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2nd International Conference Biohydrology 2009 , Sept 21-24, Bratislava, Slovakia
INTERGEO , Sept 22-24, Karlsruhe, Germany
AGI Geocommunity , Sept 23-25, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
European Conference on Complex Systems , Sept 24, Warwick, UK
(W)here is Europe" Seminar , Sept 24-26, Aarhus, Denmark
African Crop Science Society Conference , Sept 28-Oct 1, Cape Town, South Africa
URISA 2009 , Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, Anaheim, Calif.
Design Modelling Symposium Berlin , Oct. 5-7, Berlin, Germany
Location Intelligence Conference , Oct. 5-7, Westminster, Colorado
Water and Envirotech Indonesia 2009 , Oct. 14-17,
Jakarta, Indonesia
FOSS4G , Oct. 20-23, Sydney, Austrralia
Farm Forum Event , Nov. 17-18, Saskatoon, Canada
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Recent economic events have plunged governments into the center of
changing economic circumstances that require efficient and effective
decision making. These challenges have become even more critical just
as this book was released. Governments worldwide at all levels from
local to national are increasingly finding that they are being called
upon to initiate and participate more closely with other government
agencies and private industry at the same time. To expedite growth and
implement effective planning GIS can play a central role.
Good planning is critical to achieving sustainability.
The success of international, national, regional, and organizational plans for
climate resiliency, energy management, supply chain optimization, facility
management, and transportation efficiency depend on a defined purpose, need,
and process to achieve sustainable performance.
If all the world's best GIS-minds were brought together and put in a
room (with plenty of CocaCola and pizza supply), what could happen?
Could they construct a pyramid with a pumping heart on the moon'? Could
they construct something that would stand for another 5000 years (as
the pyramids)? Could they construct something that definitely would
change the direction of man's life (in a positive sense like e.g. the
alphabet)? Could they construct something mind-blowing like bringing
man onto the moon?
IBM is working to build a smarter planet, with an aggressive
campaign that includes a number of television ads on this topic. The focus is
from the micro (making computers run more efficiently) to the macro (designing
better transportation networks). The company recently participated in the Forum
on Earth Observations III in Washington, D.C., which was organized by the
Alliance for Earth Observation and the Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Richard Lechner, vice president for
Energy and Environment at IBM about the company’s role as technology innovator
and integrator, and how their tools are being applied to create a smarter
planet.
While urban planners may underutilize GIS, there’s growing
momentum to harness the toolset for richer visualization and analysis. Niels la
Cour, physical planner with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is doing
some innovative work with 3D modeling for campus planning. V1 editor Matt Ball
spoke with la Cour about the evolution of GIS for planning, the use of 3D
models, and the potential advancements of GeoDesign.
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