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Volume 3 / Issue 1/ January 6, 2009
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Much time is spent this time of year looking forward. Vector1 Media
editors Jeff Thurston and Matt Ball spent some time reflecting on
emerging stories and growing trends to come up with Ten Predictions for 2009 . On the list are technology advancements, policy
initiatives and further blurring of divisions between CAD and GIS
toolsets . Read the full list and please add your own observations in
the comments.
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It is easy to cite heart-stopping statistics when discussing the urgent
need for worldwide sustainability initiatives. How about 1.1 billion of
the world’s 6 billion people not having adequate access to clean
drinking water and 2.6 billion not having adequate sanitation services.
Or 3 billion people in developing countries living on less than $2 per
day. Clearly, action is required if we intend the planet to support
society into perpetuity, not to mention offer the opportunity for all
people to realize the quality of life enjoyed in the developed world.
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.
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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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 3D has gradually been making inroads into the planning and design
mainstream. It's not unusual in a public presentation or submittal to
see a 3D image rather than an artist’s rendering, and occasionally one
actually sees 3D movie “fly arounds”. However, in today’s reality of
reduced funding for both staff and software, one has to question
whether 3D is a luxury or actually makes a meaningful contribution to
the process of land planning and design.
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 ESRI, the world leading GIS software vendor, recently announced the
addition of an environmental industry manager. Dr. Robin D. Smith has
extensive experience conducting and managing environmental
investigations, and ecological and human health risk assessments. V1
editor Matt Ball spoke with Smith about the current use of GIS in these
areas, and the promise for more integrated and widespread use in the
future.
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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
Spatial Information for Sustainable Management of Urban Areas, Feb. 2-4, Mainz, Germany
First Global Summit On Sustainable Development and Biodiversity 2008 , Feb. 7-9, Raipur, India
Workshop on High-Impact Weather Predictability and Information System for Africa , Feb 9 - 12, Trieste, Italy
Map World Forum , Feb. 10-13, Hyderabad, India
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 Autodesk University 2008 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada from Dec. 1-5.
This year's event attracted roughly 9,000 people, with the theme,
"Experts Like You". The current state of the economy was on everyone's
minds, with fewer attendees due to cutbacks in the AEC industry. But as
a result of the economic pressures, it was a very motivated group to
gain skills and learn strategies in order to continue to be competitive.
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| TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK |
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SPATIAL SUSTAIN |
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You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination (2003)
By Katharine Harmon
Into this seemingly lighthearted look into people's love affairs
with maps and mapmaking, Harmon packs some serious intellectual
concepts about the human impulse to locate itself in the cosmos.
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By Roger Fawcett-Tang
This guide reveals the visual language of location, direction, spatial
and structural relationships which are central to the information
design discipline.
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By Borden Dent, Jeff Torgson, Thomas Hodler
An introductory textbook that introduces students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production.
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