Newsletter V1 Newsletter-Vol. 3, Issue 44
Written by Vector1Media Tuesday, 10 November 2009 00:00
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Volume 3 / Issue 44/ November 17, 2009
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| PERSPECTIVES |
| The Berlin Wall 20 Years - Through Geospatial Eyes |
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"I thought I would try something a little different this week given that the fall of the Berlin Wall will be remembered November 9. The 20th Anniversary will give rise to festive occasions both within Berlin and Germany in general, but it will also be a time for many other people internationally to think about the event. There have been many changes since the first time I went to Berlin in 1994, later moving there from Alberta, Canada in 2000. Here are some of my observations." |
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When a domain is relatively new, the terminology is often imprecise, and many different words many be coined and used by different organizations and individuals with none of them realizing that they are talking about essentially the same thing. This is substantially true for the use of Digital City and SDI as applied to urban environments.
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.
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.
