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The Vanishing Face of Gaia (2009)
By James Lovelock
The controversial originator of Gaia theory (that views Earth as a
self-regulating, evolving system made of organisms) proposes an even more inconvenient
truth than Al Gore's. No voluntary human act can reduce our numbers
fast enough even to slow climate change.
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The Bridge at the End of the World (2008)
By James Gustave Speth
In this book the author,
begins with the observation that the environmental community has grown
in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to
decline. Something is badly wrong, and a deeper critique is needed.
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By Colin Ellard
A fascinating exploration of human navigation, both feat and foible, in the age of GPS and GoogleEarth. Despite all our advancements, we still get lost in the mall, can’t
follow directions to a friend’s house and, on camping expeditions, take
wrong turns that can mean the difference between life and death.
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The annual Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg (GI Forum 2009) was held at
University Salzburg in Austria July 7 - 10. About 1000 people attended
the English speaking event which is combined with the Deutsche language
AGIT 2009 event. GI Forum is a GIScience focused event with a strong
educational component and AGIT is oriented around applications
involving new discovery, research and education involving geoinformatic
related technologies.
In Part II of 'Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design' architect
Don Chong continues to discuss the fuss over 'parametric design' and
'computational
design', based on his observations at the Bentley SmartGeometry
conference in San Francisco recently. His attention turns to design
data and the development of design tools in real-time.
The 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.
Most technologies to visualize and manipulate three-dimensional models
create an environment that’s just two and a half dimensions.
Holographic imaging technology promises to provide a display that
projects an image that can be manipulated in the full three dimensions.
One company that’s working diligently to develop this technology is
Zebra Imaging. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with Michael Klug, CTO and
co-founder, to discuss the progress and potential for this
technological breakthrough for geospatial visualization.
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