V1 Newsletter-Vol. 2, Issue 5

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Written by Vector1Media Monday, 04 February 2008 18:00

V1 Newsletter, Volume 2 / Issue 5 / Feb. 5, 2008

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PERSPECTIVES

What's Possible Now With Mobile Mapping?

Photo of Jeff Thurston "Mobile mapping is all about convergence. It not only brings together technologies, field solutions are increasingly designed to connect-the-dots between professionals all along the spatial information chain. Furthermore, mobile technologies shorten the distance between the office and the field with field personnel directly linked to data warehouses."

Jeff Thurston, Editor, EMEA and Russia, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Photo of Matt Ball "When we speak of mobile mapping, we speak about capabilities well beyond the ability to see where you are on a map that is displayed on a cell phone or navigation device. The idea of mobile mapping is to be able to view, edit and integrate with your geographic information system (GIS) data while in the field."

Matt Ball, Editor, Americas/Asia-Pacific, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FEATURE

One Step at a Time – Or a Step Too Far?

Implementing new software can be like a leap in the dark. You have to have faith that the team will pick it up quickly or else productivity will dip.

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK

Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week

1) A History of Visual Communication - Extensive site on visual communication.
2) Global Positioning System Drawing Project - Drawing on the earth with a GPS.
3) Community Wind Toolbox - High-quality practical information for farmers and rural landowners looking to develop commercial-scale wind projects.
4) Degree Confluence Project - The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location.
5) The Masdar Initative - WWF and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Initiative unveil plan for world’s first carbon-neutral, waste-free, car-free city.

Matt's Top Five Links of the Week

1) County High Point Maps - share individual highpointing accomplishments
2) Better World Campaign - dedicated to a strong U.S. - UN relationship
3) The Big Here Quiz - What do you know about the larger system around you?
4) UrbanPlan - an educational initiative of the Urban Land Institute
5) Seattle Urban Nature Project- an organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Puget Sound region by engaging communities to improve urban forests.

Reader´s Links of the Week

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New Zealand Secondary Schools with Cyber Seismology - Quake Trackers

BOOK REVIEW

Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature

This important book by Douglas Farr, the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, is a call to action for going beyond sustainable structures to include community enhancements that make a city more walkable, enjoyable and environmentally friendly. The book's subtitle, "Urban Design with Nature," is a nod to Ian McHarg's Design with Nature. Yet the author states that this book is a rebuttal of McHarg's, "bias against cities, distaste for human systems, and his focus on a wilderness free of humans."

HEADLINE NEWS

CALENDAR

INTERGEO East Feb. 18 - 20, Belgrade

Build IT Berlin 2008 Feb. 19 - 23, Berlin, Germany

Energy: Challenges Across Europe and The Future of Utilities Feb. 26-27, London

Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference Apr. 14 - 15, Lexington, KY

1Spatial Conference April 29 - May 1, Stansted Airport, UK

BE Conference May 28-30, Baltimore, Maryland