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Written by Vector1Media Monday, 29 June 2009 18:00

Volume 3 / Issue 25/ June 30, 2009
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PERSPECTIVES
  
What role does software play toward designing holistically?

"Software provides the means to amass a great deal of information, to uncover relationships with analytical tools, and to constantly adjust our approaches. Where previously we might have had to rewrite the books when we gained new understanding, with digital data and models it’s simply a matter of tweaking our input with new assumptions in order to gain new insights." - 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

Advanced Flood Risk Mapping & Modelling
‘In the Cloud’

David Martin, Technical Manager of flood risk assessment and modelling consultants Ambiental discusses the development of a new flood modelling system that is being in the UK and how it can be deployed through the use of Cloud Computing using the internet and the advantage of this approach. 

Leveraging Opportunities in Difficult Times: Merging Application Development with Projects

The 2007 Oregon Legislative Assembly passed House Bill 3337 requiring the Cities of Springfield and Eugene to establish separate Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) by December 31, 2009. Facing budget cuts, staff reductions and ever-increasing demands for geospatial services, the City of Springfield, Oregon, automated complex procedures while supporting citywide urban analysis, and accomplished the task ahead of time and under budget. 

 
TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK  
Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. The Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures & Land Administration - University of Melbourne research in SDI and Land Administration by building on research relationships and creating new links through national and international collaboration.
  2. Transition Towns Ireland - The Irish network belongs to a worldwide initiative building community resilience to face the effects of climate change, peak oil and economic breakdown.
  3. North Sea Palaeolandscapes - 3D seismics as a source for mitigation mapping of the late pleistocene and holocene depositional systems and palaeogeography of the southern north sea.
  4. Republic of Tunisia - Ministry of Environment and Sustainble Development
  5. Geospatial Data Report - finding and using GIS data.
Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. The Designer's Challenge -- The commencement delivered by David W. Orr at the School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, on May 14, 2007.
  2. Consortium for the Barcode of Life --An international initiative devoted to developing DNA barcoding as a global standard for identification.
  3. Layar -- The world's first mobile augmented reality browser.
  4. Center for Embedded Networked Sensing -- A research enterprise focused on developing wireless sensing systems and applying them to critical scientific and societal pursuits.
  5. New Zealand's National Broadband Map
Reader´s Links of the Week

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EVENT REPORTS
  
Spot Image International Conference 2009 - Toulouse, France

thumb_spotimage.jpgSpot Image has been building and operating satellites since 1986. The company can point to a large archive of 20 million satellite images covering the planet and several operating satellites currently together with partnerships adding imagery from KOMPSAT, FORMOSAT and ENVISAT. Recently the company's shareholder structure changed as EADS Astrium assumed majority ownership. This has resulted in a larger company under that name with Spot Image joining Infoterra to form a earth observation working group. These changes have compelled the group to offer advanced web services for its products and services in addition to other changes. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston reports in the first part of the conference coverage.

Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design - II

thumb_chongII.jpgIn Part II of 'Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design'  architect Don Chong continues to discuss the fuss over 'parametric design' and 'computational design', based on his observations at the Bentley SmartGeometry conference in San Francisco recently. His attention turns to design data and the development of design tools in real-time. 

INTERVIEW  
3D Holograms and the Potential for Holographic Display

klug_michael_thumb.jpgThe ability to track change over time within a geospatial context has long been a compelling challenge. The primary limitation is the amount of data that needs to be captured, analyzed and visualized. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Mark L. Feldman, CEO and president of Space-Time Insight about the successful approach that his company has developed, and the many interesting problems that can be solved with this level of insight.

Adding the Time Component to Visualize Change

Feldman_Mark_thumb.jpgThe ability to track change over time within a geospatial context has long been a compelling challenge. The primary limitation is the amount of data that needs to be captured, analyzed and visualized. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Mark L. Feldman, CEO and president of Space-Time Insight about the successful approach that his company has developed, and the many interesting problems that can be solved with this level of insight.

HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

Bentley BE Online Seminars , June 30 - Nov 30, International

GI_Forum , July 7-10, Salzburg, Austria

Geospatial Africa , July 7-9, South Africa

EcoSud 2009 , July 8-10, Chianciano Terme, Italy 

ESRI International User Conference , July 13-17, San Diego, Calif.

IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems , July 13-18, Maribor, Slovenia

GeoSensor Networks , July 13-14, Oxford, UK

2009 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium , July 13-17, Cape Town, South Africa

Society for Conservation GIS Annual Conference , July 18-21, Bear Lake, California

GeoWeb 2009 , July 27-31, Vancouver, Canada

Building Simulation 2009 , July 27-30, Glasgow, Scotland

Managing Water in a Changing World , July 28-30, Torino, Italy

TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
VECTOR ONE SPATIAL SUSTAIN
  2. Where Does a User First Connect with a GIS
  3. Smart City Assessment Tool
  4. Hidden Geographies
  5. Australia - Multi-View Framework to Assess Spatial Data Infrastructures
  1. Google's Computer Vision Aids Augmented Reality
  2. The Promise of a 3D Holographic Display
  3. Geospatial Revolution Project Calls for Ideas
  4. Comparing Fuller and Cahill Map Projections
  5. Dreams of a National Cadastre Take a Commercial Turn
 
BOOKSTORE  
 

The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design (2006)

By Allison Kwok, Walter Grondzik

A practical guide to using green concepts in design.

 

 

The Philosophy of Sustainable Design (2004)

By Jason F. McLennan

This book is intended as a starting point for anyone involved in the building industry on a journey to learn how they can build more responsibly..

The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building (2009)

By 7Group, Bill Reed

The integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems.
 
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