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23 mai 2011
23:50
Urban Mapping Blog: Data Researcher
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

We are currently hiring for a talented individual to work within our Data Acquisition group. Broadly defined, this is a multi-disciplinary role that combines elements of GIS, library sciences research and writing. This position holds specific responsibility for sourcing geospatial data for Urban Mapping to use in its proprietary hosted mapping platform, Mapfluence. Working the [...]
23:35
geopublishing.org: New version 1.7 released!
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com
On May 20th 2011 we are proud to announce that Geopublisher and AtlasStyler 1.7 have been released.

Geopublisher is a tool for geographers to create and publish maps without any knowledge of HTML, SLD, Servers etc. and AtlasStyler is a graphical interface to create OGC SLD/SE documents without the need of hacking any XML.

GP and AtlasStyler applications are translated into five languages: English, German, French, Turkish, Italian and Russian. In this release not all translations are updated. Translaters are asked to translate any new strings to we can make a full translated 1.7.1 release soon.

It has been half a year since version 1.6 has been released and we are very sorry for the delay - usually we want to make four releases a year. The following points mark some of the most important new features in this new version.
Geopublisher:
- Automatic on-line publishing on geopublishing.org:
  When exporting an atlas you may choose to publish the atlas on-line at http://atlas.geopublishing.org automatically without any technical setup. You may also choose to protect your atlas with a password. This new hosting feature is a free service without any guarantee. For commercial atlases that need support please contact us.
- New HTML editor:
  Thanks to the Glowa Jordan River project we have been able to include a new HTML editor into the Geopublisher application. The new editor provides spelling correction for more than 20 languages and has many new features like importing Microsoft Word layout.
- Rewrite of the "Personalize logos and icons" dialog. The new dialog can be found at Atlas -> Personalize Images. The user may now also define where on the map the maplogo should appear:
- Support for languages, that are not official ISO languages. This extension was sponsored by the www.cuvewaters.net project which does research in Central-Northern Namibia.
- >90% Turkish translation thanks to Alişan Balkoca, PROGIS Yazılım
- Filter by search-word simplifies managing many entries in your data-pool or map-pool:
AtlasStyler 1.7 SLD/SE Editor:
AtlasStyler is an integrated part of Geopublisher which can be used as a stand-alone application. Most of these new features are also part of Geopublisher 1.7:
- New concept of "RulesLists"
  We introduced a new concept called RulesLists to allow the creation and management of very complex styles without losing the overview.
  A "RulesList" is a collection of SLD Rules that belong together semantically. For example a quantile classification is presented in SymbologyEncoding as multiple <sld:Rules>. For the AtlasStyler user these are presented as one RulesList. You may define multiple RulesLists in one style and define CQL filters or Min-/Max-Scales for each of them. Btw: You can copy any RulesList directly to the clipboard as a set of <sld:Rule> tags.
- Scale-dependency
  Every RulesList in AtlasStyler can now be limited to a specific scale range. To change the symbology while zooming into the map just define two RulesLists with different Min-/Max-Scales.
  
  This screenshot shows the new RulesList menu structure in AtlasStyler. Note that the GPS points are not labeled since the preview is zoomed out of the Max-Scale range for the labels. This is indicated by marking the "max-scale" column red. Also note that you can avoid entering any Min-/Max-Scale numbers manually by using the right-mouse context menu:
- Support for styling raster:
  Support to style one-band raster files (e.g. GeoTiff or ArcASCII). Two types of RuleLists are supported: "colors for distinct raster values" and "define value ranges to be painted in different colors". Both dialogs allow the definition of NODATA values which are mapped to transparency. Of course the raster styler also has support for scale-dependency and comes with all of ColorBrewers palettes included.
- A small new feature is to convert raster color palettes extracted by gdal to SLD: See this earlier blog for a description.
- Improved WFS compatibility:
  We had a hackfest with Andreas Schmitz and Markus Schneider of the deegree 3 development team to test and improve compatibility. We are happy that it now works to create SLDs with AtlasStyler using a deegree 3 WFS as a feature source:
Under the hood:
- New icons for the webpage and JavaWebStart making it clearer whether you are using a stable or testing release.
- geopublishing.org moved to a faster server
As always we are very happy to hear from you. If you have any questions, bug-reports or ideas contact us via the mailinglist.
23:35
geopublishing.org: AtlasStyler and Geopublisher 1.7 released!
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com
On May 20th 2011 we are proud to announce that Geopublisher and AtlasStyler 1.7 have been released.

Geopublisher is a tool for geographers to create and publish maps without any knowledge of HTML, SLD, webservers etc. and AtlasStyler is a graphical interface to create OGC SLD/SE documents without the need of hacking any XML.

