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Written by Vector1Media Monday, 02 March 2009 17:00

Volume 3 / Issue 9/ March 9, 2009
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PERSPECTIVES
  
Is It Time to Rationalise and Re-Invent Geospatial Conferences and Workshops?

"Recent events in the world economy have turned the budgets of most companies inside out and upside down. Stock prices have dropped, earnings are being impacted and travel budgets are being limited in many cases. Both industry and individuals are looking for value as they deal with the economic situation. How can we move forward to meet these needs in the current economic environment while adding value?"  

Jeff Thurstonl - Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TOP STORIES
FEATURES

 The European Urban Atlas -
Supporting City Habitability

 Consumption of natural land for settlements, industry and transport infrastructure proceeds with an alarming pace in Europe and disagrees with the stagnating population. Every three years we lose a surface area equivalent to the size of Luxemburg.

Pour a glass of water out of a kitchen tap throughout the Canterbury region of New Zealand and chances are you’ll be staring at what many consider the finest drinking water in the world. Cool, clear and untouched, it’s originated in the mountains of the Southern Alps, travelled across the Canterbury Plains in the large braided river systems and then filtered slowly through the alluvial shingles before settling in large natural aquifers.

  WHITE PAPER: Extending 3D Models Beyond Application Dead Ends

We are quickly moving toward a world where intelligent 3D models will interface with sensor systems for a realistic, up-to-date picture of our world. But for this vision to become a reality, we need compatibility and connectivity between different tools, data types and data models. Vector1 Media has partnered with Safe Software to explore this interoperability between 3D data formats.
 
Download the full white paper here. 
TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK  
Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - Leipzig, Germany
  2. msia - Mapping Sciences Institute of Australia
  3. drdn - Department of Regional Development UK 
  4. Center for Geoinformatics - Salzburg, Austria
  5. Blog - Places and Spaces 
Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. Save Energy Now -A U.S. Dept. of Energy initiative to save energy.
  2. Winterhouse Institute - Collective action and collaboration for social impact across the design industry.
  3. TerraCycle - A tale of eco-capitalism.
  4. Greenopolis - A social networking site for those interested in green practices.
  5. Architecture for Humanity - Building a more sustainable future with the power of design.
Reader´s Links of the Week

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  • Official Site of Denmark - with highlights on sustainability
  • Octaga - 3D software designed to integrate existing applications and business processes.
  • Dynamic Graphics Project - Laboratory for multi-displinary research in human-computer interaction and computer graphics disciplines.
  • HarvestChoice  - Aimed at improving farm productivity and profitability.
REVIEW  
 Designing Geodatabases for Transportation
designtrans80.jpg Transportation networks are highly spatial in nature and dependent upon a high level of planning in their design, operation and maintenance. Accordingly, they are well suited to geographical information systems (GIS) tools. While we tend to think of transport networks in a continuous fashion, primarily to get us from Point A to Point B, these networks are, in practice, made up of smaller segments, many of which are managed independently or in integrated fashion. J. Allison Butler provides readers with in depth knowledge about these networks and how they can be designed, planned and operated through the use of GIS tools.
 
COLUMN  
GIS, Sustainability and the Winds of Change
gale_tony.gif America’s first-ever climate change president, Barrack Obama is making substantial changes in the way we approach energy, the environment, and our economy. These changes will impact how we manage where our energy comes from (the supply side) and how we use it (the demand side). This will not only affect the future of our economy and our national security, it will also have tremendous influence on the sustainability of our country and planet.
 
INTERVIEWS  
Autodesk Integrates Sustainable Design
danby_dawn.jpgAutodesk has embraced the concept of sustainable design and is working to integrate these principals into tools to facilitate wider application. V1 Magazine editor Matt Ball spoke with Dawn Danby, sustainable design program manager at Autodesk about how these concepts are being applied, and the future promise of this approach that considers the environment and the community as guiding design criteria.
Greater Transparency at EPA Has Geospatial Implications
johnston_photo.jpgThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long been a user of geospatial technology, and they’ve created many web-based applications to improve communication with constituents. A new agency-wide initiative for better information management and transparency in now underway, and there are implications for greater integration of sensor and geospatial systems to aid this effort. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Jerry Johnston, the agency’s geospatial information officer (GIO), about his vision for greater GIS use at the agency.
Smart Geometry Conference
HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing , March 8-13, Baltimore

Bulgaria Building Week ,  March 10-14, Sofia, Bulgaria

Imaging Spectroscopy , March 16-19, Tel Aviv, Israel

5th World Water Forum , March 16-22, Istanbul, Turkey

Association of American Geographers , March 22-27, Las Vegas, Nev.

Sustainable Scandanavia , March 30-April 5, Copenhagen, Denmark

SPAR 2009, March 30 - April 1, Denver, Colo.

Offshore Survey '09 , April 1-2, Southampton, UK

GITA Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions , April 19-22, Tampa, Fla. 

EVENT REPORT
  
  Map World Forum: Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Planet Earth
mwf_logo.jpg The Map World Forum took place in Hyderabad, India from Feb. 10-13. This second biennial event drew an international audience of more than 2,000 people, with the theme, "Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Planet Earth". The theme was explored in many different sessions that drove home the power of geospatial technology for the stewardship of our planet.
TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
VECTOR ONE SPATIAL SUSTAIN
  1. Most Advanced Nations Have Advanced Geospatial Applications
  2. Europe: Coordinate Systems and Map Projections
  3. Create Your Own Geospatial Magazine in the Cloud
  4. Abu Dhabi Metro Study Invites Bids
  5. Map Paintings
  1. New Online Mapping Platform
  2. The Plague of Pacific Plastic
  3. Suggested Deep Thinking
  4. Chenango County Lost Their Maps
  5. Runaway Change?
BOOKSTORE  
 

Earth Observation of Global Change: The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Global Environment (2008)

  By Emily Chuvieco

Remote sensing methods provide a relevant tool to monitor global variables, since they offer a systematic coverage of the Earth Surface, at different spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions.

  By Eddie Bernard, Allan Robinson

This volume fifteen in a distinguished series surveying the frontiers of ocean science and research, looks at every aspect of the current science of tsunamis.

By Trevor Paglen

The story of a young geographer’s road trip through the underworld of U.S. military and C.I.A. “black ops” sites.
 

 

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