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UK-Ireland OGC Forum Meeting
OGC’s President and CEO, Mark Reichardt, will be in the UK on 17 July 2009 at University College London (Gower St) for an OGC Board Meeting and has requested a meeting with UK-Ireland OGC members and others interested in the OGC activities. This is also seen as a good opportunity to get an up-date on OGC activities, its globalisation plans and the workings of the new OGC Spatial Law and Policy Committee. New officers will also be appointed at the meeting.
Those wishing to attend please register on this page.
http://portal.opengeospat[...]
This event is free and lunch will be provided. Attendance will be
limited due to room size and so registrations will be taken on a first
come basis.
MEETING AGENDA
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 11:10
Introduction and background to the meeting (Mike Jackson)
11:10 – 11:30
Current status and activities of OGC (Mark Reichardt)
11:30 – 11:50
OGCs Spatial Law & Policy Council (Kevin Promfret)
11:50 – 12:10
OGC globalisation plans and national Fora (David Schell)
12:10 – 13:10
Meet the OGC Executive & Tabled discussion (10 minutes to present, 10 discussion)
(i) AGILE-EuroSDR-OGC PTB IE
(European Persistent Geospatial Test-Bed for Research and Teching Interoperability Experiment)
(Chris Higgins and Mike Jackson)
(ii) Operation of the IP-Pool – how to engage a wider range of participants
(Mark Reichardt)
(iii) Any other topic requested
13:10 – 14:00 Lunch and informal discussion
14:00 – 15:00
The way forward for the UK&Ireland Forum
Structures, roles, activities (Mike Jackson and Athina Trakas)
15:00 – 15:30
Election of new officials & remarks
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee and informal discussions
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Cartographica (Volume 44) just released
Volume 44, Number 2 /2009 of Cartographica, The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (University of Toronto Press), is now available at http://utpjournals.metapr[...]
This issue contains:
Playing the Feminine Card: Women of the Early Modern Map Trade. Christine M. Petto.
A “Living” Atlas for Geospatial Storytelling: The Cybercartographic Atlas of Indigenous Perspectives and Knowledge of the Great Lakes Region. Sébastien Caquard, Stephanie Pyne, Heather Igloliorte, et al.
Palimpsest. Gunnar Olsson.
A Cartometric Analysis of the Terrain Models of Joachim Eugen Müller (1752–1833) Using Non-contact 3D Digitizing and Visualization Techniques. Alastair William Pearson, Martin Schaefer and Bernhard Jenny.
Technical Notes and Ephemera. Roger Wheate.
2008 RGS/IBG Annual International Conference. Chris Perkins and Martin Dodge
UK Society of Cartographers’ Forty-Fourth Annual Summer School 2008. Roger Wheate.
Reviews of Books and Atlases.
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OS receives a visit from Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England
Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, visited Ordnance Survey’s head office in Southampton on Thursday 18 June to find out about the new OS business strategy and the vital role geographic information plays in Great Britain and the world today.
Mr King was particularly impressed with the innovative work taking place with regards to digital mapping and the contribution this could make to the mapping of regional economies.
More information about his visit can be found on the OS website via link below.
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June edition of IJHG available online
The following articles are now available on the International Journal of Health Geographics’ website. These can be accessed for free and include articles submitted to the Journal from 25 May to 24 June 2009.
Methodology
A spatial evaluation of socio demographics surrounding National Priorities List sites in Florida using a distance-based approach. Greg Kearney and Gebre-Egziabher Kiros.
Risk of cancer in the vicinity of municipal solid waste incinerators: importance of using a flexible modelling strategy. Sarah Goria, Côme Daniau, Perrine de Crouy-Chanel, Pascal Empereur-Bissonnet, Pascal Fabre, Marc Colonna, Cedric Duboudin, Jean-François Viel and Sylvia Richardson.
Research
Exploring spatial patterns and hotspots of diarrhea in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Nakarin Chaikaew, Nitin K. Tripathi and Marc Souris.
Geostatistical evaluation of integrated marsh management impact on mosquito vectors using before-after-control-impact (BACI) design. Ilia Rochlin, Tom Iwanejko, Mary E. Dempsey and Dominick V. Ninivaggi.
