Thursday, February 24th, 2011
In 2010, an innovative technology began assisting with the assessment of existing forest conditions as well as establishing a viable approach to long-term monitoring to support the management of natural forests in Indonesia. With the ability to rapidly collect highly accurate three-dimensional information of the forest from aircraft flying at three-quarters of a kilometer above
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Cicada Design Inc. recently won a 3D Award for Territory Management at the imagina conference in Monaco in the Urbanism and Landscape section. Their work for the Mount Pleasant Secondary Plan located near Toronto, Canada included restoration of a natural heritage system for the area including woodlands, wetlands, watercourses and valleys. This effort included a high
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
imagina 2011 was held in Monaco February 1-3, 2011. The annual event is oriented toward 3D simulation and visualization. This year it included 1680 delegates from 44 countries around the world together with a large contingent of journalists writing on topics ranging from entertainment to 3D graphics to visualization of the urban landscape.
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Some time ago I wrote about the impending Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in Australia and its potential opportunities for the spatial industries. The CPRS was the brainchild of then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, who was subsequently unceremoniously dumped. With the Greens now in control, the pressure is on to have a carbon price.
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Over the past decade, green building has gone from the fringe to the mainstream of the building industry. In many communities, buildings have “gone green” by adopting strategies such as integrative design, energy modeling, commissioning, enhanced energy efficiency, renewable materials, attention to daylight and views, water conservation measures, and on-site renewable energy generation. Use of
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Geological information is useful for many purposes in the mining industry and environmental monitoring – improvement programs. Technological innovation is now providing 3D and 4D geodata useful for visualisation. GeoVisionary, a visualisation 3D stereographic software produced by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and Virtalis company incorporates spatial data for geological mapping projects.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
We can easily imagine the whole picture, if a particular problem is sketched on a sheet of paper, or when the observed area is illustrated with a painting, in conjunction with understandable symbols. A map is therefore a visual representation of particular portion of space by means of symbolic delineation of properties and relations between
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Geospatial technologies have evolved to become not only widely popular but necessary for those seeking to generate an economic advantage. Individuals, businesses and governments can all gain the benefits of location based applications. ‘Why ‘Where’ Matters: Understanding and Profiting from GPS, GIS and Remote Sensing’ is written so anyone can understand location-based tools and other geospatial
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), possibly the first scientist who devised a wireless world, looked at Science as a common service, a way to improve the lot of mankind, not just a means for enhancing wealth (less than ever, the wealth of the few), or to bend to compulsions of market economy. Geomatics and Geoinformation can give
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
The city of Genoa, Italy, established the Urban Lab in 2007 to create a sustainable development plan for the Mediterranean port city. Designed by 1998 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Renzo Piano, the lab convenes a monthly roundtable called the Table of Ideas to tap the expertise of top design and urban planning professionals from around
