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The Community presentations for the 2010 ESRI Developer Summit are now listed on-line, and are open for voting. Since these presentations are all recorded, you don’t have to be attending the Dev Summit to vote – just setup an account (free) and vote for what you want to see –...
2010 – A good year for the Dark Arts
Ruby on Rails may not be on a Lovecraftian list of “Dark Arts”, but for someone who’s been developing on the Microsoft platform for the last 10 years, it’s close enough. As anyone who’s read this blog in the last 2 years knows, I’m a pretty big fan of Microsoft ASP.NET...
Zen and the Art of ServerObjectExtensions
I was going to cook up a full SOE example, but that was going to take way more time that I don’t have, so here’s the abridged version – just the major points… Projects in the Solution SOE’s have a lot of moving parts, so let’s think about all the parts in...
Re-mixing the Flex Sample Viewer
The ESRI Flex Sample Viewer is a great starting point for creating map centric RIA’s. The widgetized nature of the starter kit facilitates significant re-use of components, and there are a couple dozen plug-and-play components available from the Flex Code Gallery. Woot! The downside of this ease of re-use is that...
Usability for Emergency Response Applications
I finally got around to loading a video of my talk on Usability in Emergency Response Applications, given at the ESRI South West User Group (SWUG) meeting. In this talk I give a walk-through of an app we built using the ESRI Javascript API, focusing on design aspects that helped...
Using Log4Net in ArcMap COM Extensions/Commands etc
I was building an edit task for ArcMap today, and got to a point where I had the geometry operations solid (using Test-Driven-Development for them) but when I got to iterating over sets of real data, I though it would be really handy to use a logger to kick out...
Geography Blog From Networlddirectory
Low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients
The combination of low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients in the lower layers of the beaches of Alaska's Prince William Sound is slowing the aerobic biodegradation of oil remaining from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, as per scientists at Temple University. Considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history,...
Less pollution improves ear infections
A newly released study by scientists at UCLA and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston suggests that improvements in air quality over the past decade have resulted in fewer cases of ear infections in children. Ear infections are one of the most common illnesses among children, with annual direct and...
A collaboration led by scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass. Deploying the tools of synthetic biology, the JBEI scientists engineered a strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria to produce biodiesel fuel...
Congo receives help from space
On 2 January, Mount Nyamulagira in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted, spewing lava from its southern flank and raising concerns that the 100 000 people in the town of Sake could be under threat. Fears were also triggered in Goma as rumours circulated that an eruption was imminent at...
In the battle against global warming
Researchers in Texas are reporting that a technique used in the search for new drugs could also be used in the quest to discover new, environmentally friendly materials for fighting global warming. Such materials could be used to capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from industrial smokestacks and other fixed...
Last Decade was Warmest on Record
A new analysis of global surface temperatures by NASA researchers finds the past year was tied for the second warmest since 1880. In the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year on record. Eventhough 2008 was the coolest year of the decade because of a strong La Nina that cooled...
Bing Maps Blog
Vancouver Applications Feature Bing Maps
All eyes will be watching Vancouver in the next couple weeks since the 2010 Winter Olympics roll into town. For those of you who won’t just be watching, but instead living the Olympics the Microsoft Canada Development Centre published a contest challenging developers to create interesting applications featuring the Bing...
Bing Maps Imagery Release, January 2010 (Part 2)
As I mentioned in my previous content update blog post, Bing Maps Imagery Release, January 2010 (Part 1), the amount of data being released into Bing Maps for January was so large that we have to break it into two releases to publish it. So, with that, I give you...
Bing Maps Challenge, Win $100 Gift Card
Think you’re savvy enough to navigate Bing Maps faster than anyone else? Answer 4 questions and you’ll be in the running to win a $100 gift card courtesy of the Bing Maps team. Take the Bing Maps Challenge now. CP – Follow me on Twitter @ChrisPendleton...
National Geographic Launches iPhone Atlas Using Bing Maps
National Geographic has been hard at work getting their atlas of maps into your grubby little hands. And as such, they’ve released their newest mobile application for iPhone – World Atlas (iTunes link). The application allows you to view 7 different levels of cartography, 3 maps styles and the...
