October 11th, 2007
V1 Newsletter-Vol. 1, Issue 2

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TOP STORIES		FEATURES
– Wallingford Launches Infornet Exchange – Paris, France: 23rd Road Congress a Success – SARscape Supports TerraSAR – X -1 – Hexagon Acquires Novatel – New Didger 4 Released – Leica Geosystems Supplies Reference Stations to Dept. of Sustainability & Environment in Victoria – CH2M HILL Releases 2007 Sustainability Report		Geographical Perspectives – 3 People – 3 Views Vanessa Lawrence is Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the British Ordnance Survey,  Andy Coote is Consultancy Services Director for ESRI (UK) and  Ed Parsons is Geospatial Technologist for Google. I asked each of them similar questions. Oregon Implements an Imagery Portal For the past 10 years, many GIS users throughout the Oregon State GIS community have had an arduous task to access statewide imagery,  moving the data set via CD/DVD, portable hard disks as well as through the use of FTP sites.  With imagery needs growing exponentially, distributing dataset via this method was creating a storage and distribution nightmare.

 

TOP FIVE LINKS OF THE WEEK

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Jeff’s Top Five Links of the Week:
1) Working Paper: ‘Digital Urban – The Visual City’
2) Web 2.0 Slideshare: Underground Map
3) Education Project: GEOGDOCS
4) REEFBASE: A Global Information System for Coral Reefs
5)  Photosynth on PBS

Matt’s Top Five Links of the Week:
1) Bioneers  – An annual event in its 18th year that focuses on change makers that are out to make our world a better place
2) Noise Mapping  – One of the UK’s leading consultants on urban environmental issues helps cities map noise
3) Gigapan Camera – More than 600 explorable high-resolution panoramas from this camera can be viewed on this site, the panoramas are also being added to Google Earth.
4) World Watch Institute – An interdisciplinary research institute with a global focus on sustainable development.
5) My Wonderful World – A National Geographic-led campaign for geography education.

Reader´s Top Five Links of the Week:
Submit suggested links to anything you would like to recommend that fellow readers do, see or read via e-mail to [email protected]

 

INTERVIEW

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  Interview: Topcon Focused on Positioning 

Topcon in Europe has recently undergone a transformation, having reorganized to separate from their eye care business to be fully dedicated on positioning. The new focused positioning business has grown exponentially since then. Vector1 editors sat down with Ewout Korpershoek, director of marketing and sales for Topcon Europe Positioning, to discuss Topcon’s strategy and the evolution of the surveyor’s role.

 

PRODUCT REVIEW

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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.

 

HEADLINE NEWS		CALENDAR
– Concrete Industry Leaders to Define Industry Role in Sustainable Development  – Climate Change Guilt a Goldmine  – Report Calls for Water Plan for Regions – China’s Bid for Cleaner Environment Brings Huge Business Opportunities – Malta Environment Deficit: A Story of Greed – Commission to Help SME’s Become Greener – ‘Urban Visions’ – How to Avoid Urban Nightmares		Community Matters 07 Oct. 23-25, Burlington, Vermont THE 2007 International Geohazards Week Nov. 5-9, Frascati, Italy 12th Fall Workshop Vision, Modeling, and Visualization Nov. 7-9, Saarbrücken, Germany