CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER
November 2007
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HIGHLIGHTS
- LIDAR Technology for Archaeology and Cultural Resources Seminar
- GIS Day 2007 – November 14th
- Real Time Harvard Shuttle Locations
- GIS Data for India Fundraiser
- International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling
- 2008 ESRI Users Conference Extends Deadline for Abstract Submission
- DEM Creation From Satellite Imagery
- Car Navigation GPS Incorporates User Input
- Perspectives on the Future of GIS Article
- Live Wikipedia Entry Map
- Microsoft Joins the Open Geospatial Consortium
- More…
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CGA NEWS
LIDAR technology for Archaeology and Cultural Resources Seminar
The CGA and ABCD-GIS working group are co-sponsoring a seminar on Light Impulse Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) technology and its application in archaeology and cultural resources. The seminar will be on Wednesday, November 14th in Cambridge. Dr. Douglas Tommasi will be presenting on how this technology is used to analyze culturally relevant features (field walls, terraces, roads, etc.) for use in CAD or GIS. Please see the flier at the link below for full details.
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic35238.files/Whats_New/LIDAR_Seminar.pdf
GIS Day 2007
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007 the world will celebrate GIS. Visit the official GIS Day 2007 web site for more information, and to find an event near you: http://www.gisday.com/ View ESRI’s short videos to explain GIS and its uses in our world:
http://gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup7644
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HARVARD GIS COMMUNITY NEWS
Real Time Harvard Shuttle Locations
Harvard Transportation Services has equipped all shuttles with GPS so real time locations for all shuttles in operation can be viewed online: http://www.shuttle.harvard.edu/ More details about the project can be found in the Harvard Crimson article below.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=520015
GIS Data for India Fundraiser
Several Universities are collaborating in a fundraising effort focused on acquiring GIS maps of Indian villages containing demographic information such as literacy, caste-wise population, public goods, and more. Harvard students are looking for feedback regarding the utility of this data. If you have an interest in this information or general questions about the fundraiser, please contact Sandip Sukhtankar at
sukhtank@fas.harvard.edu
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CONFERENCES
International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling
The International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling (SDH) is the premier international research forum for Geographic Information Science. It commenced in 1984, in Zurich, Switzerland, organized by the International Geographical Union Commission. The conference is run biannually and is coming to Montpellier (South of France) in 2008. Abstract submission deadline is January 15, 2008.
http://sdh-sageo.teledetection.fr/
2008 ESRI Users Conference Extends Deadline for Abstract Submission
The ESRI users conference is the largest conference in the world devoted to GIS, and will be held August 4 – 8 of 2008. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to November 16, 2007.
http://esri.com/events/uc/papers/callforpapers.html
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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES
DEM creation from satellite imagery
Using traditional photogrammetry with satellite images produces topographic maps for mineral exploration in remote areas.
http://www.geoplace.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=669CBD71935145899C7220B6CEE86E52
Car navigation GPS incorporates user input
Car navigation GPS devices are becoming more and more popular, affordable, and advanced. The article below features a GPS that allows for display of one’s own mapped data and allows searches for restaurants, hotels and other locations – all from the dashboard.
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/10/dash-one-gps-de.html
Perspectives on the Future of GIS Article
Two Geography professors discuss the current state of GIS, and what the future may hold for spatial technology, GIScience, and Neogeography.
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic1529.files/Perspective_on_the_Future_of_GIS.pdf
Live Wikipedia Entry Map
László Kozma’s WikipediaVision is a visualization of edits to the English Wikipedia, almost the same time as they happen. This web map shifts around the Earth zooming to the location, and displaying a summary of each Wikipedia edit.
http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html
Microsoft joins the Open Geospatial Consortium
The Open Geospatial Consortium recently added Microsoft as a principal member. http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/781 National Geographic and MetaCarta Introduce CartaLens Geospatial Digital Asset Management Solution See article at:
http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/?duty=Show&id=19542&trv=1
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