Will GeoDesign fuse the fuzzy and the firm?
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- 02 January 2011 | By Matt Ball | 1583
Five years ago, in an interview with a leading CAD software executive, the distinction was made that CAD dealt with the firm realities of our built environment down to engineering-grade detail, and that GIS dealt with fuzzy issues such as wildlife migration. While pains were made to acknowledge the utility of both toolsets, the distinction between CAD and GIS in this vendor’s mind was precision.
Does Free Geospatial Data Without Organisation Reach Highest Potential?
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- 02 January 2011 | By Jeff Thurston | 1801
Geospatial data is free in some countries but not others. History is riddled with much debate surrounding the good and bad when it comes to whether or not spatial data should be free or handled on a cost-recovery basis. In fact, that debate continues in many places. However, does free data alone mean that the geodata will reach it's maximum potential? Does formal organisational structure contribute benefits to free geodata?
Top 10 of 2010
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- 20 December 2010 | 2126
In our regular end-of-the-year reflection, V1 editors Jeff Thurston and Matt Ball look back over the past 12 months to come up with the top developments of 2010 that will have strong implications for geospatial industry growth and diversity in the coming years. Making the list are software updates, bold initiatives, policy directives and imagery platforms. Read the full list and please add your own observations via comments.
How Does Image Analysis Software Connect to Surveying and Measurement Technology?
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- 10 December 2010 | By Jeff Thurston | 2118
Image analysis software is used to process satellite and airborne imagery. Without it, these images remain pictures and limited information may be extracted from them. Surveying instrumentation now includes the capability to acquire images. The relationship of aerial images to survey instrument images overlaps in the sense they can both occupy the similar geo-referenced locations. Less certain is the relationship of remotely sensed image processing software to survey and measurement technology. What is that relationship and what is the potential for the combination?
Can public expectations regarding map realism ever be met?
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- 05 December 2010 | By Matt Ball | 1126
The rapid march of mapping and visualization technologies has worked to erode the wonder of maps, and has led to expectations for real-world duplication. Gone is the awe of measurement tools and even an interest with today’s mapping technologies. The public’s expectations are so heightened that we mostly can’t fail but disappoint.
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