GP and AtlasStyler applications are translated into five languages: English, German, French, Turkish, Italian and Russian. In this release not all translations are updated. Translaters are asked to translate any new strings to we can make a full translated 1.7.1 release soon.

It has been half a year since version 1.6 has been released and we are very sorry for the delay - usually we want to make four releases a year. The following points mark some of the most important new features in this new version.
Geopublisher:
- Automatic on-line publishing on geopublishing.org:
  When exporting an atlas you may choose to publish your atlas on-line at http://atlas.geopublishing.org automatically without any technical setup. You may also choose to protect your atlas with a password. This new hosting feature is a free service for everybody without any guarante. For users wanting commercial support please contact us.
- New HTML editor:
  Thanks to the Glowa Jordan River project we have been able to include a new HTML editor into the Geopublisher application. The new editor provides spelling correction for more than 20 languages and has many new features like importing Microsoft Word layout.
- Rewrite of the "Personalize logos and icons" dialog. The new dialog can be found at Atlas -> Personalize Images. The user may now also define where on the map the maplogo should appear:
- Support for languages, that are not official ISO languages. This extension was sponsored by the www.cuvewaters.net project which does research in Central-Northern Namibia.
- >90% Turkish translation thanks to Alişan Balkoca, PROGIS Yazılım
- Filter by search-word simplifies managing many entries in your data-pool or map-pool:
AtlasStyler 1.7 SLD/SE Editor:
AtlasStyler is an integrated part of Geopublisher which can be used as a stand-alone application. Most of these new features are also part of Geopublisher 1.7:
- New concept of "RulesLists"
  We introduced a new concept called RulesLists to allow the creation and management of very complex styles without losing the overview.
  A "RulesList" is a collection of SLD Rules that belong together semantically. For example a quantile classification is presented in SymbologyEncoding as multiple <sld:Rules>. For the AtlasStyler user these are presented as one RulesList. You may define multiple RulesLists in one style and define CQL filters or Min-/Max-Scales for each of them. Btw: You can copy any RulesList directly to the clipboard as a set of <sld:Rule> tags.
- Scale-dependency
  Every RulesList in AtlasStyler can now be limited to a specific scale range. To change the symbology while zooming into the map just define two RulesLists with different Min-/Max-Scales.
  
  This screenshot shows the new RulesList menu structure in AtlasStyler. Note that the GPS points are not labeled since the preview is zoomed out of the Max-Scale range for the labels. This is indicated by marking the "max-scale" column red. Also note that you can avoid entering any Min-/Max-Scale numbers manually by using the right-mouse context menu:
- Support for styling raster:
  Support to style one-band raster files (e.g. GeoTiff or ArcASCII). Two types of RuleLists are supported: "colors for distinct raster values" and "define value ranges to be painted in different colors". Both dialogs allow the definition of NODATA values which are mapped to transparency. Of course the raster styler also has support for scale-dependency and comes with all of ColorBrewers palettes included.
- A small new feature is to convert raster color palettes extracted by gdal to SLD: See this earlier blog for a description.
- Improved WFS compatibility:
  We had a hackfest with Andreas Schmitz and Markus Schneider of the deegree 3 development team to test and improve compatibility. We are happy that it now works to create SLDs with AtlasStyler using a deegree 3 WFS as a feature source:
Under the hood:
- New icons for the webpage and JavaWebStart making it clearer whether you are using a stable or testing release.
- geopublishing.org moved to a faster server
As always we are very happy to hear from you. If you have any questions, bug-reports or ideas contact us via the mailinglist.

23:35
Stefan Tzeggai: New version 1.7 released!
sur Planet OSGeo
On May 20th 2011 we are proud to announce that Geopublisher and AtlasStyler 1.7 have been released.

Geopublisher is a tool for geographers to create and publish maps without any knowledge of HTML, SLD, webservers etc. and AtlasStyler is a graphical interface to create OGC SLD/SE documents without the need of hacking any XML.

GP and AtlasStyler applications are translated into five languages: English, German, French, Turkish, Italian and Russian. In this release not all translations are updated. Translaters are asked to translate any new strings to we can make a full translated 1.7.1 release soon.

