Friday, December 4th, 2009
ESRI has always invested heavily into GIS education. That has included both the toolset as well as the study of geographic information as a science. The results have been impressive, not only in terms of financial growth for the company but the numerous research efforts, education events, books published and conference-workshops. Building GIS capacity and
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Smart Grids are a growth area. Increasing awareness about smart grid technologies and applications are resulting in new installations of technology that update one hundred year old infrastructure electricity generation and distribution models. V1 Energy editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Martin Ansell, general manager – Smallworld, GE Energy. He described Smart Grid technologies and how GE
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Photogrammetry continues to evolve and today the study of photogrammetry remains important. Armin Gruen has previously served as Head of the Chair of Photogrammetry at the Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zuerich, Switzerland. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston interviewed him recently to learn about his life long passion of
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
The geospatial community has long supported the idea that open data leads to the development of applications and new technologies. The prevailing theory goes something like this; if people have access to open geospatial data then they will use it to develop applications. That seems logical and is certainly one of the goals many of
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Geographic information systems (GIS) can be used for a multitude of purposes and in different ways to create, manage, analyze and represent spatial information. The nature of GIS is built upon a willingness, interest and expectation to solve a specific problem using both geodata and GIS. With so many definitions floating around about what a
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
The world’s soils are an important resource. Mapping them enables scientists and food producers as well as land managers with the opportunity to maximize production while ensuring sustainbility and meeting conservation goals. A practical first step to achieving this goal involves an inventory of the global soil resources. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Bob
Monday, September 28th, 2009
There is a trend towards the integration of geospatial information that involves data creation, design and the representation of information. It applies to a wide range of activities from water to cadastre to building and site design, and it is international in scope. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston spoke with Joe Croser (right) and Richard Zambuni
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Digital cities are a topic of high interest today. While they have been discussed for a number of years, technological developments, particularly in the area of 3D and remote sensing have propelled them forward. While geographic information systems (GIS) are natural integrator’s of spatial information, their role in spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is well known.
Friday, September 11th, 2009
Absolutely. Photogrammetry is more important today than it has been at any other time. Many of the current images people see in 3D city models, land use planning, environmental and applications involving the determination of landscape change are directly dependent upon photogrammetric products and services. Photogrammety sits at the forefront of many 3D applications because
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is setting the pace for integrated PDS data. Leveraging the benefits of ISO 15926 standardisation, the company is developing new products for serving and modeling this information across the enterprise – supporting sustainable infrastructure. V1 Energy editor Jeff Thurston spoke with Ann-Marie Walters of Bentley Systems, Incorporated to learn about these new
