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Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis (2006)
By Charles D. Ghilani
An invaluable reference and self-study resource for working surveyors,
photogrammetrists, and professionals who use GPS and GIS for data
collection and analysis, including oceanographers, urban planners,
foresters, geographers, and transportation planners.
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GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design (2009)
By Gretchen N. Peterson
Packed full of in-depth information and advice, this book covers all
facets of map creation. It includes classic cartographic standards such
as colors, fonts, and data specific mapping techniques and the
cultivation of creative skills and recommendations for novel design
approaches.
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By Mark Bowen
The idea of drilling ice in the tropics as a means of studying changes
in climate over thousands of years seems implausible. But Lonnie Thompson, professor of geological
sciences at Ohio State University, has taken ice cores from glaciers on
many high mountains in the tropics and found that they add fruitfully
to the history of climate change.
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The 2009 ESRI International User Conference took place in San Diego,
Calif., from July 13-17. This year's event attracted more than 12,000
people this year, with the theme, "GIS: Designing Our Future".
Sustainability was again a strong theme in the plenary session as well
as throughout the conference program.
Ken Greenberg, an architect and urban designer with his own firm
Greenberg Associates, recently spoke at the GeoWeb Conference.
Greenberg has worked on many large-scale and high profile projects,
including Boston’s Crossroad Initiative for the Big Dig and the Vision
Plan for the District of Colombia. V1 Editor Matt Ball spoke with
Greenberg about the role of geospatial tools and methodology in his
work, and about the factors of sustainable planning.
The concept of the GeoWeb has been gaining ground for some time, but
the full vision is only just beginning to be addressed. V1 editor Matt
Ball spoke with Ron Lake, founder and president of Galdos Systems, and
creator of the GeoWeb Conference, about the current status of the
GeoWeb, and priorities for current development efforts.
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