It has been half a year since version 1.6 has been released and we are very sorry for the delay - usually we want to make four releases a year. The following points mark some of the most important new features in this new version.
Geopublisher:
- Automatic on-line publishing on geopublishing.org:
  When exporting an atlas you may choose to publish your atlas on-line at http://atlas.geopublishing.org automatically without any technical setup. You may also choose to protect your atlas with a password. This new hosting feature is a free service for everybody without any guarante. For users wanting commercial support please contact us.
- New HTML editor:
  Thanks to the Glowa Jordan River project we have been able to include a new HTML editor into the Geopublisher application. The new editor provides spelling correction for more than 20 languages and has many new features like importing Microsoft Word layout.
- Rewrite of the "Personalize logos and icons" dialog. The new dialog can be found at Atlas -> Personalize Images. The user may now also define where on the map the maplogo should appear:
- Support for languages, that are not official ISO languages. This extension was sponsored by the www.cuvewaters.net project which does research in Central-Northern Namibia.
- >90% Turkish translation thanks to Alişan Balkoca, PROGIS Yazılım
- Filter by search-word simplifies managing many entries in your data-pool or map-pool:
AtlasStyler 1.7 SLD/SE Editor:
AtlasStyler is an integrated part of Geopublisher which can be used as a stand-alone application. Most of these new features are also part of Geopublisher 1.7:
- New concept of "RulesLists"
  We introduced a new concept called RulesLists to allow the creation and management of very complex styles without losing the overview.
  A "RulesList" is a collection of SLD Rules that belong together semantically. For example a quantile classification is presented in SymbologyEncoding as multiple <sld:Rules>. For the AtlasStyler user these are presented as one RulesList. You may define multiple RulesLists in one style and define CQL filters or Min-/Max-Scales for each of them. Btw: You can copy any RulesList directly to the clipboard as a set of <sld:Rule> tags.
- Scale-dependency
  Every RulesList in AtlasStyler can now be limited to a specific scale range. To change the symbology while zooming into the map just define two RulesLists with different Min-/Max-Scales.
  
  This screenshot shows the new RulesList menu structure in AtlasStyler. Note that the GPS points are not labeled since the preview is zoomed out of the Max-Scale range for the labels. This is indicated by marking the "max-scale" column red. Also note that you can avoid entering any Min-/Max-Scale numbers manually by using the right-mouse context menu:
- Support for styling raster:
  Support to style one-band raster files (e.g. GeoTiff or ArcASCII). Two types of RuleLists are supported: "colors for distinct raster values" and "define value ranges to be painted in different colors". Both dialogs allow the definition of NODATA values which are mapped to transparency. Of course the raster styler also has support for scale-dependency and comes with all of ColorBrewers palettes included.
- A small new feature is to convert raster color palettes extracted by gdal to SLD: See this earlier blog for a description.
- Improved WFS compatibility:
  We had a hackfest with Andreas Schmitz and Markus Schneider of the deegree 3 development team to test and improve compatibility. We are happy that it now works to create SLDs with AtlasStyler using a deegree 3 WFS as a feature source:
Under the hood:
- New icons for the webpage and JavaWebStart making it clearer whether you are using a stable or testing release.
- geopublishing.org moved to a faster server
As always we are very happy to hear from you. If you have any questions, bug-reports or ideas contact us via the mailinglist.

23:35
GIS Lounge: GIS News: New Production Mapping Blog, Census 2010 Data, OSGIS 2011
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Today’s geospatial industry news includes a new blog from Esri, Esri Census 2010 data products, and the OSGIS annual conference. Esri has launched a new blog on Production Mapping aimed at those in charge of producing maps and other cartographic products. Esri has released Esri Census 2010 data: This release includes not only Census 2010 [...]
23:09
AnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology: WhereCamp EU 2011
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

WhereCamp Europe is an unconference; inspired by FooCamp and the Silicon Valley WhereCamp which traditionally follows Where 2.0. The event takes place May 27.

WhereCamp Europe is open to everyone; from über hacker to beginner, from GIS to neogeography, from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and beyond, from mobile, from web development. [...]

22:00
La carte conceptuelle fait sa révolution !
sur Serial Mapper

En direct de la place Puerta del Sol à Madrid, voici une carte conceptuelle révolutionnaire au sens strict du terme :

Il est vraiment fascinant de voir un mouvement "hors normes" se doter ce type d'instrument. On en est d'ailleurs déjà à la deuxième version. Cela rentre de plus complétement en résonance avec le coté Web 2.0 du mouvement.
PS 1 : pour info on sait que la carte conceptuelle a été très présente dans la communauté académique d’Amérique du Sud.
PS 2 : as-t-on constaté des dispositifs graphiques de ce type lors des printemps Arabes (toujours en cours douloureusement pour certains).

21:33
GIS Lounge: Grímsvötn Volcano Mapping and Imagery
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Another Icelandic volcano is erupting. Last year, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano erupted, paralyzing air traffic and grounding planes across Europe. Grímsvötn starting spewing late Saturday evening. The volcano, which has been dormant since 2004, has already closed Iceland’s air space. The disruption caused by this volcanic event are anticipated to be less severe since ground-based radar [...]
20:40
WeoBlog: WeoGeo Tilepack via MapServer WMS: case study with LeadDog Consulting
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Enclosure: [download]

The most attractive Listings on WeoGeo Market are created with Tilepacks, which take advantage of scale dependent cartography. For example, have a look at the following two view’s of LeadDog Consulting’s Mexico City Listing:
Level 10 Tiles with major roads labeled
Level 13 Tiles with surface roads labeled
These tiles follow the XYZ tiling convention and can be produced using existing commercial and open source software packages. For example Arc2Earth works well for Esri users and we use Mapnik for WeoGeo’s listings, like this TIGER 2010 dataset. However, the above LeadDog Listing was produced in a novel way.

