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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
Low Carbon Cities | 45th ISOCARP International , Oct. 18-22, Jakarta, Indonesia
World Forestry Conference 2009 , Oct. 19-25, Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality , Oct. 19-22, Orlando, FL
FOSS4G , Oct. 20-23, Sydney, Austrralia
ESRI Southwest User’s Group (SWUG), Oct. 21-23, Pueblo, CO
Farm Forum Event , Nov. 17-18, Saskatoon, Canada
National GIS Conference in Denmark , Nov. 18-20, Kortdage, Denmark
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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.
INTERGEO was held in Karlsruhe, Germany last week under sunny skies allowing for the 15,000 in attendance to participate in both indoor and outdoor displays of the latest geospatial technologies developed by international manufacturer's from 30 countries. At 25,000 square meters, INTERGEO remains one of the largest geospatial events on the planet.
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?
There is a trend towards the integration of geospatial information that involves data creation, design and the representation of information. It applies to a wide range of activities from water to cadastre to building and site design, and it is international in scope. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston spoke with Joe Croser (right) and Richard Zambuni (left) of Bentley Systems, Incorporated about these topics and the challenges ahead for design and data users. That company is providing the tools for this effort, both now and with an eye to the future
New York City has had a pioneering web mapping portal since 2001 with the launch of the Open Accessible Space Information System (OASIS), and is also blessed with one of the more detailed regional planning tools around with the Long Island Index interactive map. Both of these sites are the product of the CUNY Mapping Service and their partners. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Steven Romalewski, director of the CUNY Mapping Service at the CUNY Graduate Center, about the current state of web mapping, and the latest capabilities of web mapping tools.FINAL.gif)
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