PERSPECTIVES
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Have the geospatial technology frontiers changed much in three years?
A little more than three years ago, I penned a column about geospatial technology frontiers. While acknowledging the expansion of GIS technology across more and more disciplines, the column aimed to summarize some of the main areas of research and development, where the vision has been clear for some time, but where technology limitations have hampered progress. The areas I outlined then all still seem to frame today's challenges, so what kind of progress have we made?
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FEATURES
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First Civilian Photogrammetric UAV Flight Over Singapore
For the first time Singaporean authorities have given permission for a photogrammetric UAV mapping/modeling flight over an important area of the city. In the context of the SEC-FCL (Future Cities Laboratory) project a pilot study is conducted with the goal to generate a high quality 3D city model of the NUS campus from UAV images. 800 images were needed to cover the area. Data processing is in progress. UAVs – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have recently become a strong focus of attention, since fairly inexpensive platforms, navigation and control devices and sensors for instantaneous digital data production have become available.
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Tuning the BALLADE Geospatial Infrastructure for Plug-in Electric Vehicles
In this article we look at the e-mobility initiative BALLADE and show how the success of such efforts will depend on many different Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) working together to "tune" the Smart Grid for efficient communication of location information.
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TOP 5 LINKS OF THE WEEK
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INTERVIEWS
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Collaborative Visualization to Advance Landscape Planning
 Recently the University of British Columbia unveiled a decision theatre, an interactive and immersive computer visualization lab for collaborative advancement of landscape planning. Special correspondent Matteo Luccio spoke with Stephen R.J. Sheppard, the project lead and professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia, Canada about both the technology and the approach. |
A Global Perspective of Energy - Through Spatial Understanding
 Energy is a key issue around the globe to today and Geoff Zeiss of Autodesk is no stranger to utilities and infrastructure. He has been writing extensively about energy related matters on his excellent blog ‘Between the Poles’, presenting many pieces in the global energy puzzle. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston discussed energy with him from a wide number of perspectives in this interview.
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TOP 5 BLOG POSTS OF THE WEEK
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BOOK REVIEW
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Integrated Design of Sustainable Buildings
 Sustainable design aims to improve building efficiency. It includes both individual buildings and neighbourhoods. Urban planning, architecture and spatial design are key aspects of sustainable design and energy plays a major role. This book looks into United Kingdom and international experiences, building discussion upon case study examples taking through planning, construction, operations and maintenance phases of sustainable design. Environmental, social and economic considerations are included in the discussion and presentations. |
EVENT COVERAGE
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 The annual American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual Conference took place in Sacramento, Calif. from March 19-23, 2012. This event drew an international audience of more than 1,200 people, with the theme, "Imaging and Geospatial Technologies Into the Future". To highlight the future, the event embraced both Google and their Google Earth Engine as well as cloud computing as a platform for imagery archiving and analysis.
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TOP STORIES
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HEADLINES
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Little Boy Lost Finds His Mother Using Google Earth
Augmented Reality a Tool for Urban Planning
Regio Finishes Photographing Estonia for Google
Schneider Braces for Smart-City Era by Testing Telvent Software
New Financing May Help Cities Adopt Smart Parking |
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EVENTS
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AGILE International Conference, April 24-27, Avignon, France
Geospatial World Forum, April 23-27, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Geo-Siberia, April 25-27, Novosibirsk, Russia
Esri Forestry GIS Conference, May 1-3, Redlands, Calif.
Real Corp 2012, May 14-16, Schwechat, Austria
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Visualizing Climate Change (2012)
By Stephen R.J. Sheppard
Using dramatic visual imagery such as 3D and 4D visualizations of future landscapes, community mapping, and iconic photographs, this book demonstrates new ways to make carbon and climate change visible where we care the most, in our own backyards and local communities.
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By Tigran Haas
This book is a unique perspective on architecture, urban planning, environmental and urban design, exploring ways for raising quality of life and the standard of living in a new modern era by creating better and more viable places to live.
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Community Resilience and Environmental Transitions (2011)
By Geoff Wilson
This book discusses the resilience of communities in both developed and developing world contexts. It investigates the notion of ‘resilience’ and the challenges faced by local communities around the world to deal with disturbances (natural hazards or human-made) that may threaten their long-term survival.
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