PERSPECTIVES
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There was a good deal of discussion at the recent GeoDesign Summit about ways in which incorporated analytics will enhance the design process by allowing for performance feedback. This form-based design workflow allows for a more inclusive process, but it will face great resistance if it impedes the flow of ideas and creativity of the designer.
- Matt Ball, Editor, Americas and Asia Pacific
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FEATURES
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Ten Predictions for 2012
Much time is spent this time of year looking forward. V1 editors Jeff Thurston and Matt Ball spent some time reflecting on emerging stories and growing trends to come up with the following predictions for 2012. On the list are technology advancements, policy initiatives and the continued evolution of model-based design. Read the full list and please add your own observations in the comments.
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UK Politicians Realise the Importance of GIS
Senior politicians do not always appreciate the value of Geographic Information and Location Intelligence. With their minds now sharply focused on boundary changes for the UK Parliament, nothing brings home the importance of spatial analysis as clearly as the threat of losing some seats. In this article Jamie Justham, Chairman of Dotted Eyes, one of the UK’s leading GIS development houses, summarises how the recent and proposed legislation is being put into practice and its likely consequences.
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TOP 5 LINKS OF THE WEEK
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Jeff's Link
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- AEBR Map - European Assoc. of Border Regions
- Plan Bothnia - testing trans-boundary spatial planning
- Good Cities - regional planning is the new city planning
- SDI Jordan - feasability study for SDI in Jordan
- openBIM - the sky is the limit (Polish sib-titles)
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INTERVIEWS
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CloverPoint Morphs with Geospatial Trends to Deliver Cutting-Edge Technology
 CloverPoint is a British Columbia-based company that has been delivering a number of geospatial and web development products and services to a wide variety of clients since 1992. V1 editor Matt Ball spoke with Jeff Warwick, president and CEO, about the evolution that the company has undergone and about their new alliance with Autodesk to provide asset management tools that fuse a geospatial and building information modeling approach.
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Survey Performance From Robotic Total Stations to GNSS
 There are few suppliers today that provide a full range of surveying technology ranging from robotic total stations through to GNSS for surveying instruments - GeoMax is one of them. The company aims to deliver a price-to-performance advantage. Asian Surveying and Mapping editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Alois Geierlehner, business director at GeoMax to learn more about these advantages and some of the new technologies the company is producing for international markets.
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TOP 5 BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK
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EVENT COVERAGE
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GeoDesign Summit Focuses on Work that Has an Impact
 The third GeoDesign Summit took place in Redlands, Calif. from Jan. 5-6, 2012. There were roughly 300 attendees from a cross-section of disciplines at this year's event, with a strong showing from academia, architecture, engineering, landscape architecture and planning. The program for this year's event included keynotes, Esri product demonstrations, two sessions full of 10-minute lightning talks, and in-depth "idea lab" breakout discussions. The event continued dialogue about the definition and practice of the geospatial planning approach that is being called GeoDesign, with an emphasis placed on projects that have an impact.
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TOP STORIES
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HEADLINES
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Healthy Biodiversity: Taking Care of the Environment and Our Health
Are Google camera vehicles a breach of privacy?
Bulgaria 12th in EU Renewable Energy Share of Gross Consumption
Calls for Better Preparation for Storms by Electric Utilities
Billions Needed to Upgrade America's Leaky Water Infrastructure |
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EVENTS
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Surface Models for Geosciences, Jan. 23 - 26, Ostrava, Czech Republic
EuroGEOSS 2012, Jan. 25 - 27, Madrid, Spain
International Lidar Mapping Forum, Jan. 23 - 25, Denver, Colo.
Imagina, Feb. 7 - 9, Monaco
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier (2011)
By Edward L. Glaeser
Glaeser's academic specialty, urban economics, informs his survey of how cities around the world thrive and wither. Using a range of expository forms—history, biography, economic research, and personal story—he defines what makes a city successful.
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By David Unwin, Nicholas Tate, Kenneth Foote, David DiBiase
This book is an invaluable reference for educators and researchers working in GISc and Technology providing coverage of the latest innovations in the field and discussion of what the future holds for GI Science education in the years to come.
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Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities (2012)
By Jeffrey Tumlin
Getting from A to B has never been more difficult, expensive or miserable. It doesn't have to be this way. This book offers easy-to-understand, clearly explained tips and techniques that will allow us to quite literally take back our roads.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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