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- Geo World June, 2002
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- GIM International June, 2002
- GIS@development June, 2002
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- Geoinformatics June, 2002
- POB June, 2002
- National Geographic July, 2002
- Professional Surveyor May, 2002
- GIS User June/July, 2002
- Imaging Notes May/June, 2002
- Measure & Map July/August, 2002
- MapInfo Magazine Vol 7, No 1
- GeoInformatica June, 2002
- PE&RS June, 2002
- Surveys in Geophysics July 2002
- Power to the People!
Bernardita Calinao and Candace Brennan
- LIDAR and Digital Imaging Reach New Heights
Mark Romano
- Speculation on Integration
Jeff Thurston
- Take 2-D Output to a New Dimension!
Y. Ted Wu and Mark Kemper
- Resources in Peril
Paul Cutler and Christopher G. Maples
A report by the National Research Council finds that significant volumes of the geological data and collections in the United States are at risk of being discarded or unused. - Data Preservation: A Global Perspective
Christopher M. Keane
National repositories are spreading as countries seek to address a common challenge.
- Access Makes an Old Collection New
Brian Bisbee
The founding collection of the Illinois State Museum was in danger of being forgotten. - The Crisis in Geological Collections
Donald G. Mikulic and Joanne Kluessendorf
Collections of geological samples underpin the geological and paleontological sciences. But we face a crisis in preserving them.
- Archaeological Scanning of Persepolis
Using 3D Laser Scanning for Mapping of Ancient Sites in Iran - Testing total Stations
New Compact Accuracy Verification Method
- Present Status of 3D GIS
The Decisive Step Has Been Taken
- Extended TINs
A Surface Representation Approach to 3D Cadastre
- Application of GIS to describe historical urban development of Kharga City, Egypt
Arch Ashraf M S Mahrous, Prof Eng Mojmir Kyselka, Dr Peter Spièa -
Spatial Statistical Technique in relating earthquake epicentres with structural features
A K Saraf, B Sarma and Chandramani -
SAR Interferometry for DEM Generation
Manoj K Arora, Vinod Patel and M L Sharma -
Spatial Information Technologies to Aid Archaeological Site Mapping
Dr Alan Forghani, Denise Gaughwin
- Entry Level GIS Education
David B. Davis
- Geoengineering at Bentley
Susan Smith -
GITA "Mobile Technology and Location Based Services" Webcast Coverage
- Stereo Feature Collection Software for GIS: From 2-D to 3-D Databases
Kyle Bohnenstiehl
- Web Exclusive: Viewpoint
Randy Mosley
To OPUS or not to OPUS, that's a no-brainer! - Locating the Bluegrass Via Satellite
Curt Bynum and Wolfgang Ziegler
Surveying aids in unifying a network of control for the Derby City. - Upgrade: Osha Version 2K2
Ronald E. Koons
A look at OSHA regulations from 2002. - A Legal Look
Paul L. Gay
The big and small of title registration.
- America’s Nuclear Waste
Michael E. Long
The search for permanent solutions heats up as tons of highly radioactive sludge, spent fuel, and contaminated soil pile up around the nation. - Bald Eagles
John L. Eliot
Our majestic national bird is flying high over much of its former range and will soon be off the endangered list. - Hotspot: The Philippines
Priit J. Vesilind
Amid poverty, coral reefs rocked by dynamite fishing, and once lush islands stripped by logging, conservationists rush to preserve endemic species. - Hunley: Secret Weapon of the Confederacy
Glenn Oeland
In 1864 eight sailors slipped out of Charleston Harbor in an ingenious submarine, sank a Union ship, and disappeared—until now.
- Laser Tracker Begins a Little Big Bang
T. Mroczkowski, F. Kari, M. Hemmer, and M. Michelsen, Jr.
Surveying a laser tracking system that aligns high-energy collisions to recreate the beginning of time. - Surveying and Mapping a South Florida Icon
Barbara Essenwine
From the perspective of a witness tree in the vicinity of Fisheating Creek, little seems to have changed over the past 130 years. - Surveying In Alaska: Survey Barge on the Yukon, Part 2: Nikolai
Eric Stahlke, LS
Barge repair, peculiar hiring methods, and GPS surveying by helicopter—all in a day's work. Second in a five-part series. - History of American Projections: The American Projection, Part 2
Richard J. Stachurski
The exacting standards of Ferdinand Hassler served as the foundation of the highly-respected Coast Survey.