New Bing Maps Application: Haiti Earthquake
The Haitian Earthquakes have captured the eyes of the world. As part of the effort, Bing Maps is doing what we can to help the world see the changes over time around Haiti by unveiling the Haiti Earthquake application in the application gallery. The concept of the application allows users...
We’re ripping the Beta tag off the Bing Maps Silverlight site and going full board with continuing innovation on Bing. Removing the beta tag has so many implications as a Microsoft asset in terms of what you can expect moving forward…reliability, supportability, and continued innovation and investment to name a...
GPS Insight Blog
About to send our MILLIONTH Alert and perform our BILLIONTH Alert Check
I have a daily report which comes to me which tells me how close we are to hitting 2 major Alert milestones: We are very close to sending our MILLIONTH alert out. Shortly thereafter (unless drivers stop causing alerts which, uh, isn’t very likely…), we will process our BILLIONTH alert check. We process...
New Map Dashlet size & “Follow Me” capabilities
We recently made some new enhancements to our Dashboard Maps. Now you can size them in any of 4 heights (and the width is determined by the dashboard style you choose). Additionally, we allow you to display 8 maps per window now, vs. 4. You can still open as many windows...
HUGE safety addition to GPS Insight — the Speed Summary Report
This new report shows the speeding and “slow-poke” tendencies of your individual drivers. It can be run for a month at a time, and is available here (we are running the report for just the OKL group for the month of January): Here is the part which allows you to rank by...
Lots of new dashboard features just released!
We have been busy this month and released several new features to the dashboard (as well as posted speed limit reports/graphs which I will talk about separately). First, there are new dashboard layouts, and they are more intuitively labeled: Choosing “2 wide L” will give you a wider column on the left...
We have launched our brand new GPS Insight website!
After months of work, we are pleased to announce a brand new www.gpsinsight.com! The new one will allow us to keep our rapidly enhanced product better documented for our customers and prospective customers. Additionally, we have begun work on a comprehensive training site at training.gpsinsight.com. This site will allow us to keep...
Finding my snowboarding kid on the mountain with GPS Insight
I pretty much have a never-ending supply of EZ-1000’s so I brought one skiing with my 2 boys on a recent trip. Jack, my older son, is old enough to go skiing (boarding, he would correct me) without me. Actually, he has officially passed me by — he does black runs...
MapPoint Forums
bingmaps: Vancouver applications feature #BingMaps, just in time for the winter Olympics http://bit.ly/b0FoRj Link.........
Vancouver Applications Feature Bing Maps
All eyes will be watching Vancouver in the next couple weeks since the 2010 Winter Olympics roll into town. For those of you who won’t just......
:helpsmilie:I am trying to find the distance between our locations and our customer locations. Can someone please help me. I am wondering if there......
bingmaps: Check out this cool video of US Navy (ONR) using Bing Maps for mobile command & control: http://bit.ly/3Jo2MX Link.........
bingmaps: Arlington, Virginia is using Bing Maps to help drive economic development. Check it out: http://bit.ly/1JCqpi Link.........
bingmaps: US Navy testing mobile command & control solution using Bing Maps & Windows Mobile phones. Case study: http://bit.ly/XEuF9 Link.........
What is special about Geospatial?
Startup: Askaro – Why not to ask your neighbourhood for local events
Recently there were some news about Eduardo Manchón, the co-founder of Panoramio, leaving Google and the Panoramio team. After four and a half year he wants to address to his new task at Askaro. He stated in this blog post at Panaramio: Panoramio is the coolest thing I have ever done....
Maybe the best Android 2.0/2.1 custom ROM for HTC Magic
Update (26.01.2010): Version 1.3.3 is out now (no wipe required for update). Watch this video to see ctso’s Intension ROM in action: This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. What is the best Android 2.0 or 2.1 custom ROM for...
How to make some extra money with WebGIS development?
The anwser to this question is easy: Win the ESRI 2010 Mashup Challenge. The task is to Create an innovative mashup using ArcGIS Online and Web Mapping APIs for the chance to win one of four cash prizes. Awards will be based on originality, creativity, and analytic process. Cash Prizes: 1st Place: $10,000 2nd Place: $5,000 3rd...
ArcGIS 9.4 transformed to ArcGIS X (10) – What is ESRI secret?
