Day: September 3, 2010

Gloucester City Resident Launches Unique Website Named \”FaultMeter\”

Hi Bill,

 My name is Todd Roberts. I have been a Gloucester City resident all my life. I went through the Gloucester City \"Fault public school system (Brown Street, Mary Ethel, Gloucester High Valedictorian, class of 2003). I attended New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ, from 2003-2007, where I earned a BS in Information Technology with a concentration in Management Information Systems and a minor in Management. I was a member of the Albert Dorman Honors College, and I graduated Magna Cum Laude. I now make my home in Gloucester Heights with my wife Dana, also a life-long resident of Gloucester City and 2003 graduate of Gloucester High.

 About a year ago I came up with the idea to create a website where the public could vote on user-submitted stories to determine guilt or innocence. I was attracted by the public’s unbiased, outside-looking-in perspective. I wanted to provide a fun, dynamic, engaging environment for users to anonymously voice their opinions and seek those of others. After a year, thousands of lines of code, and countless hours of tedious development and testing, I brought www.FaultMeter.com online for public use on Friday, August 13.

 FaultMeter is a website where users post anecdotal stories and other users vote to determine the poster’s Fault Level. Fault Level is the sum of guilty votes (+1) and innocent votes (-1). A Fault Level above zero indicates the poster is guilty, while a Fault Level below zero indicates the poster is innocent. Stories should describe a situation in one of the following categories: Family, Miscellaneous, Relationships, School, Technology, and Work. Users may post any story that they want judged, as long as it complies with the FaultMeter Terms of Use. In addition to posting stories and voting to determine Fault Level, users may post comments on the stories.

 FaultMeter is completely free and anonymous, and users receive no compensation—other than the peace of mind that comes with a decision of guilt or innocence. Registration is completely optional, but is encouraged for vote history and tracking of favorite stories. Even if a registered user is logged in, stories and comments may still be posted anonymously.

In addition to the FaultMeter website (http://www.faultmeter.com), FaultMeter is on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/FaultMeter) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/FaultMeter/119189792694).

 Thank you,

Todd Roberts

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Hunting and Fishing News: GIS Class, Fall Fishing, Saltwater Fisherman Big Brother Wants Your Name, Elk Permits, Hunting out of State Tips

NJDEP Class on GIS

Come learn about the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife\’s geographic information system (GIS) \"Hunting-and-Fishing-October-1927-1\" approach to mapping endangered and threatened wildlife habitat throughout New Jersey! The Landscape Project is used in many state planning efforts and is referenced in a number of state regulations. It is also widely used in local environmental resource inventories throughout the state. An upcoming Landscape Project training and information session will be hosted by:

Rutgers University, Cook Campus, Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, New Brunswick, NJ, on Friday, September 24, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Participants will learn how the Landscape Project was developed and have an opportunity to use GIS \”hands-on\” to access habitat maps for threatened and endangered wildlife species. Seating is limited so please register as soon as possible.

To register, please e-mail: [email protected]

For additional information regarding the session visit http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/landscape_train.htm or e-mail [email protected]

Version 2.1 and Version 3.0 of New Jersey\’s Landscape Project that identifies habitats throughout the state can be obtained:

– Online via download: http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/
– Online via DEP\’s Interactive mapping application: http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/
– On Compact Disc by request to the Division of Fish and Wildlife\’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program by calling 609-292-9400; faxing 609-984-1414; or writing to P.O. Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400.

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