Identification of malaria hot spots for focused intervention in tribal state of India: a GIS based approach. Aruna Srivastava, BN Nagpal, PL Joshi, JC Paliwal and A.P. Dash.
The complexities of measuring access to parks and physical activity sites in New York City: a quantitative and qualitative approach. Andrew R Maroko, Juliana A Maantay, Nancy L Sohler, Kristen L Grady and Peter S. Arno.
The 2005 census and mapping of slums in Bangladesh: design, select results and application. Gustavo Angeles, Peter Lance, Janine Barden-O'Fallon, Nazrul Islam, Aqm Mahbub and Nurul Islam Nazem.
http://www.ij-healthgeogr[...]
6th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography _registration now open
Registration for the 6th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography (2nd-4th Sep 2009) at Centre for Geospatial Science, University of Nottingham is now open.
Registration details at http://www.lbs2009.org/
The next LBS conference is planned to be held in China and then in USA. This is the first time the conference is being held in UK and all UK universities, industry and government organisations are welcome to actively participate in LBS 2009.
The Early Bird registration for LBS 2009 ends 30th July 2009.
Please note that the deadline for abstract submission for 6th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography is 30 June 2009.
There are 20 student bursaries (each worth £ 120) for high quality MSc/PhD students submitting papers to LBS 2009 to help cover their registration fees for LBS 2009 conference.
These bursaries are sponsored by University of Nottingham Horizon Digital Economy Research Hub and Horizon Doctoral Training Centre.
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Open Layers 2.8 released
Spotted on the James Fee blog (http://www.spatiallyadjus[...]) The release of Open Layers 2.8 adds a number of important features. Some of the
highlights include:
* Support for multi-layer vector feature selection
* Support for drawing text on vector layers
* Several new controls
* 5 new layer types, including OSM, ArcXML, and more.
* The long-awaited WFS protocol support, and related improvements
For information on possible changes that will need to be made between
this version of OpenLayers and previous versions, please look at the
release notes.
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Open Source GIS UK conference - Report
Well, yesterday was the first Open Source GIS UK conference. Hosted by the Centre for Geospatial Science at the University of Nottingham, the conference seemed to be a success. The conference started with a talk from Tyler Mitchell, executive Director of OSGeo, who reinforced the value of open source software. Stressing that the use of open source software required users and companies to invest and commit to using open source. The investment may not be in the form of a license fee, rather the time and cost of training users to use the software. Open source software is well supported and has a community spirit that allows users to ask for and receive help, getting responses faster than many proprietary software packages help desks. He talked about the incubation period that software must pass through before being recognised as an OSGeo accredited package. This incubation should give users that reassurance that the software they choose to use will be reliable, supported and will continue to develop in the future.
Other speakers included Prof. William Cartwright, President of the International Cartographic Association and Prof. Georg Gartner of The University of Technology, Vienna. There was certainly an international feel to this UK event and the quality of the presentations was high, with interesting tools and research being presented.
The afternoon sessions were split between presentations and workshops on topics such as MapWindow, gvSIG, perl and data management tools. The event ended with the AGM of OSGeo UK.
So, overall it was a great event. The organisation team at Nottingham, led by Suchith Anand did a great job and their efforts were appreciated by all. We look forward to attending the next Open Source GIS UK event, wherever that might be. We will keep you posted.
Picture courtesy of Mateusz Loskot.
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Extended abstract deadline LBS & Telecart 30th June
Please note that the deadline for extended abstract submission for 6th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography is 30 June 2009.
The University of Nottingham is hosting the 6th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography in cooperation with the ICA Commissions on Maps and the Internet & Ubiquitous Mapping, the IAG WG 4.1.2 on Indoor Navigation Systems, the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing WG II/5 on Communication and Visualization of Spatial Data and the ICA Working Group on Open Source Geospatial Technologies.
