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Created on June 08, 2009
Volume 3 / Issue 23/ June 9, 2009
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PERSPECTIVES
  
Can Non-Government Spatial Data Infrastructure Exist?

"When we think about spatial data infrastructure (SDI) we often think about governments. Most SDI originate within government related organisations and are often stimulated by the introduction of funding structures that enable them, specifically. It stands to reason that some SDI could exist without government association, operating indpendently and for their own purposes. Afterall, not all private companies operate with governments as clients, but instead operate solely on a business-to-business orientation."
Jeff Thurston, editor, Europe, Middle East & Africa -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

TOP STORIES
FEATURES

  Cadastral System Better Manages Real Estate Parcels in Istanbul

The Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI) provides potable water to a city with a population of more than 11 million. ISKI manages all types of groundwater and surface water resources to provide a domestic potable water supply.  

GIS and Remote Sensing for Urban Sprawl and Planning

With the increased rate of rural-urban migration and population growth in the present years, study of urban development has gained a lot of momentum. As a result of these two basic phenomena the city tends to expand outwards to accommodate the ever increasing population pressure on the confined land resources. This process is termed as sprawl.

 

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK  
Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. Sustainable Urban Transport Project
  2. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - New Zealand
  3. GEOFINLAND - Through Cooperation Toward a National Geoportal
  4. Smart City Radio
  5. World Agroforestry Centre
Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. TopOSM - OpenStreetMap-based topo maps.
  2. OpenGeo Architecture -- A whitepaper about open source geospatial architecture.
  3. Cartagen - A framwork for creating maps in the field with a basic cell phone.
  4. Landprint.com -- Create a personalized 3D model of any place on Earth.
  5. mapwith.us -- A provider of mobile and web-based mapping solutions for consumers and businesses
Reader´s Links of the Week

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COLUMN  
Managing Energy Demand for a More Sustainable Future
Gale_Tony_thumb.jpg “Business-as-usual” will no longer work if America is to continue its leadership on the world stage. The sweeping effects of the recession we’ve experienced have made this very clear. We need green innovation, state-of-the-art clean energy technologies, and a commitment to change. By pushing these priorities to the forefront we will create a stronger economy, achieve greater energy independence, ensure a healthier environment, and attain a more sustainable future.
 
REVIEW  
Book Review: Map Use - Reading and Analysis
MapUse70.jpg Map Use: Reading and Analysis is about reading maps. The book is oriented toward helping people to understand how maps work and how they can be used to communicate. Where other cartographic books often describe techniques alone, this book provides explanations on how different map techniques are being used. That process ensures that readers begin to think not only about creating maps, but what a map can be used for and how it can help other people to understand. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston reviews the book and provides a summary.
 
 
INTERVIEW  
Adding the Time Component to Visualize Change

Feldman_Mark_thumb.jpgThe ability to track change over time within a geospatial context has long been a compelling challenge. The primary limitation is the amount of data that needs to be captured, analyzed and visualized. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Mark L. Feldman, CEO and president of Space-Time Insight about the successful approach that his company has developed, and the many interesting problems that can be solved with this level of insight.

HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

2009 FME International User Conference , June 11-12, Whistler, B.C.

GSDI 11 , June 15-19, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

4th Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone , June 16-19, Crete, Greece

Africa Rail 2009 , June 22-26, Johannesburg, South Africa

5th Urban Research Symposium 2009 , June 28-30, Marseille, France

GI_Forum , Jul 7-10, Salzburg, Austria

ESRI International User Conference , July 13-17, San Diego, Calif.

GeoWeb 2009 , July 27-31, Vancouver, Canada

TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
VECTOR ONE SPATIAL SUSTAIN
  2. GIS: Place Alone is Not Enough
  3. Agro-MAPS: Global Spatial Database
  4. Peenamunde: Historical Technical Information
  5. DubaiSat-1 Begins Countdown to Launch Date
  1. Maps to Nuclear Weapon Sites Accidentally Leaked
  2. Mapping the Nation's Alternative Fuel Locations
  3. Survey Maps Arctic Oil and Gas Reserves
  4. LA Times Adds Interactive Map
  5. Google Maps Teleport
 
BOOKSTORE  
 

Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts (2007)

By Harlan Onsrud

This book contains the latest research by renowned international experts and offers insight into possible directions in which SDIs may be headed.

The 3-D Global Spatial Data Model: Foundation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure (2008)

By Earl F. Burkholder

This groundbreaking spatial model incorporates both a functional model and a stochastic model to connect the physical world to the ECEF rectangular system.

Creating Spatial Information Infrastructures: Towards the Spatial Semantic Web (2008)

By Peter van Oosterom, Sisi Zlatanova

Initiatives, such as INSPIRE and the US DHS Geospatial Data Model, are working to develop a rich set of standards that will create harmonized models and themes for the spatial information infrastructure. However, this is only the first step.
 
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