Monthly Archives: February 2015
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.
Safe Software Bringing Data Translation to Geodesign
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Safe Software is the maker of FME and a global leader in spatial data transformation technology. On behalf of V1 Media, Informed Infrastructure and GeoSpatial Stream, Todd Danielson interviewed Dave Campanas, software support specialist at Safe Software, at the Geodesign Summit 2015 in Redlands, Calif.
Placemeter Building Real-Time Dynamic Data Layer
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Placemeter collects and serves up-to-the-minute information such as how crowded a place is, how long the wait is, and whether it will get more or less crowded in the next hour. On behalf of V1 Media, Informed Infrastructure and GeoSpatial Stream, Todd Danielson interviewed Jason Novack, solutions architect at Placemeter, 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.
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).
How DARPA Is Planning Fast, Cheap Satellite Launches
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Called the Airborne Launch Assist Space Access or ALASA program, it would be able to send satellites weighing 100 pounds or less into low-Earth orbit within 24 hours for less than $1 million per launch.
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.
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.
Earthquake Monitoring with Radar Satellites
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Radar satellite missions can measure millimetre-scale changes in Earth’s surface following an earthquake. On 24 August 2014, an earthquake struck California’s Napa Valley. By processing two images from the Sentinel-1A radar satellite, which were acquired on 7 August and 31 August 2014 over this wine-producing region, an 'interferogram' was generated showing ground deformation.
David Rouse Discusses Sustainable Places at the Geodesign Summit
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David Rouse, Research Director for the American Planning Association (APA), oversees the Planning Advisory Service and the three National Centers for Planning (Green Communities, Hazards Planning, and Planning and Community Health). On behalf of V1 Media, Informed Infrastructure and GeoSpatial Stream, Todd Danielson interviewed Rouse at the Geodesign Summit 2015 in Redlands, Calif.
