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Written by Vector1Media Monday, 30 March 2009 18:00

Volume 3 / Issue 13/ March 31, 2009
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PERSPECTIVES
  
Is There A Geospatial Future in the Global Economic Downturn?

"Watch out for those doom and gloom types - they are 180 degrees to where the geospatial world is heading. Stay away from them. Avoid them. Cast them away on large drifting icebergs and turn your attention to the real opportunities ahead. Negativity breeds its own destiny."  

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

TOP STORIES
 
FEATURE

 Economy of the Spatial Data Infrastructures

Are spatial data infrastructure (SDI) worthwhile? A survey was made of users for a Geoportal in Spain recently. The feedback results were tabulated for 80 users (65 Catalans) of the Geoportal IDEC and its services provides an important glimpse into the value of SDI.

Towards Flood Resilient Cities

Cities are evolving systems. We have little understanding of their behaviour. We know that they are highly dynamic, in that they face changing environments and inputs, and adapt to these changes. Over a longer historical period, cities have always successfully adapted to changing environmental conditions and thus have been extremely resilient. From 1100 to 1800, only 42 cities worldwide were deserted after their construction.

  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. India Environmental Portal - National environmental portal for India.
  2. NIMH - Bulgaria Department of Hydrology, Division of Hydroforecasts
  3. Sustainable Singapore - Singapore is ranked as the most liveable city in Asia and has also been consistently recognized to be among the top liveable cities in the world.
  4. Spanish Institute of Oceanography - public institute of the Instituto Español de Oceanografía
  5. Greenbuilding - This programme aims at improving the energy efficiency and expanding the integration of renewable energies in non-residential buildings in Europe on a voluntary basis.
Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. PlantMapper - Building a digital arboretum.
  2. Awareness Into Action - Helping businesses make sustainable choices.
  3. Cool Earth - A UK-based charity that aims to halt climate change.
  4. Ecocast -The ecological forecasting lab at NASA Ames Research Center.
  5. Greenversations - The official blog of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Reader´s Links of the Week

Submit suggested links to anything you would like to recommend that fellow readers do, see or read via e-mail to mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

COLUMN  
Micro-Location Overview: Beyond the Metre...to the Centimetre
thumb_steven_feldman60.jpgAdvances in tracking and location technologies are enabling new application development. These applications can be found in environmental, utility, transport and other industrial applications. Many new approaches are being developed for more personal and local use and these applications include in-store location, hospitals, airports and inside buildings. In this column Steven Feldman takes a look at some of these applications and provides his unique views on some of the recent developments.
 
INTERVIEWS  
   Tracking Ships Around the Globe

richard_proud_60.jpgjulian_longson_60.jpgOcean going ships are not presently required to carry tracking devices. But renewed interest in safety and security issues is generating growing interest in knowing where these vessels are located, and which is soon to be required. This poses many challenges because a system needs to be developed that integrates this information internationally, yet, remains sensitive to the needs of individual countries territorial waters and the shipping industry. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Richard Proud (left) of ComSine Ltd. and Julian Longson (right) of Pole Star Space Applications Ltd where both companies are developing these applications.

  WA-Trans Provides a Vision for Road Data Integration
griffin_tami.jpgThe state of Washington is coordinating an ambitious effort to normalize transportation data from multiple counties into a common repository called the Washington State Transportation Framework (WA-Trans). V1 Magazine editor Matt Ball spoke with Tami Griffin, WA-Trans project manager, about the technical and collaborative hurdles that she is addressing in order to provide the best up-to-date data on roads, railways, ferries, aviation, ports, and non-motorized transportation infrastructure in her state.
HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

SANY GIS & Sensor Data to Web Maps, Apr. 3-6, Zurich, Switzerland 

10th International Coastal Symposium, ICS 2009 , Apr. 13-18, Lisbon, Portugal

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

GEOSiberia 2009 , Apr. 21-23, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Cities 3.0, April 22-25, Sitges, Spain

Map MIddle East 2009 , Apr. 26-28, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Melbourne Planning Summit, Apr. 28-29, Melbourne, Australia

FIG Working Week 2009 , May 3-8, Eilat, Israel

EVENT REPORT
  
  ASPRS Reflects on the Past, and Provides a Vision for the Future
asprs75years.jpg The 75th annual American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual Conference took place in Baltimore, Maryland from March 9-13, 2009. This landmark event drew an international audience of more than 1,500 people, with the theme, "Reflection of the Past, Vision for the Future". The reflection portion of the theme was evident in a multimedia exhibit that recounted the history of the society as well as a special anniversary celebration. The vision part of the theme was explored in many different sessions that focused on the future of the industry.
TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
VECTOR ONE SPATIAL SUSTAIN
BOOKSTORE  
 

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop (2008)

By Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Carolyn Groessl, Laura Bowden

This second edition is updated for ArcGIS 9.3, and contains introductory concepts followed by scripted software exercises that reinforce an understanding of the conceptual material presented.

  GIS Tutorial for Health (2007)

  By Kristen S. Kurland and Wilpen L. Gorr

This book includes a wealth of topics such as, visualizing health data, designing maps for health studies, projecting and using health and spatial data, geo-coding and analyzing health data.

Building a GIS: System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers (2009)

  By Dave Peters

This book describes a scientific approach to IT infrastructure design for a GIS.

 
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