PERSPECTIVES

What are three major trends in the use of spatial information and where are they leading?

"Three major trends in the use of spatial information include increasing use of remotely sensed imagery, the integration of information for GIS / CAD modeling and the use of spatial information for graphically rich visualisation / simulation environments. In general spatial information is being served to, and used by more people and businesses than ever before. We are just entering the next great phase of geoinformation use."

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

"The use of spatial information has reached a point of wide adoption, where online visualization of location information has become an expectation. There are many trends in the use of spatial information, some that have been building for a long time, and others that have emerged more recently. All of the trends that I see revolve around ways that the Internet has improved data access and distribution. That’s certainly no surprise, for the Internet will be central to any future trends regarding spatial information for some time to come."

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

TOP STORIES

FEATURES

• New Surface Geology Dataset for South Australia
• ESRI's ArcGIS Business Analyst 9.3 Desktop Solution Now Available
• EU Adopts -  European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research
• Intermap Technologies Teams with Leading Risk and Reinsurance Specialist
• ITT Selected by Northern Natural Gas for Pipeline Leak Survey and Corridor Monitoring Work
• Topcon Announces Henderson as GIS National Sales Manager
• Bentley Expands Professional Services
• National Remote Sensing Agency Becomes ISRO Centre
• Technology Overview of Tidal/Wave Power Generation
• Major Developers Back BREEAM for Central and Eastern Europe

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK 

Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week

Matt's Top Five Links of the Week

1.  NREL Dynamic Maps, GIS Data and Analysis Tools - detailed maps regarding renewable energy resources in the United States, including geospatial toolkits.
2. National Grid Floe - An interactive site to help determine your personal impact on the environment.
3. Personalize media - A blog about immersive worlds.
4. The Green Report - Reports and maps of vegetation conditions across the United States  from the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing program with support from NASA.
5. The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund

   
Reader´s Links of the Week

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INTERVIEW

GIS Provides Tools for Optimism

Peter Raven, noted botanist, environmentalist and president of the Missouri Botanical Garden, gave the keynote speech at this year’s ESRI International User Conference. Raven’s talk centered on the need for biodiversity and species preservation, and he praised the GIS toolset for contributing greatly in these causes. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Raven following his talk on subjects ranging from population pressures, to species extinction, to the role of GIS to speed our understanding of nature.

HEADLINE NEWS

CALENDAR

• S. Africa Positions As Satellite Hub
• British Energy: Scotland Short of Power
• Could a spy satellite identify any of us from our shadow?
• Infrastructure Ignored at U.S. Political Conventions
• Pay-As-You-Drive Plan Good for Wallets - and Environment
• Bulgaria's Major Black Sea Cities to Have New Airport Terminals
• Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Germany
• The Meek Shall Inherit the Web
• Ireland: Planning for Water and Water Treatment Capacity
• Ottawa Announce $4 Billion Infrastructure Deal for Quebec
• Dramatic Satellite Image Shows Storms Queuing Up Across Atlantic
• KU Researcher Predicts Farm Productivity Across Kansas and the Nation
• Construction of UPM's £59m Biomass Site on Schedule
• President Bush May Reverse Environmental Legacy
• Police Mas BI and Mapping in Erlanger, KY
• Qatar Navigator to Develop Automated Map for the Country
• California Seeks to Curb Sprawl

REVIEW

 Book Review: Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains

Geographic dynamics is concerned with the study and application of geographic information from creation through to geocomputation and visualisation.  A group from the University Consortium of Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) met with intelligence and non-government participants. That workshop resulted in the book Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains, a collection of articles edited by Kathleen Stewart Hornsby and May Yuan. The book includes discussions on the dynamics of change as a means for creating, computing, synthesizing and visualising geographic phenomena.

TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK 

VECTOR ONE

SPATIAL SUSTAIN 

1. Unified City Models - Geographic Domains
2. Pipelines Map - Europe and Russia
3. Mapping: Beijing Air Quality
4. Digital History of the United States of America
5. Internet Mapping Demolishing British History

1. New Online GIS Courses
2. Satellites Tracked in Google Earth
3. GeoEye-1 Launched Successfully
4. GeoEye-1 Delayed by Hurricane Hanna
5. Rita Colwell Uses Satellites to Predict Cholera

BOOKSTORE

Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains (2008)

By Kathleen Hornsby and May Yuan

A collection of peer-reviewed articles, this multidisciplinary book combines coverage of topics from the perspectives of GIS, computer science, image processing, and information and data processing.

Sustainable Ethanol (2007)

  By Jeffrey and Adrian Goettemoeller

Sustainable Ethanol goes beyond the headlines, uncovering the benefits and limitations of North America's fuel ethanol industry.

Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (2007)

  By Thomas Lillesand, Ralph Kiefer and Jonathan Chipman

From recent developments in digital image processing to the next generation of satellite systems, the sixth edition of this comprehensive text introduces students to the latest developments in the exciting field of remote sensing and image interpretation.