V1 Newsletter-Vol. 3, Issue 43

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Written by Vector1Media Tuesday, 03 November 2009 00:00

Volume 3 / Issue 43/ November 3, 2009

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PERSPECTIVES

How does sustainable development relate to the business of geospatial technologies?

"The idea of long-term maintenance is an essential component of sustainability. Individually, thinking about every purchase is the way to combat our throw away culture, and to place fewer stresses on our planet. Wrapping your business plan around the concept of sustainable development means a long-term commitment to customers that delivers value and maximizes their efficiency."
-- Matt Ball, editor Americas/Asia Pacific, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK

Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week

CO2Net - Carbon Dioxide Knowledge Sharing Network
SINTEF Norway - is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia.
FIG Paper - Spatial Planning and Climate Change Adaption in Coastal Regions: The Case of Vietnam
GMES Library - global monitoring for environment and security
Scottish Natural Heritage - all of nature for all of Scotland

Matt's Top Five Links of the Week

The GIS Institute -- Connecting climate, conservation and geotechnology.
FieldScope -- A site from National Geographic for collaborative mapping education.
Cartography 2.0 -- A guide to animated and interactive online maps.
Maps of the Peace Corps -- Personal maps from volunteers over five decades of service.
The Top 100 Urban Thinkers - A list of creative and effective planners from Planetizen.

Reader´s Links of the Week

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EOPORTAL - eoPortal aims to open the door to the world of Earth Observation resources
Merlin Flight Simulation Group
Healthy City

REVIEW

Rethinking Maps

Today the discussion surrounding maps and cartography is growing. The Internet is allowing more people in different places to experience map use digitally through a wide variety of devices. This use is creating questions about maps, mapping and cartography. Editors Martin Dodge, Rob Kitchin and Chris Perkins have gathered togather a collection of contributors, each writing about the changing nature of maps, cartography and their use. The book 'Rethinking Maps - New frontiers in cartographic theory' is not only about mapping today, it describes where mapping might be in the future and provides insightful considerations for thinking about the many changes happening in the pursuit of cartography.

EVENT COVERAGE

HP - From Print to Communication

hp75_thumb The HP - Press Event 2009 was recently held in Barcelona, Spain. The two-day event included a tour of the Institute of Advanced Architecture (Iaac) in the center of the city accompanied by formal presentations from members of the HP Research Print facilities in nearby San Cugat together with a tour and presentations at those facilities. The event highlighted HP's move from being a print company to become a design communication company.

Be Inspired Event Highlights Top Bentley Practitioners

Bentley held its annual infrastructure best practices and awards ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina from Oct. 12-14. This year’s invite-only Be Inspired seminar and awards event highlighted the best work of Bentley software customers from 6 continents and 21 countries in disciplines ranging from the design of bridges, buildings and plants to cadastre and land development, communications, transportation, mining and metals and water and wastewater.


INTERVIEWS

Open Land Data Ensures Transparency

The non-profit California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) sued the county of Santa Clara, California in 2006 over the fees they charge for their GIS parcel basemap data. The long battle ended a few months ago, with the court ruling that the county has to end their high fees for data, and pay attorney fees of $500K. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Bruce Joffe, of GIS Consultants in Oakland, Calif., a key advisor to the Coalition.

HEADLINE NEWS

CALENDAR

Hydro9, Nov 10-12, Cape Town, South Africa

Agritechnica 09, Nov 10-14, Hanover, Germany

2009 ESRI Middle East and North Africa User Conference, Nov. 10-12, Manama, Bahrain

4th International Conference - Climate and Natural Resources, Nov. 10-11, Ismailia, Egypt

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

National GIS in Transit Conference, Nov. 16-18, St. Petersburg, Florida

National GIS Conference in Denmark, Nov. 18-20, Kortdage, Denmark

Geospatial Data Cyber Infrastructure and Real-time Services, Nov. 25 -27, Hyderabad, India

Autodesk University, Dec. 1-3, Las Vegas

Map India, Jan. 19-21, Gurgaon, India

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