Recently ESRI (Jack Dangermond) announced to change the name for the next release from 9.4 to 10.0. In my opinion there has to be more than already promoted features for this release there have to be another joker which is not announced yet. What do you think? What will be...
New delicious codenames for future Android versions
Google has decided to name different versions of Android according to sweet pastries. According to a recent interview by Erick Tseng Android’s next big interation will be known as FroYo. Froyo is the Short Term for “frozen yogurt” and another creative name in the Android version history: Initial Version = Android...
Haiti Earthquare Before/After satellite photo
The New York Times has published an article about the Haiti Quake which inlcudes statellite phones before and after Jan 12 2010. At this webmap with image slider you can image the destruction in Port-Au-Price. It shows areas around: National Cathedral (roof collapsed) National Palace (the symbol of authority in Haiti collapsed) Hotel de...
ESRI News Feed
Latest ESRI ArcGIS Data Appliance Includes Expanded Street Map Coverage and Consolidated Imagery
The latest release of ESRI's ArcGIS Data Appliance includes significantly enhanced maps in a new tiling scheme and simplified licensing....
ESRI Presents Smart Grid and Utility GIS-Based Solutions at TechAdvantage 2010 Conference and Expo
ESRI will present smart grid implementation strategies and other utility solutions based on geographic information system (GIS) technology at the TechAdvantage 2010 Conference and Expo....
Conserving Rainforest while Sustaining Local Economies
Guyana's Minister of Agriculture will describe the world's first national low-carbon development strategy at Town & Gown Cultural Series event....
In this report, released in January 2010, Good Jobs First takes a second look at the websites created by state governments to highlight their role in the implementation of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009....
Petroleum Professionals Can Learn Both GIS Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts at PUG 2010
20th Petroleum User Group Conference to equip oil and gas operations to launch and grow any ArcGIS software project....
New volume in GIS Best Practices series explains how different organizations are using GIS to support renewable energy efforts....
A Darker View
Postcard from the Universe - Double Cluster
The open clusters NGC869 and NGC884 in Perseus, 20x240s exposures Canon 20Da and TV-76mm...
Postcard from the Reef - Helmet Snail
An odd shaped lump, covered with algae, half buried in the sand. A second look shows a vague snail like shape, but this is too big to be a snail, isn't it? This thing is nearly a foot in diameter! The divers trick is to grab a nearby collector...
The Keck 1 Laser piercing the sky for the first time on 28 Jan 2010...
Job Opening at Keck - Optics Assistant
W.M. Keck Observatory Position Announcement... OPTICS ASSISTANT The W. M. Keck Observatory operates the world’s two largest optical/infrared telescopes located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Under the supervision of the Interferometer Operations Manager, this position supports the Interferometry Project. Ideal candidate should be...
There is a lot more to a healthy reef than brightly colored fish. The coral itself, untold species of invertebrates, birds and marine mammals, sea turtles and the algae. Forming the basis for the entire reef ecosystem, the algae are critical to reef habitat. Like plants, algae can convert...
Postcard from the Summit - Another Sunset
One nice benefit of working a couple engineering nights at the summit is the chance to watch sunset. I normally depart the summit before the sun goes down, as we turn the telescopes over to the night crew. This time I get to stay and watch, and...
Urban Cartography
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Twitter knows I hate mornings: xefer.com
Twitter knows I hate mornings: xefer.com ...
MADRID 2016 ciudad candidata: Gráfico realizado para la...
MADRID 2016 ciudad candidata: Gráfico realizado para la candidatura de Madrid a los Juegos Olímpicos de 2016. Finalmente, Río de Janeiro fue la ciudad elegida. www.elmundo.es/especiales/2008/12/elmundodeporte/madrid20… ...
Are You Left-Handed?: Posted via email from Anthony...
Are You Left-Handed?: Posted via email from Anthony Martin’s Weblog ...
Infográfico | Mapa: meu exame de computação gráfica I =} e...
Infográfico | Mapa: meu exame de computação gráfica I =} e sim, eu pulei uma rua. e com certeza a sobreposição do trajeto no mapa não tá lá muito exata. mas, enfim… ...
GeoMusings
SpatiaLite Provider Now In SharpMap Repository
I got a surprise e-mail from Felix today letting me know that the SpatiaLite provider I posted some time ago, along with Kev’s great spatial index work, has been included in the SharpMap repository. If you’re looking for one place to pick them up, now you’ve got it. If you haven’t...
