Saturday, August 16th, 2008
In our last installment on “Sustainable Urban Environments”, we discussed challenges and opportunities which the AEC industry will face in order to create sustainable urban environments amid aging infrastructure, with a workforce constrained by demographic and skill shifts, and in response to client pressure for highly productive and cost-effective results. Next we look at emerging
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
PR – The Port of Long Beach is a department within the city of Long Beach, Calif. The economic impact of the port affects not only the city, but also the entire United States. To improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of engineering data as well as ensure the interoperability with GIS, the Port of
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Josef Strobl has been directly involved in the Applied Geographic Information Technology (AGIT) symposium and the UNIGIS International program at the Zentrum for Geoinformatik at Salzburg University, Austria for many years. He is also an active researcher and teaches GIS, spatial analysis, remote sensing, modelling and applied simulation. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston recently had
Friday, August 8th, 2008
With five new satellites about to be launched, RapidEye is poised to deliver high resolution remotely sensed imagery and services to users interested in landscape change detection. With a high re-visit frequency, these services will be particularly useful to the agriculture, forestry and landscape change detection market including the insurance industry. V1 Magazine editor Jeff
Monday, August 4th, 2008
The requirements on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have originally been focused on data capturing and mapping functionalities. Current analyses state very clearly, that 80% of all technical business processes are related with geospatial questions. That’s why an intelligent Pipeline Integrity Management System (PIMS) is more than reasonable for pipeline operators, and we introduce a GIS
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
PAKISTAN DAILY TIMES – Researchers and scientists should develop technologies for a safe disposal of effluent and to introduce concept of water safety planning to secure national water resources, said Member National Assembly Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday. Read More
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Cicilia Friberg and Per Olsson work as surveyors for the Stenungsunds community in Sweden. In only 50 years Stenungsund has changed from a quiet summer resort into a regional business centre. The population today is four times what it used to be. With this constant expansion it is up to the local surveying department to
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Maps can communicate information and help people to understand places, processes and people in different geographical locations. The most effective maps are designed and include several cartographic elements. Designed Maps provides numerous helpful clues for users to create more effective and useful maps and several examples using different techniques are included.
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Remotely sensed imagery is rapidly evolving to become a primary and important information source for business decision making.To achieve this goal requires an understanding of the process involved and the right tools. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston spoke with Bob Morris, President and CEO, ERDAS Inc. on this topic and how that company is meeting
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
AGIT / GI Forum 2008 is a major international symposia and exhibit held yearly in Austria at the University of Salzburg. It not only offers a successful dual Deutsche-English language format, but it manages to combine industry, government and education authorities into one action packed, three day program together with an exhibition. New technologies and
