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Created on July 20, 2009
Volume 3 / Issue 28/ July 21, 2009
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PERSPECTIVES
  
Is 3D GIS Revolutionary?

"The advent of true 3-D GIS will significantly and fundamentally change how we think about geographic information systems, provide a greater understanding of spatial processes and relationships, stimulate whole new areas of research as well as product development and shift our use of spatial information to a more real-time basis. In addition, it will cause us to go back into archives of geodata and re-assess them with a view to new analysis techniques and approaches. "

- 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

 Moving to the Big City

The development of digitally enabled cities is receiving a great deal of attention in the geospatial and design communities and the creation of building information models (BIM) is harnessing the ideas, creativity and needs of architects and engineers. To accelerate the take-up of 3D design in support of digital cities the software LandXplorer combines CAD and GIS data. Meanwhile 3ds Max Design software is supporting architects to meet their digital design workflows. Neil Brooker explains how new software development is helping to enable the digital city to become a reality.

Identification of Hydrothermal Altered Zones for Mineral Exploration

Commercial mineral exploration during the past two decades have increased manifold due to relaxed mining policies and the growing economies of third world countries. Mineral prospectors are constantly on the lookout for newer technologies which can help them identify mineral reserves in a quicker timeframe and at reduced costs. One such technology that is being widely used during reconnaissance and preliminary prospecting is integrated geospatial technology and remote sensing. 


 
TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK  
Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. URBACT - Develop exchanges between towns, disseminate expert knowledge across Europe and design the urban policies of the future.
  2. Land Stewardship Resource Centre - to facilitate stewardship by improving understanding of healthy ecosystems, supporting community stewardship, and strengthening policies that affect resource use. 
  3. INE - Inland Navigation Europe
  4. Centro Clima Peru - Center for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment
  5. India - Ministry of Environment and Resources
Matt's Top Five Links of the Week
  1. The Long Now Foundation -- Created to foster long-term thinking on the scale of the next 10,000 years.
  2. National Biological Information Infrastructure -- A broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources.
  3. Yann Arthus-Bertrand.org -- Site for detail to the author and filmmakers books and movies.
  4. Hypercities - A collaborative learning platform for exploring the complexity of cityscapes.
  5. Virtual Tour of New York City
Reader´s Links of the Week

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EVENT REPORTS
  
AGIT / GI Forum 2009 - Salzburg, Austria

thumb_GIForum2009120.JPGThe 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.

Beneath the Surfaces: The Hidden Elegance in Parametric Design - II

thumb_chongII.jpgIn 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. 

INTERVIEW  
Web 3.0 and the Rise of Process Engines

torrens_paul_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.

Modelling Infrastructure
thumb Mark Paraskeva70.jpgNew tools for modelling infrastructure design are helping to create high quality results while decreasing design and modelling costs. Mark Paraskeva was recently appointed Vice-President of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMIA) for Autodesk. New development and re-development in these regions is contributing significantly to company revenue and several new products are contributing to this growth and solving project needs. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Mark Paraskeva about his new position, the growth in these regions, the products and some of the challenges in the future.
HEADLINE NEWS
CALENDAR

Bentley BE Online Seminars , June 30 - Nov 30, International

GeoWeb 2009 , July 27-31, Vancouver, Canada

Building Simulation 2009 , July 27-30, Glasgow, Scotland

Managing Water in a Changing World , July 28-30, Torino, Italy

10th South East Asian Survey Conference , Aug 4-7, Bali, Indonesia

ICA Summer School in Kashghar 2009 , Aug 11-23, Kashgar, China

The 17th International Conference on Geoinformatics , Aug 12-14, Fairfax, Virginia

14th International Conference of Historical Geographers , Aug 23-27, Kyoto, Japan

1st International Conference on 3D Maps , Aug 24-28, Dresden, Germany

Spatially Enabled Government Summit 2009 . Aug 24-27, Canberra, Australia

TOP FIVE BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK  
VECTOR ONE SPATIAL SUSTAIN
  2. GIS - CAD - BIM - Integration for 3D
  3. Does the EU Need to Push the Geospatial 'RESET' Button?
  4. GIS Learning and Spatial Literacy
  5. Rising Tides Winners Announced
  1. USGS Sets Up Artic Image Website
  2. Top Nine Innovations with ArcGIS 9.4 Desktop
  3. $250M USGS Mapping Effort Down to Five Vendors
  4. ESRI/UC Plenary Videos Go Live
  5. The FedEx Mobile Sensor Web
 
BOOKSTORE  
 

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.

  

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.

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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