My inbox has been busy this week with announcements from gvSIG. New builds of the network extension and the 3D extension have been released. New features of the network extension are described as: “- Create and define network topology (using velocities, or sense of direction, modified costs, barriers, turn costs …) - Calculate...
QGIS 1.4.0 has been released. As Terry mentioned on Twitter, that news seemed to get lost amongst the discussion of the GeoDesign Summit and the rebranding of ArcGIS 9.4 to 10.0. I have made use of QGIS in the past and have been perusing 1.4.0 lately. I must state that...
The announcement that ArcGIS 9.4 is being re-christened as 10.0 leaves me feeling somewhat bemused. I have seen the new version of Desktop and it is nice and will finally update the current Office-97-feeling UI. The list of changes coming in 10.0 (published so far) is impressive but I haven’t...
Foursquare – Teetering On the Edge of YASN
I read with interest this article that was brought to my attention by @gis_Todd on Twitter. I have been playing with Foursquare for a few weeks now and I think this article is in sync with some observations I have had about it but also misses the mark on one...
Open Post: Will you be attending the ESRI Federal User Conference?
The 2010 ESRI Federal User Conference is fast approaching. As one of the larger geospatially-oriented events to occur each year in my neck of the woods, I make it a point to attend. Over the last few years, the conference has grown in attendance and content and it’s always a...
Free Geography Tools
MapOSMatic – Select an area by a bounding box, or by administrative boundaries (database for the latter is currently very limited), and get a map of the area in PNG, PDF, and/or SVG format, with letter/number grid indexing: And also get a street index for that map referenced to the letter/number...
If you’re a locavore (“one who tries to eat only locally grown foods”), you may find Epicurious’s Seasonal Ingredient Map useful. Pick any month, then click on your state, and it shows you a list of currently-available local produce: Mouse over a produce item, and get links to produce definitions, pictures,...
GIS Data For US National Parks And Monuments
The US National Park Service Data Store site offers access to GIS data for US National Parks And Monuments in a wide variety of subjects and formats, including: Biology Cultural Resources Aerial imagery Roads and trails Noxious/alien plants Soils Land use / cover Plus dozens more …. For geology (a favorite topic of mine), there’s a related NPS Geologic...
Posted a few months ago about ScribbleMaps, a very cool web app that let you draw shapes and symbols freely in a Google Maps interface, then save the map in multiple formats: JPEG Print directly from browser Embeddable widget (no Google Maps API key required Facebook map Regular Google Maps view Google Earth plugin (though this...
Blogging will resume this week, but only with short posts. My last post on my snow delay was a week ago, and I still have one more day of snow clearing ahead of me, plus all the other stuff that’s backed up behind it. You haven’t lived until an ice...
Combine 4+ feet of snow, 2″ of rain, a car breakdown, a sick day, and one day without power, all just since Monday; the result is likely to be a low level of activity on this blog for the coming week. I’ll get back to regular posting as soon as...
GIS Education Community Blog
This new decade seems a fitting time to reflect upon the past and anticipate the future. Few other things in GIS have changed as much over the past decade than Web GIS. During the first year in which I used the World Wide Web (1993), one of the things that...
Exploring Demographics with “Make A Map” from Mapping for Everyone
The Kansas City metropolitan area is considered to be the “Heart of America”, the city of fountains, bar-b-que, and boulevards! With a population of over two million people, this “Paris of the Plains” crosses the state line, extending nearly 8,000 square miles in Kansas and Missouri. Who are the people...
After 13 years, ESRI Higher Education Program Manager, Ann Johnson, is hanging up her ESRI spurs for a life of…well…ongoing GIS education promotion and development in higher education. Yes, there is no stopping her from following her passion. While Ann will continue to be based from her home in the...
Five New Geospatial Occupations
The US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) now lists five new geospatial occupations: "Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists", "Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists", "Geographic Information Systems Technicians", "Precision Agriculture Technicians", and "Geodetic Surveyors". You can find descriptions of most of these new occupations by doing...
