CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER
July 2006
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CGA NEWS
Passing the Torch
On July 1 the CGA assumed responsibility for Harvard’s GIS Software License Server and the GIS Software Download Site. The CGA has also inherited the role of distributing single-use ESRI licenses. On behalf of the Harvard GIS Community, we would like to thank Paul Cote, Stephen Ervin and the rest of the Graduate School of Design Computer Resources staff for their skillful management of these services over the past several years.
The name of the primary license server (esri-lm.harvard.edu) has not changed, but the backup server has a new name: esri-lm2.hul.harvard.edu . This information is provided on the new GIS Software Download Site, which can be found on the CGA Website under CGA Services. Please let us know if you experience any problems with the GIS Software License Server or the GIS Software Download Site: contact@cga.harvard.edu
Software Usage Survey
The CGA is interested in knowing the full range of software products that are being used at Harvard for spatial analysis, mapping, image processing and other GIS related activities. Please email us at contact@cga.harvard.edu to let us know if you use software other than the three site licensed packages (ESRI, Leica & FME) for GIS related tasks. Examples may include but are not limited to Autodesk products, Matlab, MapPoint, MapInfo, and GeoDa. Your responses will help us direct our limited resources to better support software that is widely used in the community.
Remote Sensing Workshop this Fall
The Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) jointly with the Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) is planning to host a Remote Sensing Technology and Applications workshop sometime this fall. The objective is to provide useful information to faculty members and senior researchers by showcasing ongoing research at Harvard that uses remote sensing and to provide a high level, up-to-date overview of the technology and applications in this field. Topics may include:
- sensors (e.g. multi-spectrum, hyper-spectrum, LiDAR, Radar, etc.),
- data sources (e.g. Landsat, SPOT, IKONOS, IRS, Airborne images, etc.)
- sensor/data evaluation (e.g. resolution, quality, frequency, reliability, accessibility, cost, etc.),
- software (e.g. Leica, ENVI, eCognition, Feature Analyst, etc.),
- analytical methods (e.g. classification, fusion, feature extraction, etc.)
- application cases (e.g. environmental studies, public health, urban and social studies, anthropology, forestry, etc.), and
- vendor services in this field
We are looking for Harvard faculty and staff who have been doing remote sensing related research, both in the application fields and in sensors, data or analysis technologies, to form a RS workshop advisory group and a presentation panel. If you are interested in serving in either the advisory group and/or the presentation panel, please contact wguan@cga.harvard.edu or Richard_Minard@harvard.edu. We may also invite some external technology providers to give presentations, based on your inputs.
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GIS COMMUNITY NEWS
GIS in Public Health Call for Presentations
URISA is now accepting submissions for its inaugural GIS in Public Health Conference, taking place in New Orleans, May 20-23, 2007. The Program Committee invites examples of GIS and spatial analysis, including case studies and empirical analysis, in the following topic areas:
- Hazard Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Disease Surveillance
- Environmental Health
- Infectious & Food-Borne Disease Outbreaks
- Urban Health
- Social Factors in Health
- Chronic Disease
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Policy and Health Advocacy
- Models, Methods and Spatial Data Infrastructure
Submissions are due on October 6, 2006. Please visit the Call for Presentations website for more information.
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GIS INDUSTRY NEWS
ESRI Releases Service Pack 2 for ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=downloads.patchesServicePacks.viewPatch&PID=43&MetaID=1162
C Tech is offering a free instructional version of their Environmental Visualization System (EVS) and Mining Visualization System (MVS) software packages as part of a university initiative. Both packages provide extensive 3D visualization and modeling tools.
http://www.ctech.com/industry_solutions/university_initiative.htm
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