Monthly Archives: February 2015
Geodesign Leader Discusses Concepts from “Earthship” Home
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Shannon McElvaney, Esri's Community Development Manager, spoke with Matt Ball, V1 Media's founder and editorial director, from his "Earthship" home in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Jan. 2., 2015, just weeks before the Geodesign Summit 2015. McElvaney is instrumental in holding the annual summit, and he discusses his thoughts on geodesign and connected construction.
David Early Discusses Smart Growth at Geodesign Summit
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David Early, principal at PlaceWorks, is a renowned expert on smart growth. For more than 25 years, he has worked with communities and helped numerous clients prepare successful grant applications to help fund long-range planning efforts. On behalf of V1 Media, Informed Infrastructure and GeoSpatial Stream, Todd Danielson interviewed Early at the Geodesign Summit 2015 in Redlands, Calif.
From Above – Astronaut Photography with Don Pettit
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You've never seen space like this. This short film gives an inside look at how NASA Astronaut Don Pettit captures breathtaking images of Earth's most famous phenomena - aurora, star trails, city lights, and more - from the inside the International Space Station.
Landing on a Comet – The Rosetta Mission
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After a 10-year journey of some seven billion kilometres, the Rosetta mission is now heading towards its next major milestone – setting the lander Philae on a comet. On 12 November 2014, a lander is scheduled to touch down on a comet for the first time in the history of spaceflight. “We don’t know exactly what awaits us there,” says lander Project Manager Stephan Ulamec from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR).
CHASING A COMET – The Rosetta Mission
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Among the most fascinating projects in the exploration of the Universe is the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, launched in 2004 to investigate the comet 67P/Churyumov--Gerasimenko. For the first time, a spacec...
2_5 Earth Imaging Broadcast (Rosetta Mission, QuickBird Retires and More)
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This Earth Imaging-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the Rosetta Space Mission that landed on a comet; a new instrument on the International Space Station; a new UAS endurance record; DigitalGlobe's retiring of its QuickBird satellite after 13 years; industry news from Scene Sharp Technologies, Sokkia, NGA, BAE Systems and Google Earth Pro; new videos posted to GeoSpatial Stream; and more.
AECO Software to Manage the Urban Water Infrastructure Lifecycle
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Utilities and their consultants around the world rely on Bentley’s water solution to deliver intelligent infrastructure, ultimately providing clean water and managing sewerage and storm runoff. What architectural, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) professionals can learn: • Maintain a centralized asset repository and manage facility information with Bentley’s integrated water and geospatial products • Model, analyze, and design water and wastewater pipe networks, using Bentley’s easy-to-use hydraulics and hydrology software • Design and build water and wastewater treatment plants in a fully-managed, collaborative team environment, using Bentley’s plant, structural, and building applications.
SmarterBetterCities Returns to Geodesign Summit
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SmarterBetterCities uses innovative Web-based tools, such as Cloud Cities and 3D Cities Libraries, that allow users to create 3D content and scenarios for urban planning. On behalf of V1 Media, Informed Infrastructure and GeoSpatial Stream, Todd Danielson interviewed Antje Kunze, CEO of SmarterBetterCities, at the Geodesign Summit 2015 in Redlands, Calif.
Map Survey (1965)
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"Britain is the world's greatest map making country" announces the narrator. Various shots of maps being crafted. Large optical devices are used - a camera "as big as a fair sized room" is used to take photographs of the maps. We are at the Ordnance Survey Commission headquarters. Various shots of technicians looking at the large photographs.
2_12 Maps and Drones Broadcast (Google Maps, Drones for Good and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the 10-year anniversary of Google Maps; the Drones for Good contest and drone privacy issues; industry news from Esri, Cadcorp and LizardTech; an unintentionally funny video from Ordnance Survey in 1965; and more.
