V1 Newsletter-Vol. 1, Issue 6

 

PERSPECTIVES

"How Does GPS Relate to Infrastructure?"

Vector One —" I would suggest that GPS has allowed us to see the world as a series of connected systems and processes, collectively measured and integrated at higher and higher levels."

Spatial Sustain —"GPS receivers are critical tools for infrastructure creation and maintenance. The dynamics of any construction site benefits greatly from precision tools that constantly update progress related to the plan."

Matt Ball, Editor, Americas/Asia-Pacific, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK

Jeff's Top Five Links of the Week:
1) Talk: Janine Benyus - 12 sustainable design ideas from nature
2) Website: Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design
3) EFFIS: The European Forest Fire Information System
4) Company: 3D Laser Mapping
5) Article: Not Mapping Our World - Visualizing non-geographic information in GIS  

Matt's Top Five Links of the Week:
1) Business Planet  -- The World Bank's Google Map mashup that shows how easy or difficult it is to do business in 178 of the world's economies
2) BOOK: Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble-- by Lester R. Brown, available for download in PDF format on the Earth Policy Insitute website.
3) Mindset List -- Beloit College provides this list to faculty every year to relate events that incoming freshmen wouldn't have experienced firsthand.
4) Greenmaker Building Supply -- This Chicago-area offers supplies and guidance for those building green projects.
5) Breathing Earth -- Interactive map that displays carbon emissions from countries around the world.

Reader´s Links of the Week:
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INTERVIEW

 Interview: Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging Focuses on Technology Convergence

After a very active acquisition streak that saw Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging's acquisition of Acquis, IONIC and ER Mapper, the technologies are coming together and reaching the market in new and interesting ways. Vector1 editor Matt Ball spoke to Milan Stojic, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, about Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging's technology strategy and the future of converged technologies.

PRODUCT REVIEW

AUTODESK MAP 3D 2008

AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 is the latest version of the popular engineering GIS program available from Autodesk. This product has been continually refined over the year's with new functionality added each version. This is no exception for 2008 with several new features added to the program that bridge CAD / GIS integration possibilities.