LeadDog happened to be hosting their tiles on MapServer and asked our Professional Services Team to create tilepacks directly from that server. We did this by downloading their tiles directly from mod_geocache with the Python’s urllib.urlretrieve. The other components of the tilepack (WeoGeo’s baseimage, thumbnail, and KML images) were also obtained directly from the WMS. Once zipped up into a tilepack, the Table of Contents file, and WeoFile were created and WeoApp was invoked to upload the lot of them.

This project demonstrates some of the core competencies and goals of WeoGeo‘s Professional Services. We are intimately familiar with a variety of mapping packages and we work to assist our customers in using our products along side these packages. By leveraging the resources that were already in play (MapServer), we saved LeadDog both time and effort in creating these beautiful listings.

Interested in learning how we can help your business manage your content? Email us at support@weogeo.com.

Tagged: MapServer, WMS
20:24
Mapoholic: Greek Weather on Bing Maps
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Enclosure: [download]

Planning for a Greek holiday or trip this summer? You can now check the weather for the whole of Greece using the Greek National Observatory of Athens’s website [www.meteo.gr] which is based on Bing Maps. Click on the play button on the top right of the screen to animate the map and take you through [...]
18:34
AnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology: NAVTEQ Developer Days Hit Tel Aviv, Berlin, London
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Here’s details of a series of events from NAVTEQ… Discover how the NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D) can assist you every step of the way, from building your app straight through to business development and marketing.

From NAVTEQ – The technical portions of the day focus on APIs and SDKs that enable both mainstream location-based apps [...]

17:30
A study of the emergence of kinematic waves in targeted state car-following models of traffic
sur Cybergeo

We propose to study the emergence of kinematic waves in microscopic models of traffic flow. The vehicles motion is given by car-following differential systems that incorporate a targeted state function and a strictly positive reaction time. Through simulations, we observe two types of stationary state for a line of vehicle evolving on a ring: a homogeneous state in which vehicle speed and gap are constant and equal and a heterogeneous state in which kinematic waves spread out. The reaction time and the form of the targeted state function seem to be the determining microscopic factors of the macroscopic stationary state stability. A stability linear analysis of the homogeneous state is done with a basic car-following model. The results indicate an explicit condition between the reaction time, the form of the targeted state function and the stationary state nature of the vehicle line.
17:30
Des indicateurs spatialisés des transhumances pastorales au Ferlo
sur Cybergeo

Les transhumances sahéliennes ont été décrites et cartographiées sous de nombreux angles, car elles constituent un pilier essentiel de sécurisation des systèmes d’élevage pastoraux. Les décideurs politiques et administratifs y trouvent pourtant peu d’indicateurs quantifiables qui puissent les orienter dans leurs décisions. A travers une étude de cas des éleveurs du Ferlo au Sénégal, nous proposons des indicateurs inédits pour caractériser les territoires de la mobilité tels que définis par les itinéraires des grandes transhumances. Deux indicateurs construits sur la base des itinéraires empruntés par les troupeaux rendent compte de l’intensité de la transhumance et de sa distribution sur le territoire (transhumants.jours.km^-2), pendant le trajet et en zone d’accueil. Le croisement de ces indicateurs avec des données pluviométriques montre que la transhumance au Ferlo est plus structurelle qu’opportuniste ; cependant l’intensité de la transhumance est en partie corrélée avec la pluie totale annuelle sur le Ferlo. A travers les tableaux d’échange représentant les flux entre des zones de départ ("terroirs d’attache") et des zones d’arrivée ("terroirs d’accueil") nous construisons deux autres indicateurs agrégés à l’échelle de régions intéressant les décideurs : l’indice d’émissivité représente le pourcentage de transhumants émanant d’une zone donnée, l’indice d’attractivité le pourcentage de transhumants ayant leur destination dans une zone donnée. Un indicateur complémentaire porte sur la connectivité de ces régions via la transhumance ; cet indicateur concerne des zones au sein desquelles une coordination des politiques pastorales serait souhaitable. Tous ces indicateurs construits sur la mobilité des pasteurs permettent d’appréhender certaines dimensions des interactions locales (comme l’accès aux ressources et les opportunités d’échanges) et régionales (offre et demande territoriale).

