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"Remote sensing has a strong relationship to the concept of ecological building. Unlike green building and sustainable architecture which are more directly oriented to building performance and efficiency, ecological building is based on ecology. For geospatial applications this involves the relationship of the building itself with the surrounding environment. While building design will usually involve vectors, the surrounding environment will likely extend to include rasters or imagery. " - Jeff Thurston

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Warming Rhine River Poses Environmental Danger
DEUTSCHE WELLE - Parts of the river reach an alarming 28 degrees Celsius (82 Fahrenheit) during summer with the warmest temperatures measured between the cities of Mainz and Worms, said researchers. Read More
 
Eco-stocks Are Bubbling Again
EVENING STANDARD - An index of the Standard's CleanTech-10 rebased to the start of the original green energy boom in the summer of 2006 finds that the stock prices of the 10 companies almost doubled within a year and stayed at inflated values until last summer despite most being start-up lossmakers with few if any revenues. Read More
 
Marmaray Route Lined with History
HURRYET - The discovery of an Ottoman place of worship creates the latest obstacle in the progress of the Marmaray Project. The regular discovery of historic artifacts and places along the planned route has resulted in frequent delays. The discovery of an Ottoman place of worship has slowed down excavations on the ambitious Marmaray Project and once again created uncertainty about the route the tunnel will take. Read More
 
Nature’s Sensitivity to Climate Change Discussed
FINLAND ENV - The Finnish Forest Research Institute, The Finnish Environment Institute and University of Helsinki are the organizers of the international ecosystems conference BIOGEOMON in Helsinki, from 29 June to 3 July 2009. This time the conference deals with issues like the sensitivity of nature to climate change on the global and regional levels, circulation of carbon, impacts of bioenergy production on nature, and interactions between forests and the atmosphere.  Read More
 
Ethiopia-Kenya - U.S.$ 326.5 Million for Road Project
ALL AFRICA - The project aims at improving transportation between Kenya and Ethiopia for the benefit of both countries and the region. On completion, the project is expected to reduce transport and shipping costs between Kenya and Ethiopia; reduce transit time for imports and exports; and increase the volume of Ethiopian goods transiting through the Mombasa Port in Kenya. Read More
 
Forest Service Using GPS To Map Beetles
CBS4Denver -- U.S. Forest Service officials say they're using $150,000 to start a GPS survey of beetle damage in Bridger-Teton National Forest. Foresters say the forest contains some 400,000 acres of whitebark pine, but the species is declining because of beetles and the blister rust fungus. Read More
 
Eurotowns - The Network Working for Medium Sized Cities
Written by Members of Eurotowns   
Saturday, 04 July 2009

thumb-eurotownsComplex problems need integrated and coordinated solutions. Globalisation and sustainable development are the biggest challenges that we need to face and solve. Territories, regions, cities and towns with different levels of development have similar problems, especially when policies and strategies are converging. However, small and medium size cities do not have similar avenues for comunicating with the European Union. Their needs are often more localised and highly oriented toward regional cultures.  

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EcoDesigner
Written by Miklos Sved   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
thumb-ecodesignerBuilding design can significantly impact energy efficiency and can result in substantial reductions in operating costs over the lifecycle of a building. To achieve these benefits, new software tools are being developed that help designers and building architects to model building performance at the critical design stage. Design changes can be readily evaluated prior to construction for performance efficiency. EcoDesigner is a next generation design tool that brings energy efficiency to the forefront of architectural design.
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Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design - II
Written by Don Chong   
Friday, 26 June 2009
thumb-chong=IIIn Part II of 'Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design'  architect Don Chong continues to discuss the fuss over 'parametric design' and 'computational design', based on his observations at the Bentley SmartGeometry conference in San Francisco recently. His attention turns to design data and the development of design tools in real-time. 
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Interview: 3D Holograms and the Potential for Holographic Display
Written by Matt Ball   
Monday, 22 June 2009
klug_michael_thumb.jpgMost technologies to visualize and manipulate three-dimensional models create an environment that’s just two and a half dimensions. Holographic imaging technology promises to provide a display that projects an image that can be manipulated in the full three dimensions. One company that’s working diligently to develop this technology is Zebra Imaging. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Michael Klug, CTO and co-founder, to discuss the progress and potential for this technological breakthrough for geospatial visualization.
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Advanced Flood Risk Mapping & Modelling ‘In the Cloud’
Written by David Martin   
Friday, 19 June 2009
thumb ambientalThe high severity and increasing frequency of major flood events worldwide has driven flooding up the political and risk management agenda. David Martin, Technical Manager of flood risk assessment and modelling consultants Ambiental discusses the development of a new flood modelling system that is being in the UK and how it can be deployed through the use of Cloud Computing using the internet and the advantage of this approach.
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Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design
Written by Don Chong   
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
thumb-hidden-design-120So, what's the fuss over all of this 'parametric design' or 'computational design', you ask? Or, really, isn't the honeymoon over for yet another provocative shape and how to apply efficient facets of a beautiful surface onto a new building? Better yet, shouldn't there be more to 'parametric design' in the overall design process – especially given today's economic and environmental climate? Architect Don Chong attended the recent Bentley SmartGeometry conference in San Francisco and writes about the many impressions and thoughts it generated in this first of a two-part article.
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Spot Image International Conference 2009 - Toulouse, France
Written by Jeff Thurston   
Sunday, 14 June 2009
thumb-spot-image-2009Spot Image has been building and operating satellites since 1986. The company can point to a large archive of 20 million satellite images covering the planet and several operating satellites currently together with partnerships adding imagery from KOMPSAT, FORMOSAT and ENVISAT. Recently the company's shareholder structure changed as EADS Astrium assumed majority ownership. This has resulted in a larger company under that name with Spot Image joining Infoterra to form a earth observation working group. These changes have compelled the group to offer advanced web services for its products and services in addition to other changes. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston reports in the first part of the conference coverage.
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