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Volume 2 / Issue 46/ November 18, 2008
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 "We are at a point in time along the geospatial maturity curve where product development and innovation has been mastered for many technologies. The focus for many people has changed from tightening and adjusting the nuts and bolts under the hood, to one of acting to solve problems and becoming engaged in understanding others. Technological maturity and advancement has meant freedom and empowerment. It has also propelled these spatial tools and geodata to center stage to engage in the world’s most pressing and complex problems."
Jeff Thurston, Editor, EMEA and Russia, jeffthurston vector1media.com
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 "There are many considerations when contemplating whether to cultivate in-house capabilities or to rely on the expertise of others. A large part of this equation revolves around how often the toolset is used, and the level of benefit that it brings to your business. An infrequent user requiring spatial analysis and reporting would be much more likely to rely on outside help as opposed to users where geospatial tools are integral to everyday business."
Matt Ball, Editor, Americas/Asia-Pacific, mattball vector1media.com
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Similar to how investments in areas that both benefit our planet and our economy are gaining ground, the Open Geospatial Consortium is calling for key building industry players to make a relatively small investment of time and money with the potential for a huge pay-off. Working together to create a common vision and program for interoperability among their information systems will eliminate waste and increase profits.
Traditionally, in the building sector, local materials with low energy costs and low environmental impact were used. Nowadays, global materials such as cement, aluminium,concrete and PVC are used, increasing the energy costs and environmental impact. At present, the building sector contributes largely in the global environmental load of human activities: for instance, around 40% of the total energy consumption in Europe corresponds to this sector. It represents also a major potential for improvement, and is generally addressed by most environmental policies. |
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| Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week |
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 It’s a daunting task to synthesize and analyze global knowledge regarding the health of the environment. The United Nations Environment Program’s World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC) in Cambridge, United Kingdom, has a dedicated staff of more than 60 people that work to bring together data on global biodiversity and conservation to guide policy. A primary data product of UNEP-WCMC is the World Database of Protected Areas.V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Derek Gliddon, head of the Informatics Program at UNEP-WCMC about the goals and challenges of the organization. |
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Pecora 17 , Nov. 16-20, Denver, Colorado
IAEM 56th Annual Conference, Nov. 15-20, Overland Park, Kansas
Sensing a Changing World, Nov. 19-21, Wageningen, Netherlands
Green Build , Nov. 19-21, Boston, Massachusetts
PETEX 2008 , Nov. 25-27, London, UK
VIII Int'l Geostatistics Conf , Dec. 1-5, Santiago, Chile
The User and the GEOSS Architecture XXV , Dec. 3-5, Valencia, Spain
Smart Utility 2008 , Dec 9-10, London, UK
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 The International Symposium on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Space-Based Navigation and Ground-Based Augmentation Systems and Applications was held last week in Berlin. Bringing together representatives from around the world, the event served to provide as a forum for learning about ongoing activity relating to GNSS. Also included were activities and information relating to additional positioning augmentation systems and applications involving radio networks, communications, geodesy, cartography and surveying.
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