16:22
Spatial Sustain: Chicago Takes Climate Adaptation Seriously
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Chicago is among the leading U.S. cities that is taking climate change seriously, with practical planning and action in place to combat the changes. To begin with, the city created a detailed model of changes with a century’s worth of historical observations of temperature and precipitation. The forecast showed that the city can expect “72 [...]
15:31
got geoint?: Monday Morning News Kick Off: Obama Honors CIA, Intelligence Community for Bin Laden Killing; Air Force Kicks Off Space Race; and Much More
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful weekend spent with family, friends and loved ones. And, we are on the verge of Memorial Day weekend — that’s right…a three day weekend that is very special because it honors those who have served our great nation. So, while many are already thinking about the Memorial Day holiday weekend, we still have five days of productivity ahead of us. Knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, perhaps this is the week where you will exceed all expectations and achieve your ultimate professional goals. It could happen. And, with the help of the MMNKO post, how could you go wrong? So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

Obama Honors CIA, Intelligence Community for Bin Laden Killing
President Barack Obama thanked the spies and analysts of the Central Intelligence Agency last week for their persistence in helping U.S. forces track down Osama bin Laden and vowed to pursue every lead they develop from a trove of documents and computer files taken during the operation. The intelligence operation that led to bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan will be studied for “generations to come,” the president said at agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, outside Washington. “As you go about your work with incredible diligence and dedication every single day, I hope all of you understand how important it is, how grateful I am and that you have the thanks of a grateful nation,” he said. Read the full Bloomberg story here.

Military Spysat Nears Launch
A satellite equipped with a version of the U-2’s electro-optical still camera has been cleared for shipment to its launch site in Virginia, the U.S. Air Force said May 20. The Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite, or ORS-1, will test the ability of commanders to control their own spy satellite and receive imagery with the same equipment used for the U-2. Currently, the military must request imagery through the intelligence community’s satellite-tasking process, in which a committee of experts decides where to point the National Reconnaissance Office’s orbiting cameras. ORS-1 had been scheduled to launch on May 30, but the launch will be delayed until “early this summer,” the Air Force said in a press release. Military officials have been reviewing the reliability of the Minotaur 1 launch vehicle following the March failure of a Taurus rocket, which was the second consecutive failure for a Taurus. The Minotaur has a better record, but both rockets are built by Orbital Sciences Corp., and military officials had said they wanted to be sure they had not missed a hidden link. Check out the full C4ISR Journal article here.

The Air Force Kicks Off a New Space Race
Since 2006, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing has had a monopoly on launching the biggest U.S. military and spy satellites into space. Now, at the urging of Congress, the U.S. Air Force is laying the groundwork to open the business to competition. There’s big money at stake. The Air Force is projected to spend $9.9 billion from fiscal 2012 through 2016 on its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, which covers medium- and heavy-class satellites, according to service figures. That’s $3.5 billion, or 54 percent, more than a projection made last year for the same period. “We have seen a cost trend that we feel needs to be turned around,” Air Force Under Secretary Erin Conaton said in an interview. “One of my goals is that, in a year from now, we don’t see the same trend lines.” Read the full BusinessWeek story here.

Second Order Effects: Key to Enhancing Decision Making for the Intelligence Community
In the literary classic Beowulf, the main protagonist and title character answers the call from King Hrothgar to kill the evil monster Grendel. Successful in his quest, Beowulf kills Grendel and returns to the King’s castle, victorious. When the celebratory party is in full swing, Grendel’s mother appears seeking revenge. This is a prime example of a second order effect that is very analogous to what often happens in the intelligence community. Whenever a commander makes a significant decision, intelligence professionals often have to present possible second order effects, which can be positive or negative, for consideration. Often these second order effects are considered and acted upon by commanders. Be sure to read the full GIS Cafe post from Marv Gordner of MorganFranklin here.

Crazy Military Tracking Tech, From Super Scents to Quantum Dots
Scents that make you trackable, indoors and out. Nanocrystals that stick to your body, and light up on night-vision goggles. Miniradar that maps your location on Google Earth. You can run, but you’ll learn it’s hard to hide from a new range of military tech.The Defense Department calls it “tagging, tracking and locating,” or TTL, this business of finding and following high-value targets on the battlefield. Ever since SEAL Team 6 took out Osama bin Laden, we’ve learned a lot about the technology used by special operators to find and reach their targets, from stealth helicopters to biometric identification devices. TTL gear, though, ranks among the spookiest Special Operations’ extremely spooky arsenal. Read the full Wired Danger Room post here.