Contributions from the fields of Cartography, Geoinformation, Computer Science, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, Telecommunication, Geodesy, Geomedia Techniques, etc. should address, but are not limited to current topics of:
- Location Based Services
- Wayfinding and Navigation
- Smart Environments and Active Landmarks
- Pervasive Technologies for LBS
- Cartographic Theories and Techniques
- TeleCartography (Map based LBS)
- Mobile and Ubiquitous Mapping
- 3D-Mapping, Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Location Based Media Technologies
- Personalization & Adaptive Methods
- Positioning Methods
- Modelling of Spatial Environments for LBS
- Location Based Sensor Networks
- Location Based Collaboration
Extended Abstracts (max 1500 words) can be submitted to present visionary ideas, work in progress and preliminary research results. Please submit extended abstracts to Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk with subject title LBS 2009 before 30 June 2009. (Permalink) | Bookmark
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SRTM data added to ShareGeo
Digital Elevation models and other interesting datasets derived from NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission project (SRTM) have just been uploaded to the Data repository ShareGeo. A number of datasets have been uploaded including:
- 90m posting DEM
- Slope map
- Relief Shaded DEM
- 50m contour map
The data has been mosaiced together, cleaned and all null data holes have been patched. The data can therefore be considered to be a value added product and many organisations offer such products at a small cost. This data is available free of charge. All you need to do to download it, is to log into DigiMap http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/
What is ShareGeo?
ShareGeo is a JISC funded project that aims to encourage UK academics to share geographic data. You can upload the data to the service and then other users can discover it, download it and use it for their own research. It is a simple concept and seems to be working. To find out more about ShareGeo or for a complete list of the data available in ShareGeo follow the link to the website. (Permalink) | Bookmark
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New version of GeoKettle released
The latest version of GeoKettle has been released. GeoKettle is a "spatially-enabled" version of Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle). Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle) is a powerful, metadata-driven ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) tool dedicated to the integration of different data sources for building data warehouses. It is part of the open source BI (Business Intelligence) software suite designed by Pentaho.
This special distribution of Kettle includes extensions which enable the use of geospatial (GIS) data. Like Kettle, GeoKettle is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) license.
GeoKettle is a realization of the GeoSOA research group (headed by Prof. Thierry Badard, http://geosoa.scg.ulaval.ca) of the Department of geomatics sciences at Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
For more information on GeoKettle and what it might be used for, please visit the website where you will find a short demonstration video.
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FOSS4G Registration and Abstract Voting Now Open
Registration is now open for FOSS4G. You are also invited to vote for abstracts that you would like to hear presented at the conference. I think there are about 170 submitted abstracts and only 94 presentation slots. To register or to vote for an abstract look at the following page:
http://2009.foss4g.org/pr[...]
So far the confirmed keynote speakers include:
- Warwick Watkins
- Raj Singh (OGC)
- Paul Ramsey
- Raul Vera (Google)
Other important dates for your diaries include:
- Academic track and presentation abstract due - Monday 08 June 2009
- Academic track full paper due - Monday 29 June 2009
- Notification of paper acceptance - Monday 20 July 2009
- Final academic track paper due - Friday 31 July 2009
- FOSS4G 2009 Conference - Tuesday 20 October 2009
More information on the confirmed presenters and tutorials that will be on offer at the event can be found by following the link at the bottom of this item. (Permalink) | Bookmark
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Research Assistant in Geospatial Semantics - Centre for Geospatial Science, University of Nottingham
The Centre for Geospatial Science at The University of Nottingham are seeking are seeking a Research Assistant to work on the EuroGEOSS project. This EU FP7 funded project will develop methods for making existing earth observation systems interoperable, focussing on the three strategic areas of drought, forestry and biodiversity. The project will particularly focus on interoperability among advanced scientific models that use multi-scale resources, expressing scientific models as workflows and using natural language to interface with models. More information is available at http://www.eurogeoss.eu/ and http://www.nottingham.ac.[...]
The Research Assistant will be undertaking research in the area of natural language discovery. The goal of this work is to investigate methods to express geographic objectives or questions in natural language and from these expressions to discover and execute relevant resources (in the form of web services), thus removing from users the burden of understanding the meaning and structure of underlying resources. The work will build on previous research in the Centre for Geospatial Science into the use of Natural Semantic Metalanguage for the expression of geographic semantics. The work will involve research that may contribute to a PhD, and the applicant may choose to work towards a PhD concurrently (provided they meet the requirements).
