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Jeff's Top 5 Links of the Week

1. CRSeu - Information and Service System for European Coordinate Reference Systems.
2. GGOS - is the Global Geodetic Observing System of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG).
3. patrickcain.ca - a journalist who makes maps for the web.
4. GeoPublisher - software that allows you to create digital multimedia atlases.
5. CityServer3D - system for managing your 3D city models. Spatial data are made available to different users by standardised interfaces.

Matt's Top 5 Links of the Week

1. Self-Repair Manifesto - repair is better than recycling
2. Geospatial Sessions at AU2010
3. Forms of Placemaking and the Role of Ruins
4. Growing the Restoration Economy
5. Where U art! - a 3D map of the museums of Bordeaux and Bilbao

Reader's Top Links of the Week (Submit your links to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

• BIM to FIELD - providing information about extending BIM data to the field.
• Revitaliz - resoures for renewal
• Ghent University - Laboratory of Forest Management and Spatial Information Techniques
• Reverse Zone - Evidence-based Urban Planning - Series
• Cultural Mapping - Creative City Network of Canada's Cultural Mapping Toolkit

One of the most powerful tools in the analytics toolkit for decision making is the development of mathematical models, also known as mathematical programming (MP). Mathematical programming encompasses a wide-range of techniques including linear programming (LP), dynamic programming (DP), simulation and others. In most applications of mathematical programming models, there is an overriding objective that represents a business outcome that managers would like to maximize (profit) or minimize (cost).

Real time, full-scale analysis immediately and positively impacts all stakeholders in slightly different ways.  Architects and engineers rush to validate their designs naturally looking for opportunities to improve their product.  Owners experience a sense of relief and tend to take immediate ownership of their prior decisions and look forward to future input and final product expectations.

Adding Greater Spatial Capabilities to the Database

The spatial database performs a number of important functions for data integration and improved intelligence. These capabilities continue to expand current practice, and even push the possibilities. V1 Magazine editor Matt Ball spoke with Xavier Lopez, Director of Spatial and Semantic technologies at Oracle Corporation, about the company’s forays into 3D and real-time data, touching on the implications for cities as well as both CAD and GIS workflows

Eric Sanderson, an ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has pioneered the use of geospatial technologies to uncover the ecological underpinnings of our urban spaces. This work received broad acclaim through the Mannahatta project and book, and it is now being extended to the five boroughs of New York City in the Welikia Project.

Trimble Sees Connected Opportunities at Trimble Dimensions Event

The theme for the 2010 Trimble Dimensions event of Converge, Connect, Collaborate was the focus of the welcoming address by Steve Berglund, president and CEO of Trimble. Berglund took to the stage in front of more than 2,400 attendees at this fifth annual event, and recapped the company's philosophy, as well as their plans for continued growth.

The 5th International 3D GeoInfo Conference was held in Berlin, Germany on November 3-4, 2010. The event included a wide range of speakers from government, industry and educational research who are involved in the use and application of 3D geospatial technologies and development. Held at the Technical University in the center of the city, the event also included a poster session and a industry exhibition of new products and services.

SPATIAL SUSTAIN

1. Thought: 3D Success Depends on CAD - GIS Integration
2. Canada: Interactive Media Tax Credits
3. Augmented Reality and GIS for Aerial Fire Attack
4. River Assessment Using GIS
5. WiFi Direct: When My Spatial App Talks to Yours - Directly
   

1. U.S. Promises a Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Database of Satellite Imagery
2. Esri Adds an App to Help Link Your Health to Your Environment
3. Open Sourcing Agricultural Tools
4. Dutch Mapmaker AND Completes Digital Map of North America
5. The Position Problem of Positive Train Control
   

GeoLogics: Geography, Bits and Architecture (2009) By Vicente Guallart Guallart has created a kind of manual for analysing and intervening in the world, with natural order in all its intricacy as the base.   Self-Sufficient City (2010) By Vicente Guallart This publication presents more than 100 projects from the self-sufficient city contest put on by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and the technology company HP.   ReWealth!: Stake Your Claim in the $2 Trillion Development Trend That's Renewing the World (2008) By Storm Cunningham This book reveals a vast new realm of fast-growing, highly profitable opportunities to revitalize our communities and our planet.

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