- EO on the Farm
Richard Smith
The case for a co-operative research centre for application of Earth observations.
- GIS for Biological Corridors
Christopher Greene
Connections between refuges may hold the key to the survival of species. - High-Performance Computing
William Smith
High performance computing is getting cheaper and easier.
- Rivers of Lava
Louise Thomas
Mapping lahar highlights danger zones.
- Keeping our Homelands Safe
Mary E. Hiatt
World Trade Center Data Collection - Bridging the Gaps Between Bridging the Gaps Between and Applications
Roberta Balstad Miller
A special committee of the Space Studies Board of the National Research Council examines the process of developing successful remote sensing applications. - Monitoring Surface Coal Mining
Kyle R. Bohnenstiehl
Massive surface coal mining operations are difficult and dangerous to monitor on the ground, but high-resolution imagery is helping regulators create permanent mining activity records. - Earthquake Imagery Sheds Light on Damage
Lucian Chiroiu
Earth imagery played a key role in helping analysts quickly estimate deaths, injuries and damage in Bhuj, India, after a massive earthquake.
- The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
L S Sivasima
Geodesy was unhappily mixed with cadastral concerns in colonial India. - Cold Runnings
Adrian Corvino
Adventures of a young surveyor in Antarctica. - Photogrammetry Today
Jon Fairall
The photogrammetry market is changing - GPS Versus Foam
Kevin McDougall
Comparison of a d-GPS system and conventional guidance for spraying applications.
- Public Safety: Using Location Intelligence to Protect People and Assets
Brian Lantz - MapInfo Solutions for Homeland Security
Mark DesRoches and Chris Wieman - When Assessing Risk, Location is Everything
Jon Winslow - TechTips: Using MapX and MapXtreme to Load and Query SpatialWare for SQL Server Layers
Cindy Makarowsky
- Vagueness and Rough Location
Thomas Bittner, John G. Stell -
Multi-Level Clustering and its Visualization for Exploratory Spatial Analysis
Vladimir Estivill-Castro, Ickjai Lee -
A Framework for Generating Network-Based Moving Objects
Thomas Brinkhoff -
Practical Extensions of Point Labeling in the Slider Model*
Tycho Strijk, Marc van Kreveld
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True Orthophoto Generation of Built-Up Areas Using Multi-View Images
Jiann-Yeou Rau, Nai-Yu Chen, and Liang-Chien Chen
Experimental results indicate that the proposed scheme can significantly reduce hidden and shadow defects. - Large-Area Land-Cover Mapping through Scene-Based Classification Compositing
B. Guindon and C.M. Edmonds
A method is described to create large-area land-cover products through the compositing of independently classified Landsat scenes and to assess product accuracies based upon classification consistency analyses of inter-scene overlap regions. - Textural and Contextual Land-Cover Classification Using Single and Multiple Classifier Systems
Olivier Debeir, Isabelle Van den Steen, Patrice Latinne, Philippe Van Ham, and Eléonore Wolff
The accuracy of land-cover clasification can be improved not only by the introduction of textural and contextual information but also by the use of a multiple classifier system. - Evaluation of Narrowband and Broadband Vegetation Indices for Determining Optimal Hyperspectral Wavebands for Agricultural Crop Characterization
Prasad S. Thenkabail, Ronald B. Smith, and Eddy De Pauw
Twelve spectral bands and their bandwidths that provide optimal agricultural crop characteristics in the visible and near-infrared portion of the spectrum were determined.
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Aeromagnetic And Aeroradiometric Response To Hydrothermal Alteration
M.-L. Airo - Association Between Extraterrestrial Phenomena And Weather Changes In The Northern Hemisphere In Winter
Josef Bochnícek , Pavel Hejda
- Alfvén wave coupling in the auroral current circuit
Joachim Vogt
