A GIS Development E-zine
Vol 1, Issue #4
22nd Dec 2001
Vol 1, Issue #4
22nd Dec 2001
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- Geo World Dec, 2001
- Geo Times Dec, 2001
- EOM Nov, 2001
- GIS@development Nov, 2001
- National Geographic Jan, 2002
- Point of Beginning Dec, 2001
- Professional Surveyor Nov, 2001
- Journal of Spatial Hydrology Fall, 2001
- PE&RS Dec, 2001
- Industry Outlook 2002: Increasing Opportunities in a Changed World
What is there in the future for Geospatial Technology? Comments from....
Robert Ard, Stewart Asbury, Dwight Cheu, Larry Diamond, Charles H. Ronald Eastman, David Linden, Xavier Lopez, David Maguire, Carey Mann, Stuart Nixon, David Nystrom, Preetha Pulusani, David Schell.....and many more.
- Underwater Treasure
Barbara Anne am Ende
Divers Map the Caves of Wakulla Springs. Some environments are harder to map than others. For example, consider mapping a place where you can't use Global Positioning System (GPS)....
- Global Climate Change- A Glance in the Rear View Mirror
Matt Huber
The geologic record gleans a one-of-a-kind treasure trove of information about climatic change and the interaction between components of the Earth system and life.
- Poll reveals low public understanding of science
More than half (53 percent) of all American adults do not know that Earth orbits the Sun once a year
- Case study of using IKONOS imagery in small municipalities
Felix McCarthy, Dr. Philip Cheng and Dr. Thierry Toutin
This article examines the feasibility of the use of high-resolution satellite imagery by small municipalities
- Radar Revolution- Revealing the Bald Earth
Diane Coleman
Diane Colman explores the possibilities with Radar mapping
- Precision Farming in Indian Context
S. S. Ray, S. Panigrahy and J. S. Parihar
This article is an attempt to explain the possibility of adopting PF in India and the role of satellite based remote sensing in facilitating that.
- GIS in Indian Colleges
Seema M. Parihar
The paper discusses considerations, contingencies and challenges in implementing GIS course in college education in India
- Hotspots- India’s Western Ghats
Treasured watershed of India, these coastal mountains feed grasslands, forests, and a burgeoning human population. Biologist E. O. Wilson introduces a series examining such hotspots—among Earth’s richest ecosystems.
- China’s Unknown Gobi- Alashan
Spring-fed lakes, thousand-foot-high sand dunes, and the ghosts of an ancient walled city lie at the heart of the remote Alashan Plateau.
- Digital CADD Standards
Harry Ward, PE
Simplify the establishment of CADD standards. - Point of Beginning Exclusive Industry Research
Listed here are number of survey reports, available for sale.
- Attack on America- How surveying technology assisted in rescue efforts at the World Trade Center
Survey equipment brought in to monitor building movement yields additional benefits to investigators at Ground Zero.
- Cadastral retracement by Least Squares and RTK GPS, Part 2
In this segment, Frank shares his notes from the field that describe a new application of technology.
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NPS assessment model- An example of AGNPS application for watershed erosion and phosphorus sedimentation (Pdf)
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The selection of narrow wavebands for optimizing water quality monitoring on the Great Miami River, Ohio using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing data (Pdf)
Naseer A. Shafique, Bradley C. Autrey, Florence Fulk and Susan M. Cormier
Yongsheng Ma, Jon Bartholic, Jeremiah Asher, Yi Shi, Da Ouyang and Jerry Grigar
- Differential Snakes for Change Detection in Road Segments (Abstract only)
Peggy Agouris, Anthony Stefanidis, and Sotirios Gyftakis
By incorporating accuracy information, local or global changes to pre-existing GIS information are identified, and the GIS database is updated accordingly.
- A comprehensive study of the Rational Function Model for Photogrammetric Processing (Abstract only)
C. Vincent Tao and Yong Hu
Technical issues pertaining to applications of the Rational Function Model for photogrammetric processing, such as least-squares solutions, computation scenarios, accuracy, numerical stability, and requirements for control information, are addressed.
Grids & Datums — Public Trust of Survey & Maps
Prof. Clifford J. Mugnier
An excellent and factual write-up on strategic usage of maps.
http://www.asprs.org/asprs/resources/grids/11-2001-ptsm.pdf