15:07
Qu'est ce qu'ArcGIS for INSPIRE ? (3/7)
sur arcOrama, un blog sur les SIG, ceux d ESRI en particulier

Parmi les services réseaux (Network Services) dont la mise en œuvre est requise par INSPIRE, j'ai évoqué dans mon précédent article les services de visualisation. Comme leur nom l'indique, ces services sont destinés à visualiser une carte en demandant à un serveur de générer une image de cette carte en précisant éventuellement les couches et le style de représentation des données souhaité.

14:30
Our data, ourselves: What if privacy is keeping us from reaping the real benefits of the infosphere?
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

By Leon Neyfakh, Boston Globe, May 22, 2011 … Taken together, the information that millions of us are generating about ourselves amounts to a data set of unimaginable size and growing complexity … Up to now, the public conversation on this kind of data has taken the form of an argument about privacy rights, with legal [...]
14:10
Google Earth Blog: Saving the Tigers of Sumatra
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

Google Earth is proving to be a great tool to track deforestation around the world such as proving the deforestation of Sarawak and leading to some interesting discoveries like the Amazon Geoglyphs.

A related story has just come out about an area of Sumatra that is one of the last homes for the Indonesian Tiger, and it's being destroyed by paper companies. The WWF has put together a variety of KMZ files to show the destruction in the area, with features such as geo-referenced photos as seen here:

To learn more simply head over to their site and scroll down below the Google Earth screenshot to find the various KMZ files, or watch the video below for an overview of what's going on in Sumatra:
14:00
Geospatial Science and Technology Policy: Place-Based Policies: Think “Where” First, Not Last
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

To kick off a new Initiative on Place-Based Public Management, the National Academy of Public Administration hosted a forum on Friday, May 20, 2011, to explore the potential that place-based policies and geospatial capabilities hold for improving public management. Speakers included: Xavier Briggs, the primary author of the 2009 White House memo on Place-Based Policy [...]

13:51
2012 London Olympics Street View
sur Google Maps Mania

Olympics Street View

I strongly suspect that when the Olympics Park for the 2012 London Olympics opens next year the Google Street View trike will be one of the first visitors.

However at the moment there is no Street View available for the site of next year's Olympics. I therefore decided today to create my own Street View map of the Olympics construction site in east London.

I have to apologise for the poor quality of the photography. I created the Street View panoramas for this map using a free Android app from 360 VTcreator, which, whilst it is a brilliant free app, doesn't really create photographs of a high enough definition for Street View. I advise you not to zoom in!

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12:58
Analyse d’une semaine de check-in Foursquare à New York et San Francisco
sur Géographie 2.0

Le Wall Street Journal publie l’analyse d’une semaine de check-in Foursquare à New York et San Francisco (en janvier 2001). On y découvre plusieurs approches et niveaux d’analyses avec des résultats plus ou moins pertinents. On apprend que les lieux les plus « checkés » restent les centres commerciaux (Malls) et les lieux de transit (gare, aéroport), mais [...]

12:03
All Points Blog: Date Set for Launch of First Two Galileo Satellites
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The launch date for the first two operational satellites (there are two test ones already in orbit) is Oct. 20. The place? Kuru in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, is the launch site. Sixteen more will fill out the constellation expected to be in use by 2014. - AP... Continue reading

12:03
Date Set for Launch of First Two Galileo Satellites
sur All Points Blog

The launch date for the first two operational satellites (there are two test ones already in orbit) is Oct. 20. The place? Kuru in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, is the launch site. Sixteen more will fill out the constellation expected to be in use by 2014. - AP... Continue reading

11:33
What the Space Station Astronauts See
sur Google Maps Mania

Current Position of the ISS

The opportunity for space tourism is probably still a little way off for most of us. Whilst we all wait for Richard Branson to make space travel a lot more affordable we will have to make do with this Google Map showing the current location of the International Space Station on Google Maps.

The map shows the current view from the ISS looking down at the Earth. So you can fire up this map and pretend that you are a space station astronaut watching the Earth spin beautifully beneath you.

If your imagination needs a little more help then you should also check out NASA Astronaut Ron Garan's photo stream on Twitpic. Garan is currently posting photos from the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station.

Hat-tip: @MPegg and @Renalid

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11:26
Forums SIG 201, rendez-vous demain à Paris…
sur arcOrama, un blog sur les SIG, ceux d ESRI en particulier

Avec les étapes de Paris et de Nantes cette semaine, les Forums SIG 2011 s'achèvent sur un véritable succès avec plus de 1250 personnes inscrites sur les 9 étapes. J'avais eu le plaisir de rencontrer les lecteurs d'arcOrama lors de la première étape à Aix-en-Provence, c'est avec autant d'enthousiasme que je pourrai discuter avec vous à Paris demain. Ci-dessous, une rétrospective rapide des 7

10:57
Merci à toutes et à tous
sur Les Rencontres de SIG-la-Lettre

Ces troisièmes rencontres furent un succès grâce à vous : intervenants, participants, partenaires industriels et associations… qui avaient pris le temps d’échanger et de construire ensemble la géomatique de demain !

