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Volume 2 / Issue 48/ December 2, 2008
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 "Cartography is very relevant today. It is focused upon the
representation of spatial information and knowledge through the use of
traditional hard copy products and is increasingly being explored and
used in creative new approaches in the digital domain. This is
fostering a new appreciation and respect for the resources, knowledge
and techniques needed to create truly effective and useful cartographic
products."
Jeff Thurston, Editor, EMEA and Russia, jeffthurston vector1media.com
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 "The art of cartography is always going to be of value, because it is a
skill of effective map design for maximum and authoritative
communication. Cartography is just as relevant as graphic design for
the web or for the printed page, even though there may be less of both
taking place. While computers have made it easier to communicate
without artistic skills and sensibilities, they have also provided
limitless tools for design and data amalgamation."
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.
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| TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK |
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| Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week |
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 A great amount of spatial information has been gathered about buildings
when they are designed. But very little digital information is
available for existing buildings - and other information relating to
inside structures. Using geographic information systems (GIS), robotics
and bridging computer-aided design (CAD) techniques, Penobscot Bay
Media, LLC has developed mobile robotics for data gathering inside
buildings, as well as developing one of the first GIS enabled data
models for this work. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston met with Stuart
Rich of PenBay in London, UK recently to discuss these initiatives and
to learn more.
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Smart Utility 2008 , Dec 9-10, London, UK
Ecobuild Fall / AEC-ST Fall , Dec. 8-11, Washington, D.C.
3rd Intl Conf On Renewable and Distributed Energy Dec. 10-12, Nice, France
Int'l Forestry and Environment Symposium, Dec. 27-28, Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Offshore Arabia 2009 , Jan. 11-13, Dubai, UAE
Cartography and Geoinformatics for Early Warning and Emergency Management, Jan. 19-22, Prague, Czech Republic
GIS Ostrava 2009 , Jan. 25-29, Ostrav, Czech Republic
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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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| TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK |
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The Mississippi River in Maps & Views: From Lake Itasca to The Gulf of Mexico (2008)
By Robert A. Holland
More than eighty glorious full-color maps dating from as early as 1544
celebrate "Ol’ Man River," and the extraordinary cities that grew up on its shores,
including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, and Minneapolis–St. Paul.
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To the Ends of the Earth: 100 Maps That Changed the World (2006)
By Jeremy Harwood
This thought-provoking history of cartography focuses on 100 key maps
that changed human understanding of the world around us, changed the
course of map-making itself, or directly influenced the path of history.
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Mapping the World: An Illustrated History of Cartography (2005)
By Ralph E. Ehrenberg
A one-of-a-kind collection of cartographic treasures that spans
thousands of years and many cultures, from an ancient Babylonian map of
the world etched on clay to the latest high-tech maps of the earth,
seas, and the skies above.
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