Kartograph

I called up the WorldCall center a couple of days ago to have the guy come and fix the cable TV line at our place. The return call I got today to ask for directions was a little surprising though.

WorldCall already has a complete addressing and routing geodatabase of Karachi. Why in the world would they ask for directions? Besides, I could tell from the way the lady who called me was talking on the phone that she already had some sort of map in front of her, 'cause she knew all the names of the adjacent streets, that the place next to ours was empty and that behind our place was a small so-called college. Those guys have plotted every bit of pole and lining from their satellite photography. Boy, do I envy them!

But, what the heck, they are a public limited company and got all the resources they need. I just need to work on mine.

Finally, I get over with the semester. Phew!

But as one problem gets solved, another one comes up. Karachi's electric power supply is a mess. We are lucky to have electricty for the greater part of the day, but the way in which it comes and goes is so irritating, one can't get anything done at all. Add to that the frustration of getting 120 volts instead of 220, that not only disrupts every electrical equipment, but damages them in the process. Been going on for more than a month now and there's no stoppage in sight.

I almost lost a brand new hard drive to that dwindling electric supply and there's no guarantee I wouldn't lose anything else in the future. But such is life in Karachi these days.

Anyway, the project definitely needs a separate website and a lot more attention. Yet finances just keep getting in the way. I'll have to see what I can do. desimaniac: I shall let you know if I need that hosting. Thanks!

I need to fix the map's georeferencing now. Should be done as soon as there's a stable power supply. It lasted long enough for me to be able to make this post and I should consider myself lucky.