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OpenPlant 3D — Bentley Opens the Door to Plant Design
I had the opportunity to speak with Anne-Marie Walters, Bentley global director for Plant and Ken Adamson, Bentley’s vice president Electrical, Piping & Plant Products about the recent announcement of expanded OpenPlant products. These include Bentley OpenPlant Modeler V8i, Bentley OpenPlant ModelServer V8i and Bentley OpenPlant Isometrics Manager V8i. These products represent a new step forward […]
Labor Laws: Need to Build Civilian and Military Geospatial Capacity
There are too many unemployed and under employed students. Within Europe the percentage of unemployed young adults 18 – 30 varies by country but ranges between 10 – 40% in some locations — globally a similar situation occurs. Our technological prowess outstrips our wisdom to build an active, effective and inspirational generation of young minds that are choosing to solve the […]
Web Mapping: Air Traffic Over Europe
Radar Virtuel displays current aircraft over Europe. It is interesting to watch this map over the course of the day from time to time. The bottleneck areas with most activity are as expected — Frankfurt, London, Paris and other major cities. Can you determine those areas where there is most traffic outside of the cities? With so […]
Spatial Awareness: Geology Beyond the Map
The story of J. Harlan Bretz, “a giant among geological thinkers” is described by Earth and Mind blog in an entry entitled ‘J. Harlen Bretz, Spatial Thinker’. “Bretz assembled and defended the hypothesis that the Pacific Northwest had been swept by enormous floods, which carved the scablands of Idaho and eastern Washington and reshaped the […]
New Zealand Seabed Maps
Detailed maps of the New Zealand seabed are available. “They give an unprecedented insight into the shape of the ocean floor – ridges, volcanoes, plateaus, canyons and seamounts. The data presents digital terrain models generated from multibeam data, combined with traditional bathymetric data,” as the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric (NIWA) indicates. “So what can you […]
Over 300 Agricultural Research Programs Mapped in Africa
Over 300 different world agricultural research programs for Africa have now been mapped. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa began the initiative. Much of the information has been provided through CGIAR scientists who are conducting agricultural research within Africa. “‘CGMap Ongoing Research in Africa’ is the result of a collaborative effort between two CGIAR […]
3D Medical Imaging — 3D Urban Imaging
Can new developments in 3D medical imaging enable advances in 3D urban imaging and modeling? I recently came across Viatronix, a 3D medical imaging software. The link between medical imaging and geospatial imaging has long been known, they employ similar techniques. Although some might say medical imaging and processing is more advanced, I am not […]
Maps of European Stereotypes — and Prejudice
From Behance NETWORK comes a series of maps that illustrate some of the stereotypes and prejudices existing within Europe, through the eyes of different countries. Places like ‘No YouTubeLand’ — ‘People Who Like Cold Weather’ — ‘Gas Transit Land’ are all shown on these maps. The designer looks specifically through the interpretations and stereotypes of Britain, Germany, France, Italy and […]
HafenCity Hamburg: Building Neighborhood?
What are the ingredients that make great neighborhoods? Interesting stores, livable places, transportation or low noise? In the Der Spiegel article ‘The Challenge of Making HafenCity Feel Neighborly’ is the question being raised about the new HafenCity in Hamburg. I spent a day walking around HafenCity. It is nothing short of breathtaking in terms of […]
COWI A/S Redeems Shares
COWI A/S is now completing the share structure of the company that earlier saw shares issues to employees around the world. With that step finished, the Holding company wishes to purchase the balance and exercise controlling interest in COWI A/S — a large European engineering company with multi-disciplinary projects. “In the course of May and June 2010, […]
ASTER: Updated Pakistan Flood Satellite Images
NASA’s ASTER satellite has captured updated images of the Pakistan floods. “The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft captured this cloud-free image over the city of Sukkur, Pakistan, on Aug. 18, 2010. Sukkur, a city of a half-million residents located in southeastern Pakistan’s Sindh Province.”
First Processed TanDEM-X from Inuvik
TanDEM-X data has been processed at the Inuvik, Canada station for the first time. “Erhard Diedrich, in charge of the building of the Inuvik satellite station, returned from Canada with his colleagues, a happy man. The inauguration on 10 August was not only moving, but also marked the end of a successful first checkout phase. […]
ESA Opens the Sky with Technologies Fund
ESA’s new Open Sky Technologies Fund is supporting adventurous entrepreneurs. “German TakWak GmbH is developing a three-in-one communication device integrating mobile phone, satellite navigation and walkie-talkie functions for outdoor enthusiasts enjoying active sports like hiking, skiing and kayaking. It combines three separate systems in one easy-to-use handset with special features for sport, ” reports ESA. […]
Can Useful Intelligence Be Extracted From Visualizations?
In the ‘Perspectives’ column this week?— “Can Useful Intelligence Be Extracted From Visualizations?” The extraction of useful geo-intelligence can be readily extracted from airborne and satellite imagery. But can we extract useful information from visualizations? In principle, providing a visualization includes a geo-reference of some type, then information could be extracted from them. There are […]
Geospatial Imaging Technology — Gulf Oil Spill
The BP Gulf oil spill presents a challenge for researchers and other parties interested in understanding the current state of marshes in the region that have been impacted by oil. High-resolution imaging technology is being employed to monitor and measure the rapidly changing situation. TTI Exploration is one company involved in this work. Employing it’s […]