Vous souhaitez nous faire part d’une remarque ? D’un commentaire ? Nous laisser un petit mot pour nous dire comment vous avez vécu ces trois jours ? Utilisez le mode commentaire du blog sur la page correspondante.

Les diaporamas présentés par les conférenciers seront en ligne d’ici le 15 juin (et accessible à tous), sauf avis contraire des intervenants. Pour accéder aux supports de présentation, il suffit de cliquer sur les titres en vert.
10:51
Bravo aux lauréats du Geomemory 2011
sur Les Rencontres de SIG-la-Lettre

Le parcours proposé était particulièrement difficile, puisqu’il associait toutes sortes de capteurs aériens et satellitaires, à toutes sortes d’échelles, dans le monde entier ! Ainsi, aucun bulletin n’a été juste à 100 % mais le lauréat du premier prix a proposé 13 bonnes réponses sur 15 et identifié 6 lieux.

1^er prix : Charles Foulon, de la mairie de Lille qui a remporté une licence Spaceyes et une bouteille de champagne, offerte par Générale d’Infographie

2^ème prix : Adrien Carpentier, de la mairie de Lille qui a remporté une licence Aigle offerte par Business Geografic et une carte du monde ancien offerte par l’IGN

3^ème prix : Pierre Chomaz de l’ENSG qui a remporté une licence FME offerte par Veremes et une bouteille de champagne offerte par Bentley

4^ème prix : Patrick Lecoutre de la mairie de Lille, qui a remporté un cadre photo numérique offert par Autodesk

5^ème prix : Fanny Clauzel de l’ENSG qui a remporté un stylo Laguiole offert par Lorienne

6^ème prix ex-aequo : Nicolas Moyroud du Cémagref et Hélène Texier de Cogitis qui sont repartis chacun avec une carte ancienne offerte par l’IGN.

Encore un grand merci à tous nos sponsors et à tous les participants.

Les bonnes réponses sont ici : Geomemory2011-resultats

10:05
Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts in Iceland
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The Grimsvotn Volcano has erupted in Iceland. Located under the country’s largest glacier - Vatnajökull. So far the eruption has not resulted in a closure of European airspace, but the future may change as winds shift and depending upon the activity of the volcano. A good summary describing Grímsvötn is available online here. There are few [...]
10:00
All Points Blog: Health GIS Tidbits – 5/23/11
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The ESA's Vecmap initiative is testing the accurate mapping of mosquitoes in Europe via a combination of observation satellites, satnav and mobile communications - PhysOrg Ford is developing in-car mobile health monitoring technologies for use in the car. By working with a variety... Continue reading

10:00
Health GIS Tidbits - 5/23/11
sur All Points Blog

The ESA's Vecmap initiative is testing the accurate mapping of mosquitoes in Europe via a combination of observation satellites, satnav and mobile communications - PhysOrg Ford is developing in-car mobile health monitoring technologies for use in the car. By working with a variety... Continue reading

9:13
Simone Giannecchini: Developer's Corner: Turning GeoServer into an ImageServer
sur Planet OSGeo
Dear All,
we would like to briefly talk about some of the lastest developments we have performed at GeoSolutions in order to turn GeoServer into an ImageServer.

So far GeoServer has not been able to publish single non georeferenced images as WMS layers, it always required a valid EPSG for specifying a well-known geospatial coordinate reference system. Lately, we have been working with OpenGeo on an application whose goal was to allow users to view non-georeferenced images through a WebGis based on OpenLayers. We decided to take the risk to modify the GeoServer and allow it to serve pure imagery via the WMS protocol. First thing we did was to define an EPSG code with a valid identifier that could convey enough information to have clients understand we were serving a pure image. The debate on the GeoTools mailing list was long but helpful, see the following links for reference:
Long story short, we followed Jody Garnett's suggestion to define an EPSG identifier using the code 404000 for a 2D wildcard coordinate reference system in meter as shown here. For those who know what a WKT is, we are showing it here below
LOCAL_CS["Wildcard 2D cartesian plane in metric unit",
LOCAL_DATUM["Unknown", 0],
UNIT["m", 1.0],
AXIS["x", EAST],
AXIS["y", NORTH],
AUTHORITY["EPSG","404000"]]
If you are curios, here below you can see an simple non-georeferenced Jpeg shown in OpenLayers:

If you want to play with a live demo (we do not guarantee it will be up forever though...) you can follow this link.
If you want to know more about this development or if you are interested in knowing how GeoSolutions can help your organization to reach its goals, feel free to contact us.
Regards,
the GeoSolutions Team.