Fun with GIS #36: Community Atlas, Take Two
For ten years, ESRI has promoted the Community Atlas as a program through which teachers and club leaders could get kids engaged in doing GIS. The project is simple: Kids put together a profile of their community, consisting of 10-20 original maps and 1000-2500 original words, and post it on...
Mapping Forestry offers a look at current and cutting-edge approaches to forestry from aroung the world and describes how GIS software supports the business of forestry in today’s era of economic changes, increased global competition, and diminishing resources. In real scenarios from the United States, Canada, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Finland,...
Ogle Earth
eCanadaNow » Google Street View Catches illegal Tree Cutters There has been no decision to use the Google Street...
Digital Urban: Google Earth - Live Building/Billboard Texturing from Webcams: Live3D Live3D = live textures on buildings in Google...
Google LatLong: New imagery of Port-au-Prince Stunning 15cm-resolution imagery of Haiti from 17 Jan now in Google Maps -...
Aiding and abetting Yemeni rebels... with Google Earth
This just in from Yemen: Yemen teacher jailed for 10 years for aiding rebels(AFP) - 18 January 2010, SANAA - A Yemeni school teacher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for supplying Shiite rebels with information ranging from how to make rockets to getting images from Google Earth, said...
Haiti imagery layer now available for Google Earth, Maps ...
Google Earth Is Finally Coming To Android - Google Earth - Gizmodo Google Earth comes to Android - with...
Strange Maps
442 – Distilled Geography: Europe’s Alcohol Belts
It matters where we are, for it helps determine who we are. Or, as the quote often attributed to Napoleon states: Geography is destiny. That destiny extends to drink, as demonstrated by this map. Where we are determines to a statistically significant degree what kind of alcohol we prefer. Or...
441 – Sense of POPOS: Secret Spaces of San Francisco
Scattered across the centre of San Francisco are almost seventy semi-secret spaces, privately owned but open to the public. Subject to the fine print of a little-known pact between City and Commerce, these so-called POPOS (Privately Owned Public Open Spaces) allow alluring vistas of San Francisco and access to its intimate interiors....
440 – Dissuasive Cartography: the Emerald Desert
With an army numbering a mere 7,000 soldiers and an official policy of neutrality, the Irish Free State’s attitude at the outbreak of the Second World War was that of a very nervous bystander. While covertly providing the Brits with some intelligence and assistance, the overt goal throughout what was...
We could rattle off some statistics, about size and distance. But sometimes a picture is more eloquent than a thousand words. Here are two postcard maps. That’s two thousand words right there. Many thanks to Anna Chlebinska, a collector of cartographic postcards, for sending in these beauts. ...
438 – The Great Firewall of China
“China’s internet is open.” (PRC government spokesperson responding to a question on Google’s announcement to stop filtering its Chinese search engine, citing concerted hacker attacks on the e-mail accounts of political dissidents) Will Google leave China? Probably so. After the online giant challenged the Chinese government by announcing its intention to stop abiding...
437 – OJ Knows: The Four Corners of the World
We’ve discussed the Ancient Greeks’ snowglobe vision of the Universe(#288), tackled the far-out theories of the Hollow Earth (#85), and yet managed to be surprised by the absurdity of the square earth theory. It seems unnecessarily implausible to add straight borderlines to the already farfetched model of a flat earth. But...
GIS in Education
DMCii welcomes UK-Indonesia climate change partnership
British satellite imaging company DMCii welcomes International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander’s announcement that the UK has joined forces with the Indonesian government to tackle deforestation and prepare Indonesians for the impacts of climate change.Managing Director Dave Hodgson commented, “We are in the unique position of having tried and tested systems...
URISA GIS Hall of Fame - Nominations Sought
URISA is seeking nominations for it's GIS Hall of Fame which recognizes and honors the best in GIS. Introduced in 2005, the URISA GIS Hall of Fame documents the contributions made by key individuals. URISA welcomes nominations from any profession and is not restricted to those having a past or...
GIS Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts at PUG 2010
Petroleum and pipeline professionals using geographic information system (GIS) technology will gather for the 2010 ESRI Petroleum User Group (PUG) Conference February 22–24 at the Houston Marriott Westchase in Texas. The PUG Conference is the best place for oil and gas GIS users to find everything they need to fully...
