Newsletter V1 Newsletter-Vol. 4, Issue 3
Written by Vector1Media Tuesday, 19 January 2010 00:00
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Volume 4 / Issue 3/ January 19, 2010
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| PERSPECTIVES |
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How does the evolution of geospatial technology impact the future approach of a land developer? |
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"The demand for new housing will not go away anytime soon. However, new development plans are under increasing scrutiny regarding the value that they bring to communities, and the impacts that they’ll have on quality of life. This growing sentiment of more reasoned development plays neatly into the hands of evolving design and planning approaches as well as supporting geospatial technologies." |
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Land administration plays a unique role in solving sustainability issues. It involves an integrated approach that includes several common factors that can be applied around the world, even though their actual implementation can differ from country to country. Our relationship to the land includes both physical and cognitive factors and these connect to wider topics related to law, regulation and legislation. The authors of this book provide a wealth of information for understanding land administration systems and how future spatial data infrastructure may incorporate new processes leading toward sustainability.
The inaugural GeoDesign Summit took place in Redlands, Calif. from Jan. 6-8. The invite-only gathering of roughly 250 people included well-connected representatives from academia, architecture, engineering, landscape architecture and planning. The purpose of the event was to outline a new geospatial approach that is being called GeoDesign
Over 500 participants from Russia, CIS and foreign countries gathered at the 4th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions” convened on December 1-3, 2009 at the Moscow Region “Vatutinki” recreation centre of the RF President Administration.|
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ESRI Enables the Intelligent Query and Analysis of Virtual Cities |
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| Mapping the Plastic Problem |
 The growing amount of plastic debris in the world’s oceans and waterways has many scientists and anti pollution activists very concerned. The Great Pacific Garbage patch, a gyre in the Pacific Ocean that is capturing plastic debris and is growing in size has provided a rallying cry for activists that is gaining momentum. Drew Stephens, the founder of the GIS Institute, has long been involved in the application of GIS for conservation, and that work has led to his participation on the Think Beyond Plastic expedition in California that recently took place. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Stephens about the purpose and outcome of this trip as well as the benefits of applying more geospatial analysis to this problem. |
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ESRI, the leading mapping software company, was started more than forty years ago. As a pioneer of geographic information systems, the company has been at the forefront of new technology developments that have broadened the use of the geographic approach. V1 editor Matt Ball shared the following questions with Jack Dangermond, ESRI's founder and president, at the GeoDesign Summit in Redlands, Calif. This event marked a growing emphasis on the broader use of geospatial technology for design and planning, and the following questions focus primarily on these aspects of ESRI's operations. |
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