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| GIS Development Weekly |
3rd
March 2008 VOL 4 Issue 8 |
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| Image of the Week |
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The clash of the Titans for Space
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| Editorial |
from a virtual globe to a virtual universe...
'Most scientific data will never be directly examined by scientists; rather it will be put into online databases where it will be analyzed and summarized by computer programs.' said Jim Gray and Alex Szalay in their technical report on the World Wide Telescope in June 2002. On 27th Feb last month, Microsoft put their ideas into reality and the alfa version of the WWT was released. A sneek peek at the WWT had made Scoble cry...How different the WWT is from the Google Sky is a moot issue. The very idea of making available some of the most spectacular views, unseen by the naked eye and giving us a glimpse of the very begining is a service to mankind.
Over two years ago, the zeal with which the world embraced a movement called Google Earth continues even today, while the WWT will unable us to see where 'no man has gone before' - finally an all encompassing virtuality...
 Dr.
Hrishikesh Samant
hrishikesh@gisdevelopment.net |
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| Blog Buster |
1. Open US GPS Data?
I read an article today about a map error on the popular Garmin GPS devices which often leads to truckers in a particular town becoming trapped....
2. Our house in cyberspace
Soon real buildings will be monitored and taken care of remotely through cyber replicas on the net — and their inhabitants too
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| EVENTS |
Defence Geospatial Intelligence
27 – 29 April 2008, Dubai, UAE
Defence Geospatial Intelligence Middle East is the region’s first forum dedicated to the defence geospatial intelligence community. As the region transforms its geospatial initiatives there is a great need to benchmark against international standards, assess the latest technology solutions and bridge the civil-military communication gap. Only through the effective implementation of SDI’s can all the data be effectively retrieved to support a variety of operational requirements. Hear from senior personnel from the US, UK, Europe and the UAE amongst many others: www.geospatialdefence.com
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