Taiwan to launch FORMOSAT-5 satellite in 2013
Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSPO) says it is planning to launch the satellite FORMOSAT-5 in 2013.The satellite will carry a high-resolution optical remote sensing instrument for earth sensing and earth observation. The instrument was designed, manufactured and packaged in Taiwan.FORMOSAT-5 is Taiwan's first remote sensing program. The project is part...
Disappearing Ducks? North America’s Prairie Potholes Vulnerable to Warming Climates
The loss of wetlands in the prairie pothole region of central North America due to a warmer and drier climate will negatively affect millions of waterfowl that depend on the region for food, shelter and raising young, according to research published today in the journal BioScience.The new research shows that...
GIS for Lipetsk Region in Russia
A geoinformation system will be developed in Lipetsk Region, uniting general plans of all settlements of the region. It is to be created within the frames of the target program of town planning documentation compiling about the region and its settlements over the period of 2005-2009. It should be noted...
GIS Lounge - Geographic Information Systems
Become Location Enabled at Where 2.0
Where 2.0 is one of the world’s foremost events dedicated to exploring the emerging technologies in the geospatial industry. At Where 2.0, we expose the tools pushing the boundaries of the location frontier, track the emergence of new business models and services, and examine new sources of data and the...
Looking for Information About Cartophilia
Hi, my name’s Ken Jennings. I’m an author working on a book, to be published next year by Scriber’s, about map and geography enthusiasts of all kinds. (I’m also the guy who was on the TV quiz show ”Jeopardy” for much of 2004, if that rings a bell.) Here’s my question: The books on cartography I...
One of the new features touted on the soon to be released iPad is the mapping application. Donald Bell from CNET has a write-up and video reviewing the mapping application on the iPad. Among the “thumbs-up” features that Bell reacted to on the iPad is the larger screen which, at...
NYCityMap, the online map viewer for the City of New York has added aerials from 1924 to their application. Now, in addition to viewing how New York City looked in 2006 and 2008, you can adjust the timeline to see the lanscape from 1924. Click on the camera icon and...
Don’t have a school near you offering GIS? If you don’t live near a college or university offering GIS coursework, distance learning can be a valuable way to learning GIS skills and software programs online. Click here to find schools offering internet-based classes. Distance Learning from USC The University of Southern...
Adena Schutzberg | Profiles from the Geospatial Community
Welcome to the inaugural “Profiles from the Geospatial Community“. Each month will feature a quick interview with a notable member of the geospatial community. I’m proud to present Adena Schutzberg as the first profile in the series. Ms. Schutzberg is a prominent presence in the geospatial media, most currently as...
Features
Cartography in Geomatics Curriculum – The Czech Example
Cartography and geomatics are rapidly changing. These changes are impacting the needs for a highly trained and capable workforce. Education is attempting to adapt and to provide a solution to these demanding and changing circumstances. Education professionals in the Czech Republic have developed a unique geomatics curriculum on themes related...
Luanda Bay Initiative To Revive Angolan Seaport
As the chief seaport and capital city of Angola, Luanda is undergoing major reconstruction with the development of infrastructure projects that include new public housing, highways, and business and commercial space. The African nation was ravaged by 27 years of civil war before a cease fire was reached in 2002,...
GIS Puts Culver City Sewer Maps in their Place
Like a lot of small towns, the effects of time and growth compromised Culver City’s public works data, especially the city sewer system. In 2007, a committed collaboration between the Public Works Department and the Culver City Information Technology Department began to update citywide sewer maps. The redevelopment of the...
World Forestry At The Crossroads - Going It Alone or Joining With Others?
The World Forestry Congress (WFC) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 18 to 23 October 2009. In this paper, we will set out some of the results and findings. We have attempted to identify a number of trends and to indicate what their significance may be for us as...
Much time is spent this time of year looking forward. Vector1 Media editors Jeff Thurston and Matt Ball spent some time reflecting on emerging stories and growing trends to come up with the following predictions for 2010. On the list are technology advancements, policy initiatives and the continued evolution of...
Building Back Better: Aceh Province, Indonesia, Continues GIS Work Five Years after Tsunami
December 2009 marks the fifth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami in Southeast Asia. Easily the largest natural disaster in recent history, the 9.1-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami on December 26, 2004, brought incredible devastation to many coastal countries, particularly Indonesia. A wave 30 meters high hit the province of...