9:03
French Shopping Deals on Google Maps
sur Google Maps Mania

This year there has been a spurt of English language websites using Google Maps to show you nearby shops and restaurants offering daily deals and coupons. Coupon sites are also proving very popular in France.

Ohmydeal

Ohmydeals is a French website for daily deals and coupons. Ohmydeals uses Google Map to allow users to find their nearest deals.

It is possible to search the map by location and by category of deal. The categories include 'restaurants and bars', health and beauty', 'sport' and 'travel'. As well as searching for deals by Google Map it is possible to receive deals via Twitter, Facebook and mobile phone.

Plyce

Plyce is another French website that delivers daily deals and coupons. Again Plyce lets you search for the latest deals by location and by category.

If you share your location with Plyce you can then search for the nearest deals in a number of categories, including 'restaurants', 'technology', 'fashion' and many more. Once you select your location and category the deals are displayed in list form. When you select a deal Plyce shows you the location of the selected shop / restaurant on a Google Map.

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9:00
All Points Blog: Oracle Spatial User Conference 2011 Wrap Up
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The Oracle Spatial User Conference is a single day event with about 150 people and was held in Washington, D.C. last week. It was the first time the meeting was held in DC and the first time it was not held in conjunction with the GITA Annual conference. The conference continues to be... Continue reading

9:00
Oracle Spatial User Conference 2011 Wrap Up
sur All Points Blog

The Oracle Spatial User Conference is a single day event with about 150 people and was held in Washington, D.C. last week. It was the first time the meeting was held in DC and the first time it was not held in conjunction with the GITA Annual conference. The conference continues to be... Continue reading

9:00
All Points Blog: Oracle Spatial Clients Have “Big Data” Issues
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

At the Oracle Spatial User Conference last week in Washington, D.C., the users took center stage to discuss their recent deployments that encompassed one huge requirement: "handle big data" What's "big data?" Safra Catz, Oracle's Co-President said this recently, "We'll let others mess... Continue reading

9:00
Oracle Spatial Clients Have “Big Data” Issues
sur All Points Blog

At the Oracle Spatial User Conference last week in Washington, D.C., the users took center stage to discuss their recent deployments that encompassed one huge requirement: "handle big data" What's "big data?" Safra Catz, Oracle's Co-President said this recently, "We'll let others mess... Continue reading

9:00
All Points Blog: Report: National Academy of Public Administration’s Forum on Place-based Public Management
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) in Washington, DC convened a forum on Place-based Public Management today [last Friday, May 20 - ABS]. The event featured several key government policy experts that commented on placed-based initiatives, a key priority of the Obama... Continue reading

9:00
Report: National Academy of Public Administration’s Forum on Place-based Public Management
sur All Points Blog

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) in Washington, DC convened a forum on Place-based Public Management today [last Friday, May 20 - ABS]. The event featured several key government policy experts that commented on placed-based initiatives, a key priority of the Obama... Continue reading

5:09
LiDAR News: CGC Completes The World’s Largest Lasergrammetry Projects
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

With over 11,000 laser scans and 25,000 images, and that's just for the onshore project, it is hard to imagine something larger. Continue reading →

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3:00
VerySpatial: A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 305
sur Planet Geospatial - http://planetgs.com

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Shownotes – Episode 305
May 22, 2011

Main Topic: The intersection of touch and mobile
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Music

This week’s podsafe music: “The Metal Hand” by MiracleCat

News

Trimble acquires MyTopo, awarded US Fleet Management contract
Asian remote sensing news

Vietnam wants to launch 1st remote sensing satellite in 3 years
Iran outlines ambitious remote sensing plans
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/isro-to-setspacecraft-rd-centre-rocket-sub-systems-unit/135222/on

MapServer 6.0 adds OpenGL rendering support
Nokia drops Ovi branding
LightSquared test doesn’t look good (PDF)

Web Corner

Gaiagi Driving Simulator

Main Topic

Jon Campbell of the USGS on historic topos and place names

Tip of the Week

Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant Program

Events Corner

10th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory COSIT’11 : 12-16 Sept, Belfast, Maine
GIS-Pro 2011: URISA’s 49th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals : 1-4 Nov, Indianapolis, IN
AAG Annual Meeting 2012 : 24-28 February, Hilton New York, NYC – Call for Papers opens May 15th
GSDI 13 Conference: Spatially Enabling Government, Industry and Citizens : 13-17 May, 2012, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

This week, A VerySpatial Podcast is sponsored by Esri
The latest release of ArcPad is available. This update extends customization options and annotation capabilities, simplifying tasks and increasing access to key geographic data. For more information or to evaluate ArcPad, visit www.esri.com/arcpad.

2:08

GIS Lounge: Making Color-Blind Friendly Maps

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