Geospatial Project Controllers: Borrowed Music Interface Ideas for GIS Projects
Posted on 03. Feb, 2012 by Vector One.
Yesterday I wrote about the idea that some of the iPad Apps being developed for music instruments such as synthesizers, sequencers, mixing boards, wave shapers etc., use new approaches for handling complex sound data that lends them to possible geospatial data use. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) was developed a long time ago, coming into [...]
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iPad Music – Synthesizer Apps: Design Possibilities for Geospatial Apps?
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Vector One.
For a long time I have played guitar and have a few around my office. Although I left my synthesizers behind a while ago, I recently ventured into Apple iPad Apps – for music. My interest was to link my keyboard controller to some of the synthesizer and other music apps such as these, these [...]
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GLONASS Satellites Track Transport Trucks Through Siemens App
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Vector One.
Siemens has developed a software application based upon Russia’s GLONASS navigation satellites that will be used to track truck positions in relation to restricted weight limits. Over-weight trucks are known to cause significant damage to highways and roads not designed nor designated for heavy weights. The device would attach to individual trucks, thus providing their [...]
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Using ReadyMap users can render a 3D model constructed using OpenLayers. The challenge here has always been able to render such models without the use of a plugin – directly from the modeling software. ”ReadyMap uses WebGL and the HTML5 Canvas element to render 3D in the browser without a plugin. The developer creates an [...]
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Geodata Needed: U.S. Puts Integrated Forest Management Back In Action
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by Vector One.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved new legislation this week that would see Integrated Forest Management put back into the country’s forests. “Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the plan as a response to a forest planning rule thrown out by a federal court in 2009. Environmentalists had claimed the rule revoked key forest protections, [...]
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Modeling is an integral aspect of understanding and managing water, and it happens in 3D. Conceptual models based upon mathematics and process understanding are used to describe and represent real world physical events. Analytical models are directly related to modeling solutions according to equations. Geospatial data and geographic information systems (GIS) are important tools and [...]
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Global Soil Partnership: Connecting the World’s Soil Geodata
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by Vector One.
A meeting of global soil professionals will take place in Rome next month as partners to the Joint Global Soil Partnership/e-SOTER Workshop takes place. These partners participated in the e-SOTER project that took place from 2008 until February 2012. “Soil and land information is needed for policy-making, hands-on management of land resources, and monitoring of the [...]
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imagina 2012: From 3D Mobility to Cartography to Urban Environments
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by Vector One.
Next week imagina 2012 will take place in Monaco. As Media Partner to the event, Vector1 Media will be attending. I will be attending and look forward to connecting with many of those also in attendance. If you wish to meet, let me know at jeffthurston@vector1media.com. Written content during the event will be included in [...]
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Autodesk has announced a new Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Revit capability. The plugin will allow users to extract features within the software such as : Crop / Uncrop: Temporarily hide the points outside a rectangle or polygon Hide Point Cloud: Temporarily hide the whole point cloud object to facilitate the inspection of the feature [...]
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Researchers at the University of Heidelberg are working on the TeleAgro+ project. This project aims to include the use of agricultural routing systems with publicly available OpenStreetMap geodata. “Taking advantage of new technical processes and data telematics data mining algorithms will be developed with the aim of crowdsourced road data (eg from the OpenStreetMap project complement) to [...]
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What Could the Davos World Economic Forum Gain From Geospatial Understanding?
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by Vector One.
In the ‘Perspectives’ column this week— “What Could the Davos World Economic Forum Gain From Geospatial Understanding?” This week the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos, Switzerland. While much of the discussion is focused upon economic policy development, the technological and conceptual linkages that contribute to economic growth and wealth are not [...]
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When we talk about ‘rendering’ we are talking about creating a visual representation that originates from a model. That model can be created using computer-aided design (CAD) tools, geographic information systems (GIS) and or any other software or technology that aims to set up a representation of an object, landscape or other feature about its [...]
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Minds Want to Know: Cost of a Goal in the German Bundesliga By Team
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Vector One.
Ever wonder what a goal costs in the German national football league? Zeit Online investigated the matter, in their presentation – “We show you what it costs extrapolated to a club playing all day to score a goal, to play a successful pass to win a point and to gain a victory. The costs are set in relation to the current standings.” The table is interesting – Bayern Munchen pays over Euro 1 million / [...]
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EEA Updates European Interactive River Systems and Networks
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Vector One.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has updated several interactive water maps for river and stream systems / networks within Europe. “A new feature includes information on parameters such as the status of the fish population and other ecological factors used for classifying the individual water bodies, alongside information on types of pressures affecting the water [...]
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Wind Is 3D: U.S. National Wind Energy Map
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by Vector One.
The U.S. Department of Energy has published an updated national wind energy potential map. The map indicated those areas across the country that are most likely to provide suitable amounts of wind energy. It can be noted that measurements were taken vertically, thus providing an indication of wind levels above ground level. “Areas with annual [...]
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