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V1 Newsletter-Vol. 2, Issue 36 |
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Written by Vector1Media
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Volume 2 / Issue 36/ September 9, 2008
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PERSPECTIVES
What are three major trends in the use of spatial information and where are they leading?
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 "Three major trends in the use of spatial information include increasing use of remotely sensed imagery, the integration of information for GIS / CAD modeling and the use of spatial information for graphically rich visualisation / simulation environments. In general spatial information is being served to, and used by more people and businesses than ever before. We are just entering the next great phase of geoinformation use."
Jeff Thurston, Editor, EMEA and Russia,
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 "The use of spatial information has reached a point of wide adoption, where online visualization of location information has become an expectation. There are many trends in the use of spatial information, some that have been building for a long time, and others that have emerged more recently. All of the trends that I see revolve around ways that the Internet has improved data access and distribution. That’s certainly no surprise, for the Internet will be central to any future trends regarding spatial information for some time to come."
Matt Ball, Editor, Americas/Asia-Pacific,
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TOP STORIES
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FEATURES
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We can’t understand or manage what we can’t observe, measure and
describe. To advance the human project of environmental learning and
management that we began millennia ago using only our minds, our
cultures and our naked senses, today we also supply ourselves with data
from many kinds of sensor systems.
Amid the clamor of national debate over how best to reduce reliance on oil, the call to replace petroleum with ethanol made enough noise to attract government and industry attention. A major U.S. pipeline company, Colonial, began its study of the feasibility of introducing alternative fuels such as ethanol to pipeline shipments.
An INSPIRE Agenda for Lisbon
Motivation speaker Daniel Burrus spoke at the Intergraph Conference a few years ago. He said: “Time is the currency of the 90s.” If that was the case then it is certainly the case now. So how do you make time? The answer is simple. It comes from an old quality mantra: ‘do it right the first time’. With INSPIRE we have an opportunity to do it right.
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TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK
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Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week
- Euro-Mediterranean Information System - EMWIS is an initiative of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. It provides a strategic tool for exchanging information and knowledge in the water sector between and within the Euro Mediterranean partnership countries.
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency - This is an excellent site and a leader. Good layout, informative content.
- What's the future for planet Earth? If you're concerned about global warming and climate, and have a PC with an internet connection, you will soon be able to join scientists in predicting what lies ahead, says Roger Highfield.
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - I like what these folks have done and how they are doing it. The earth is revealed in unique ways.
- European Commission Maritime Affairs - This site is huge and contains a lot of information about oceans and marinecontent. It is a good beginning point for understanding more about maritime topics.
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Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
- NREL Dynamic Maps, GIS Data and Analysis Tools - detailed maps regarding renewable energy resources in the United States, including geospatial toolkits.
- National Grid Floe - An interactive site to help determine your personal impact on the environment.
- Personalize media - A blog about immersive worlds.
- The Green Report - Reports and maps of vegetation conditions across the United States from the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing program with support from NASA.
- The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
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Reader´s Links of the Week
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ULTra - ULTra offers an advanced form of PRT, ready for application, giving effective, low cost and sustainable transport for cities, airports and special developments worldwide. These people are hiring - by the way.
Global Land Tool Network - Addressing land issues early and systematically is increasingly
recognized as critical to post-conflict and post-disaster recovery and
for the implementation of durable solutions.
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INTERVIEW
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GIS Provides Tools for Optimism
 Peter Raven, noted botanist, environmentalist and president of the Missouri Botanical Garden, gave the keynote speech at this year’s ESRI International User Conference. Raven’s talk centered on the need for biodiversity and species preservation, and he praised the GIS toolset for contributing greatly in these causes. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Raven following his talk on subjects ranging from population pressures, to species extinction, to the role of GIS to speed our understanding of nature.
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HEADLINE NEWS
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CALENDAR
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Estuarine and Coastal Sciences , Sep 29 - Oct 4, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Sustainable Cities and Communities, Sep. 29 - Oct 1, Geneva, Switzerland
INTERGEO, Sep. 30 - Oct. 1, Bremen, Germany
Am. Society of Landscape Architects Annual Mtg, Oct. 3 - 7, Philadelphia, PA
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REVIEW
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Book Review: Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains
 Geographic dynamics is concerned with the study and application of geographic information from creation through to geocomputation and visualisation. A group from the University Consortium of Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) met with intelligence and non-government participants. That workshop resulted in the book Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains, a collection of articles edited by Kathleen Stewart Hornsby and May Yuan. The book includes discussions on the dynamics of change as a means for creating, computing, synthesizing and visualising geographic phenomena.
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TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK
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Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains (2008)
By Kathleen Hornsby and May Yuan
A collection of peer-reviewed articles, this multidisciplinary book
combines coverage of topics from the perspectives of GIS, computer
science, image processing, and information and data processing.
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Sustainable Ethanol (2007)
By Jeffrey and Adrian Goettemoeller
Sustainable Ethanol goes beyond the headlines, uncovering the benefits
and limitations of North America's fuel ethanol industry.
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Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (2007)
By Thomas Lillesand, Ralph Kiefer and Jonathan Chipman
From recent developments in digital image processing to the next
generation of satellite systems, the sixth edition of this
comprehensive text introduces students to the latest developments in
the exciting field of remote sensing and image interpretation.
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