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Written by Vector1Media Tuesday, 09 March 2010 00:00

V1 Magazine
Volume 4 / Issue 10/ March 9, 2010
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PERSPECTIVES
  
Should Rural and Urban Spatial Models Link Together?

"A significant amount of spatial and geodata related work is related to urban activity. This involves all kinds of geodata including cadastral, topographic, infrastructure, demographic, transport and many other types of information. At the same time we can find similar levels of activity related to rural environments. While modelling for each may take on different characteristics, there are connection points between urban and rural areas. Should Rural and Urban Spatial Models Link Together?"
-- Jeff Thurston, editor - Europe, Middle East / Africa

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TOP STORIES
FEATURES
If sustainability means to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations, pedestrian simulation software can contribute to this aim in the field of building design and engineering. Simulation of human walking allows to identify planned or existing flaws regarding pedestrian comfort and security in buildings, urban areas or transport facilities that will threaten the current and future use of these facilities.

It used to be that good design was signified by form following function, but as we’ve moved through the first decade of the 21st century, it’s clear that good design requires so much more. While function is still primary, there are many other factors inherent to good design.  Factors like sustainability, affordability, usability and reliability. And wrapped around those factors are ever-more subjective notions of beauty and emotional appeal.

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Top Five Links of the Week
  
 

Jeff's Top 5 Links of the Week

  1. GDI 3D - city models and spatial data infrastructure from the University of Heidelberg.
  2. SEAREG - tool for assessing sea level rise in the Baltic.
  3. NZCPA - New Zealand Centre for precision farming.
  4. Berkeley/Penn Urban and Environmental Modeler’s Datakit - website and the accompanying data were constructed as part of the Urban & Environmental Footprint 2050 Project
  5. Maritime Affairs - EU maritime affairs.

Matt's Top 5 Links of the Week

  1. Open Topography - a portal to high-resolution topography data and tools
  2. Popular Science - the entire 137-year archive of the magazine has been opened for free browsing.
  3. Green Trails Maps - makers of detailed topographic recreation maps in the Northwestern United States
  4. The Future of Games - a presentation by Jesse Schell at DICE 2010
  5. Restore America's Estuaries - hope for coastal habitats

Reader's Top Links of the Week (Submit your links to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

  •  UK Green Building Council - to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment, by radically transforming the way it is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.
  • Utah GIS Portal
COLUMN
  
SDIs and Regional Competitiveness
Steven_Ramage_1Spatial_thumbSDIs are being developed to help address environmental concerns, disaster preparedness and emergency responsiveness, but there are other possibilities for benefiting from SDIs, namely regional competitiveness. This could mean public sector organisations who are currently experiencing budget cuts across the board could use activities relating to geospatial data to minimise budget cuts or maintain existing budget levels. This is because their activities provide a positive contribution to the regional economy, especially where the overriding objective is to build a knowledge economy.

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EVENTS  
ILMF Places Emphasis on LIDAR's Growing Role to Model and Assess the World

ILMF10The International LIDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) took place in Denver, Colo. from March 3-5, 2010. The event drew more than 500 attendees and 60 exhibiting companies. The program placed both an emphasis on research and innovation as well as application, with a mix of process oriented sessions, the strategies and hurdles of collection, and innovative LIDAR applications.

Imagina 2010 - Part 2
Imagina_small imagina 2010 was recently held in Monaco. The event included a 3D track together with an architecture and landscape-territory track this year , both of which proved highly successful. Several leaders in the 3D city, building and construction design space were present. Lively discussions and debates about the current future possibilities for evolving 3D technologies and applications were included. A 3D Ethics Charter was signed at the event.
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INTERVIEWS  
Interoperability Science Requires a Cultural Dialog

Schell_David_thumbThe Open Geospatial Consortium has been hard at work on many fronts to realize the full promise of geospatial technology. David Schell, the organization's founder and chairman of the board, spoke with V1 editor Matt Ball about the organizations inroads with the AECOO community and the promise of greater software interoperability.

 
The Growing Excitement of Working in 3D

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Fred Limp has been on the forefront of spatial technology research and development projects as the founder and past director of the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas. Limp has written several prescient articles about the growing importance of 3D in the geospatial sphere, and continues to work on interesting research projects that involve the application of 3D data collection, integration and analysis tools to pressing problems. V1 Magazine editor Matt Ball spoke with Limp about his work and the trends in the 3D space.

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HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

IV Jornadas de SIG Libre, Mar. 10-12, Girona, Spain

GISWORX 2010, Mar. 15-17, Dubai, UAE

ISPRS - Core Spatial Databases, Mar. 15-17, Haifa, Israel

SmartGeometry, March 19-22, Barcelona, Spain

World Urban Forum, Mar. 22-26, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sustainable Facilities Management 2010, Mar. 23-24, Melbourne, Australia

Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics, Mar. 23-26, Fukuoka, Japan

GEO 10 UK, Mar 24-25, Coventry, UK

National Seminar on Application of Geomatics in Climatology, Mar 25-26, Tamil, Nadu

Where 2.0, Mar. 30 - Apr. 1, San Jose, Calif.

American Planning Association National Conference, Apr. 10-13, New Orleans, La.

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TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
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  1.  GIS in 3D and OGC Discussion on the WVS Pipeline
  2.  OpenStreetMap 3D
  3. Mini-Copter for Aerial Agriculture Monitoring
  4. Is 4D GIS Near?
  5. IKEA Homes Arrive in Germany
  1. Mapping the Affordability of Housing and Transportation
  2. Senator Files Bill to Stop FEMA Flood Mapping
  3. Fusion of Hyperspectral and LIDAR Yields More Realistic Model for Visualization and Simulation
  4. LIDAR for Earthquake Planning and Post-Event Assessments
  5. LIDAR is a Key Tool for the Measurement of Ecosystem Services
  
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BOOK REVIEW  
Archaeology and Landscape in the Mongolian Altai: An Atlas

Altai_Atlas_cover648RGB_med_75A chronology of 15 years of research and documentation in northwest Mongolia, this book spans the 12,000 year history of the region and the cultural heritage of the people that live there. The location borders both the China  and Russian border areas and the book is the first of it's kind oriented toward archaeology and culture in the region.
BOOKSTORE  
 

Foundations of Ecological Resilience (2010)

By William Lucy

An important contribution to our collective understanding of resilience and an invaluable resource for students and scholars in ecology, wildlife ecology, conservation biology, sustainability, environmental science, public policy, and related fields.

Planning for Climate Change in the West (2009)

By Rebecca Carter, Susan Culp

Western planners are emphasizing sustainability or economic efficiency, rather than climate change, in their decisions to manage water supplies, reduce energy consumption, increase transportation efficiency, and protect open space.

Spatial Complexity, Informatics, and Wildlife Conservation (2010)

Sam Cushman, Falk Huettmann

This book focuses directly on the interplay between theory, data, and analytical methodology in the rapidly evolving fields of animal ecology, conservation, and management.

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