spell the end of having to transcode those ubiquitous MKV files for use on a PS3. With a due date of around January 2009, how long before the PS3 officially supports the MKV format? After that… roll on 1440p support 
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One day to go before Christmas, and the UK government have made an astounding contribution to the OpenStreetMap project. It will shortly be announced that through collaboration with the Department for Transport, Traveline, and OpenStreetMap, most of the NaPTAN and NPTG datasets will be offered to OpenStreetMap as a one off bulk import, with the possibility of updates in the future.
This means the import of up to 350,000 geocoded public transport access points, such as bus stops, ferry terminals, trains stations, etc, along with the import of up to 50,000 geocoded place names in a hierarchical format.
Once again, a big thank you to the DfT and Traveline for this massive contribution, and to the OSM Foundation for making it all possible.
It seems unreal, but today is the tenth birthday of Glasgownet.com. All those years ago, thinking I was crazy and it was a passing fad. My grandpa paid for the first two years subscription, and here we are today.
I think now is a good time for cake.