V1 Newsletter, Volume 2 / Issue 7 / Feb. 19, 2008

PERSPECTIVES

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How can GIS evolve to provide better insight into change over time and space?

"Building upon the primary functions of geographic information systems (GIS) is the key to unlocking the door toward greater spatial process modeling and geo-processing. We have barely entered this phase of development and there is immense opportunity ahead. Immediate needs that come to mind for furthering this goal include: building on the integrative nature of GIS, building capacity in the area of understanding processes in a spatial context, evolving GIS output toward new forms of communication and expanding automation into tool-process interactions."

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

"It’s becoming ever more clear that man has placed a great burden on the planet and atmosphere, and that these manmade pressures are only increasing. If we’re going to find expedient solutions to global issues, GIS will need to evolve to accept larger datasets, incorporate multiple and in-depth Earth system process models and address dynamic processes across large space and long time."

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

TOP STORIES

FEATURE

• ESRI to Share Insight on the Power of Geography at Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference
• Regional Park Takes the National Stage at Industry Awards
• IGN Selects Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging’s RedSpider Catalog 3.0
• Future City Competition Reveals Youthful Optimism Based on Solid Engineering and Hard Work
• Ordnance Survey Celebrates Industry Praise for Data Management
• Autodesk Enhances Geospatial Software Solutions
• User Needs Assessment of New GeoBase Land Cover Layer/ Évaluation
• Intermap Technologies Enables Advanced Telecommunication Solutions for German Carrier
• Automated 3D Station NET05” Offers the Industry’s Highest Accuracy for Mammoth Structure Measurement
• Aberdeenshire Extends Scotland’s GIS Frontier

Precision Farming Advances Agricultural Sustainability

To many, Precision Farming seems like an oxymoron. With mud up to the axles and 400 acres left to plough, precision seems worlds away. Yet site-specific management makes sense to an exponentially growing number of farmers.  And production agriculture is at the cutting edge of geotechnology applications through mapping and analyzing the inherent variability in field conditions and linking the derived spatial relationships to management action.

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK

Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week

1) eco-Worldly - 7 Eco-Wonders You Should See Before You Die
2) xPeditions - Geographic Standards in Your Classroom
3) Flowing Data - Strength in Numbers Visualization
4) Book - GIS Tutorial for Marketing by Fred L. Miller
5) Website - Environmental Protection Agency Ireland (EPA)

Matt's Top Five Links of the Week

1) Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science - Recognizes the growing significance of spatiality in social science research
2) Spatial Ecology - For the study of interrelationship between organisms and their environment
3) HotSpring.fm - A forum for debated about science and technology paradigm shifts
4) Dot Earth - A New York Times blog that balances human affairs with our finite planet
5) End of Suburbia - Details oil depletion and the collapse of the American suburban lifestyle

Reader´s Links of the Week

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INTERVIEW

Timothy Nyerges is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. He has long been interested in the connection between GIS and sustainability, having worked on a number of projects, including a curriculum development project in 2001 on GIS for Sustainability Science. V1 Magazine editor Matt Ball spoke with professor Nyerges about the connection between GIS and sustainable development, as well as the ongoing need to develop better tools to tackle sustainability issues.

HEADLINE NEWS

CALENDAR

• Ireland Publishes New Residential Guidelines
• Chesapeake Bay Recovery Faces Many Challenges
• China Rushes on By Road, Rail and Air
• Oceanlinx to Provide Wave Energy for Maui
• French to Team with FedEx for TGV Parcels in Europe
• Investors Pledge USD 10 Billion for Renewable Energy
• Total Human Impact on Oceans Mapped for the First Time
• Canadian Infrastructure Starts Slow Recovery
• USDA Wants to Make Geospatial Data Easier to Share
• Aliens in Antarctica
• No Amnesty for Amazon Deforestation
• GIS Mapping Project Lands in Quicksand
• Renewable Energy Fund Not Making Waves

Tenth International Conference for Spatial Data Infrastructure Feb. 25 - 28, St. Augustine, Trinidad

International Conference GEOS 2008 Feb. 27 - 28, Prague, Czech Republic

Earth and Space Conference 2008 March 3-5, Long Beach, Calif.

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

TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK 

VECTOR ONE

SPATIAL SUSTAIN

1. Patent for a New - Geo-Wallpaper?
2. How Green is Your Love?
3. GIS / CAD for a New 'Geographic Carbon Cap and Trade Scheme
4. Britain: Strategic Challenges to Growth
5. Germany: National Strategy for Sustainability