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Corning, makers of electronics-ready glass surfaces, has a new video out that displays glass touch-screen and large display surfaces as a vision for the future. The day starts with windows losing their tint to let in sunlight, and with a touchscreen bathroom mirror, refrigerator, and even kitchen counter surface. Woven into this are social connections [...]
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Ola Rollén, president and CEO, of Hexagon AB of Sweden addressed the Geospatial World Forum, focusing on the role of GIS to manage the real world. Rollén outlined his company’s business pieces, the problems they solve individually, and the possibilities when the pieces are combined. The company is comprised of geosystems measurements such as surveying [...]
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I’m working to synthesize all the ideas that were shared this past week in Redlands, Calif. at the first GeoDesign Summit. One pervading feeling that I have is that this new term, and definition of practice, provides an opportunity to be more inclusive. Currently, the term GIS is largely owned by one company, and the [...]
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The Media and Entertainment main stage event yesterday at Autodesk University was as much about the future of 3D for AEC as it was about the mind-blowing realism of 3D for entertainment. In lean times, it felt appropriate to tone down the glitz and talk about real practical benefits of virtual renderings that speed processes [...]
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Microsoft Labs offers a video vision of how they’d like to see information technology evolve by 2019. In this five-minute video are details of SmartGrid technology to monitor a home, and various communication tools that allow us to connect and collaborate better. The vision is decidedly greener, and there are some interesting touch screen technologies [...]
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There was an excellent session on the Future of GIS yesterday at the APA meeting in Las Vegas. Speakers included Michael Flaxman from MIT, Richard Klosterman of What If? and Steven French from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Steven French pointed to the interactive and collaborative Web-based platforms that will increasingly involve citizens in planning [...]
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