A GIS Development E-zine
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- EOM Jan, 2002
- Geo World Feb, 2002
- GIS@development Jan, 2002
- GIS User Feb/Mar, 2002
- GPS World Feb 2002
- POB Feb, 2002
- Professional Surveyor Jan, 2002
- GIS News Jan/Feb, 2002
- GISVision Feb, 2002
- GIM International Feb, 2002
- Fly-through Data Generation of Afghanistan
Dr. Philip Cheng and Laurie McBean
In this article, It has beenl demonstrated how ASTER satellite imagery of Afghanistan was used to generate DEMs and ortho-imagery.
- GIS Landbase: Past, Present, Future
Jeff Barker and Bob Britton
How Imageres can help city managers in conducting urban growth studies to parcel mapping.
- MapFusion Brings New Approach & Universal Solution to GIS Interoperability
Gilles Clément
MapFusion components can be combined to form an interoperable, networked geospatial data exchange community.
- Mapping Earth's Final Frontier
Bill Collins
Scientists use GIS related spatial technology to wirelessly map sea floor
- Is Virtual Reality the Next Generation of GIS?
Per-Åke Roupé and Mattias Roupé
An article on Virtual Reality and its use in city planning. -
Sudden Oak Death -- Geospatial Technology Tackles Tree Infestation
Marti Ebbert Kurth
Scientists are combining field research with remote-sensing tools and georeferencing software to monitor and map a plant disease Dubbed Sudden Oak Death (SOD) syndrome, in California oak forests.
- How Good Are Your Maps?
Bruce Joffe
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many more words is a map worth?
- Afghanistan an opportunity to serve with humility
Prabhaker Mishra
Post - Conflict Afghanistan will provide the greatest opportunity for reconstruction and development in terms of institutions building, human resource development and governance.
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Death in a Back Paddock
Jon Fairall
Liablity for bad data rests with the user. -
The National Cadastre: No longer a pipedream
Jennie Bentley
The creation of a national cadastre in Australia was always going to be a problem.
- Boulder HOPs Aboard GPS Tracking
Steve Blacksher, Tom Foley
A GPS-based automated vehicle tracking system helps a Boulder, Colorado transportation company to keep its high-frequency commuter buses on schedule in varying traffic and road conditions. - With Racing Heart: Athletic Analysis
Jan Skaloud, Quentin Ladetto, Bertrand Merminod, Martin Vetterli, Michael Gyr, Alberto Marcacci, Patrice Luthi, Yves Schutz
A new GPS/video system that tracks skiers' position, their 100-kilometer-per-hour speed, and heart rate now gives the athletes, their coaches, and television viewers a novel performance analysis tool. - Water Vapor Monitoring for Weather Forecasts
Christoph Reigber, Gerd Gendt, Galina Dick, Maria Tomassini
Researchers derive vertical integrated water vapor data in near-real time from a dense GPS network, introducing GPS technology into operational weather forecasting.
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One Surveyor’s Diversion: A tale of surveying in Peru
Jeff Voorheis details his invitation to assist a team of archaeologists in their efforts to discover and document the secrets of ancient civilizations. - Robotic Technology Takes-Off
For most, a skateboard, a rope and a laser device brings to mind images of teenage boys amusing themselves on a hot summer day—not a construction team working on the expansion of an international airport. -
Flush with Success
Surveying helps provide adequate sewage disposal solution in the rugged hills of Pennsylvania.
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Feature: Generating Online Property Maps
Kevin P. Corbley
Access to land information and online mapping functions are now just a few keystrokes away. -
Hands On: Nikon NPL-350
Our New Products reviewer takes this prismless total station out for a spin, with positive results. - How Things Work: Digital Levels
After nearly ten years on the market, digital levels offer a wide range of applications. - Book Review: New England in Early Printed Maps 1513 to 1800, by Barbara Backus McCorkle
This scholarly reference book features most of the printed maps of North America that existed before 1800.
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Autodesk develops its GIS dimension
Larry Diamond, Autodesk's GIS division vice president interviewed -
Wartime imagery from Afghanistan - an analysis
Following on from last month's feature by Professor Gordon Petrie. -
Historic air photographs help map war risk
Chris Going assesses how reconnaissance imagery is playing a valuable role today in mapping the risk from unexploded WW2 bombs and ordnance from more recent conflicts. -
Data Issues
Accessing European and international map data.
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Add GIS to Big Business
Lili Eylon -
GIS & Artificial Neural Networks
Jeff Thurston
Does Your GIS Think? -
Purchasing Photogrammetry Software
Kyle Bohnenstiehl
Wading Through a Sea of Choices
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GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO
Current Status of Satellite Positioning Systems - 3D Cadastres: State-of-the-art
From 2D Parcels to 3D Registrations - 3D GIS Architecture
A Topological Data Structure - Surveying the Issues of Geomatics Education (6)
Beyond Education: Capacity-building in Geoinformations