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Written by Vector1Media Monday, 14 September 2009 18:00

Volume 3 / Issue 36/ September 15, 2009
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PERSPECTIVES
  

Is Photogrammetry Important to the Geospatial Industry?

"Absolutely. Pho­togram­me­try is more impor­tant today than it has been at any other time. Pho­togram­mety sits at the fore­front of many 3D appli­ca­tions because it can pro­vide dig­i­tal data imme­di­ately, and pro­cess­ing tools for that infor­ma­tion are also inno­v­a­tive. Lastly, pho­togram­me­try pro­vides one of the few qual­i­ta­tive approaches for geospa­tial infor­ma­tion avail­able through stan­dard­i­s­a­tion of test­ing pro­ce­dures and specifications." 
-- Jeff Thurston, editor - Europe, Middle East & Africa - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TOP STORIES
FEATURE
 
 
Antipolo City is the second largest city in Rizal Province, with a total land area of 38,575 hectares. The topography is rugged, rising from the coastal plain at elevations of about 6 to 12 meters above sea level in the Mayamot area up to 300 meters on the eastern border. The new Manila Water Optimization System benefits more than 709,000 people, equating to more than 140,000 households.
 

The interaction between science and technology is inevitable. Scientific studies produce information and cause advances in technology while on the other hand technological progress provides us better circumstances on scientific research. Today data deluge is a growing concern in Earth sciences and providing a solution for the analysis of these upcoming data is an extensive task in Computer science. There are different types of data to understand earthquake processes.

 
TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK  
Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. Common Sense - mobile sensing for communities.
  2. Surveying - the science of surveying under the sea.
  3. ISRC - world soil information foundation with a global mandate, funded by the Netherlands Government, and with a strategic association with Wageningen University and Research Centre.
  4. World Stress Map - the world stress map (WSM) is the global compilation of information on the present-day stress field of the Earth's crust with 21,750 stress data records
  5. Pattern Language - association of people from all walks of life with architects and builders we are rebuilding our neighbourhoods slowly rebuilding the earth.
Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. This We Know -- Exploring U.S. Government data about your community.
  2. Catalog of Earth Satellite Orbits
  3. Build It Solar -- the renewable energy site for Do-It-Yourselfers
  4. Tile Drawer -- Makes desiging and hosting custom OpenStreetMaps simple and straightforward.
  5. MAPLight -- Illuminating the connection between money and politics.
Reader´s Links of the Week

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REVIEW  
GIS for Decision Support and Public Policy Making
DecisionSupport_cvr_70.jpgRecent economic events have plunged governments into the center of changing economic circumstances that require efficient and effective decision making. These challenges have become even more critical just as this book was released. Governments worldwide at all levels from local to national are increasingly finding that they are being called upon to initiate and participate more closely with other government agencies and private industry at the same time. To expedite growth and implement effective planning GIS can play a central role.
GITA GIS Oil and Gas Conference
EVENT  
Emerging GIS Landscapes in Central Asia
thumb-GISCA70.jpgThe 3rd successful Central Asia GIS Conference was concluded by conference chairs Akylbek Chymyrov and Josef Strobl from the Austria-Central Asia Centre for GIScience on August 28 at the University of Construction, Transportation and Architecture in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The two-day conference program brought together speakers from Central Asian countries with their counterparts from Central Europe, with representatives from Russia, India, Iran, USA and several other countries making this a truly international event.
COLUMNS  
Planning for Sustainability
Gale_Tony_thumb.jpg Good planning is critical to achieving sustainability. The success of international, national, regional, and organizational plans for climate resiliency, energy management, supply chain optimization, facility management, and transportation efficiency depend on a defined purpose, need, and process to achieve sustainable performance.
Can the GIS-Community Build a Pyramid on the Moon?
thumb-lars-brodersen-70.jpgIf all the world's best GIS-minds were brought together and put in a room (with plenty of CocaCola and pizza supply), what could happen? Could they construct a pyramid with a pumping heart on the moon'? Could they construct something that would stand for another 5000 years (as the pyramids)? Could they construct something that definitely would change the direction of man's life (in a positive sense like e.g. the alphabet)? Could they construct something mind-blowing like bringing man onto the moon?
 
INTERVIEWS  
IBM Takes Aim at Creating a Smarter Planet

rlechner_thumb.jpgIBM is working to build a smarter planet, with an aggressive campaign that includes a number of television ads on this topic. The focus is from the micro (making computers run more efficiently) to the macro (designing better transportation networks). The company recently participated in the Forum on Earth Observations III in Washington, D.C., which was organized by the Alliance for Earth Observation and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Richard Lechner, vice president for Energy and Environment at IBM about the company’s role as technology innovator and integrator, and how their tools are being applied to create a smarter planet.

Planning in Three Dimensions

lacour_niels_thumb.jpgWhile urban planners may underutilize GIS, there’s growing momentum to harness the toolset for richer visualization and analysis. Niels la Cour, physical planner with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is doing some innovative work with 3D modeling for campus planning. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with la Cour about the evolution of GIS for planning, the use of 3D models, and the potential advancements of GeoDesign.

HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

2nd International Conference Biohydrology 2009 , Sept 21-24, Bratislava, Slovakia

INTERGEO , Sept 22-24,  Karlsruhe, Germany

AGI Geocommunity , Sept 23-25, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

European Conference on Complex Systems , Sept 24, Warwick, UK

(W)here is Europe" Seminar , Sept 24-26, Aarhus, Denmark

African Crop Science Society Conference , Sept 28-Oct 1, Cape Town, South Africa

URISA 2009 , Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, Anaheim, Calif.

Design Modelling Symposium Berlin , Oct. 5-7, Berlin, Germany

Location Intelligence Conference , Oct. 5-7, Westminster, Colorado

Water and Envirotech Indonesia 2009 ,  Oct. 14-17,
Jakarta, Indonesia 

FOSS4G , Oct. 20-23, Sydney, Austrralia

Farm Forum Event , Nov. 17-18, Saskatoon, Canada

 
TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
VECTOR ONE SPATIAL SUSTAIN
  1. LIDAR + Imagery - Moving Feature Extraction to the Sensor?
  2. GLONASS Will Take The Lead Over GPS Soon
  3. Map Servers - H1N1: Do We Really Know What is Going On
  4. Photogrammetry Week 2009 Keynote: Cloud Computing the Next IT Revolution
  5. First 500 Registrations on 1Spatial's New Website Get Radius Check for Free!
  1. NASA Finds Landsat Continuity Deficient
  2. New Denver Union Station Website
  3. TomTom Launches OpenLR
  4. Imagery Used to Reveal Abuses in Chad
  5. China Bans Map Trading
 
BOOKSTORE  
 

Understanding Earth (2009)

By John Grotzinger, Thomas H. Jordan, Frank Press, Raymond Siever

Understanding Earth is designed to bring the worldview of the working geologist to an audience not only new to this specific field, but in many cases to science in general.

Cartographic Relief Presentation (2007)

By Eduard Imhof

Within the discipline of cartography, few works are considered classics in the sense of retaining their interest, relevance, and inspiration with the passage of time. One such work is Imhof's masterpiece on relief representation.

By Gretchen N. Peterson

Packed full of in-depth information and advice, this book covers all facets of map creation. It includes classic cartographic standards such as colors, fonts, data specific mapping techniques, the cultivation of creative skills, and recommendations for novel design approaches.
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