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V1 Newsletter-Vol. 2, Issue 38 |
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Written by Vector1Media
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Volume 2 / Issue 38/ September 23, 2008
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PERSPECTIVES
How do you think the current world financial situation will impact the geospatial industry?
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 "The current world financial situation
involved a significant amount of over-leveraging - derivatives. The
wild fluctations we currently see, and the continuing downturns, are
attributable to world wide de-leveraging. As painful as the current
financial situation is, the correction will build the foundation for
operating down the road. The geospatial industry has historically
provided solutions to everyday, real problems in society. As stability
in the financial markets sets in later, a veritable dam of cash will
flood the market looking for real investment opportunities, many of
which will be infrastructure related and oriented toward providing
basic human needs."
Jeff Thurston, Editor, EMEA and Russia,
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 "Overall, the
geospatial marketplace will continue to hum with reasonable yearly
growth. Large public geospatial companies have long operated at a
profit, with some cyclical variance depending upon their focus.The
opportunities in the geospatial market sector are very broad and diverse, but
evolve largely around better decision making. As long as geospatial
technology contributes to better decisions, meaning greater efficiency,
there will be no better place to weather out economic downturns.
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Matt Ball, Editor, Americas/Asia-Pacific,
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TOP STORIES
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FEATURES
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In
the most densely populated area of the Netherlands, the city of
Amsterdam undertook the monumental challenge of designing a community
for 45,000 inhabitants on 495 hectares of nonexistent land. Creating
a new landmass by reclaiming seven islands from dredged sand in
IJmeer, a lake on Amsterdam’s east side, residents with a fondness
for waterfront property will have their choice of custom homes or
high-rise apartments.
For much of Idaho, the Snake River is a lifeblood. The 1,040 mile tributary
of the Columbia River provides water for drinking, irrigating, and
generating approximately 50 percent of the state’s energy through
hydropower. For Idaho Power Company, owner and
operator of 17 hydroelectric power plants, preservation of the river is
of utmost importance.
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INTERVIEW
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Exploring ESRI’s Science Initiatives
 The geographic information system approach of ESRI has long had ties to
science. Recently, ESRI placed more emphasis on this role by
designating senior executive David Maguire as chief scientist. V1
editor Matt Ball sat down with Maguire at the ESRI User Conference in
San Diego to speak about the science initiatives at the company, both
in terms of technology frontiers and research and development priorities
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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
Uncertainties in Environmental Mofeling , Sep 30 - Oct10, Vrsar, Croatia
Am. Society of Landscape Architects Annual Mtg, Oct. 3 - 7, Philadelphia, PA
World Conservation Congress, Oct 5-14, Barcelona, Spain
GEOSS Workshop XXIV , Oct 24-26, Accra, Ghana
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REVIEWS
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Book Review: Cultural Landscape: Assessment, Protection, Shaping
 Cultural Landscape: Assessment,
Protection, Shaping is the
first monograph volume in a series as
part of the international project “Protecting Historical Cultural
Landscapes to Strengthen Regional Identities and Local Economies”
and is partially funded by the European Union Programme INTERREG III
B CADSES. The volume is edited by Jozef Hernik and Jacek M.
Pijanowski and provides an overview of projects and research related to
understanding landscapes from a cultural perspective. The work is
unique because it also includes spatial considerations that contribute
to landscape developments and change within cultures.
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TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK
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London: A Life in Maps (2007)
By Peter Whitfield
A fascinating history of London organized around some 100 of the
countless maps, panoramas, and plans created of the city over the last
500 years, going back to the earliest extant map
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Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape (2007)
By Brian Hayes
We are surrounded by the hardware of the modern world, but how much of
it do we even notice, much less understand? This unique and fascinating
book covers the parts of the landscape that are often overlooked
despite their ubiquity.
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Google Earth For Dummies (2007)
By David A. Crowder
This guide helps you install and customize the Google Earth software, create specialized maps, tour almost any city on earth, and more!
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