Applicants should be enthusiastic, motivated, able to solve problems and take their own initiative. The research requires a background in the geographical or spatial sciences, but also an understanding of computer science. Computer programming experience is desirable. Knowledge of geospatial semantics and or linguistics would be an advantage. A good undergraduate degree in geography, geographic information science or an associated field is essential, and additional qualifications would be an advantage.
This post is full-time, fixed term until 31 April 2012. Starting salary £24,152. Interested applicants should email a comprehensive CV and cover letter to Kristin.stock@nottingham.ac.uk by 24 July 2009.
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Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human displacement
SlashGeo featured a report on the Effects of Climate Change on Human Displacement and Migration. This article is hosted on the Spatial Sustain website and was produced by CARE, CIESIN, UNHCR, United Nations University and the World Bank. The report focuses on a number of regions around the world where climate change is expected to, or already has, effected how people live. In some cases communities have been forced to migrate to better land that can sustain them.
There are some good maps that use a variety of data sources to help readers visualise the scale of the problem communities are likely to face. You can download a copy of the report from the Spatial Sustain website http://vector1media.com/s[...]
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COMPASS 09 Dublin 25th June
The Conference consists of an applications strand covering information sharing and reporting, aldn and asset management, data analysis and modelling in planning and in environment management. This is also a technology strand, exhibits with the Ordnance Survey and selected vendors - each providing clinics and advice. Details of the day are summarised below. More information can be found on the Compass 09 web page
APPLICATIONS STRAND
Information sharing and reporting solutions in Planning
Watermaps – the River Basin Management Plans mapping system - Tony McNally, NS2 Project.
The Local Authority Self Service Pre-Planning System and associated planning management tools - Rick Love, Mayo County Council.
BiodiversityIreland species mapping systems & its uses in planning - Liam Lysaght – National Biodiversity Data Centre.
PRISM.ie marine forecasting system – integrated modelling & Web mapping – Brendan Dollard. Enterprise Ireland. Brendan will also talk about support from EI for the development of new products or services.
Land Asset Survey & Information Systems
Land & Asset Survey Solutions – Case studies from transport, planning, industry & ecology. Gearóid Ó Riain, Compass Informatics.
The Green Belt Forestry Survey & Mapping System - Real return on investment – John O’Reilly, Green Belt Limited.
Advances in asset inventory – integrating spatial video and LIDAR. Compass Informatics.
Data analysis and modelling in Neighbourhood & Regional Planning
Local services accessibility modelling for better local planning – Ciarán Staunton, Claire McIntyre, Fingal County Council.
Journey time modelling for the Dublin area – Peter Cranny, Dublin Transportation Office.
Data analysis and modelling in Environmental Regulation & Management
The Compass hydrology GIS toolkit & its applications in fisheries, water quality, and hydrometrics. Seth Girvin, Compass Informatics.
Assimilative Capacity Modelling for Wastewater Discharge Licensing – the EPA Web-ACM System – Gavin Smith, EPA.
Spatial Data Analysis for National Flood Estimation & Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment – John Martin, Office of Public Works.
Unregulated Landfill & Extractive Facilities Risk Assessment – the EPA Landfill WebGIS – Fiona O’Rourke, EPA.
TECHNOLOGY STRAND
Cadcorp – Integrated Desktop & Web GIS
ERDAS Imagery & Data Delivery Solutions
Behind the scenes of ESRI ArcGIS Server
Open Source Software Options for INSPIRE
GPS Solutions for Mobile GIS
http://www.compass.ie/com[...]
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Free Landmap Heights and Flights 2 Workshop
This July, the Landmap Service http://landmap.mimas.ac.uk will be running a free 1-day workshop called 'Heights and Flights 2' http://landmap.mimas.ac.u[...] focusing on using LiDAR, Building Heights, Colour Infrared and Aerial Photography data (all freely available via the Service).
The Landmap Team will provide information on how authorised users can access the data archive and learning materials. They will also preview the new data download interface which will involve an interactive practical session.
Speakers from Bluesky http://www.bluesky-world.com/ and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) UCL will also be available on the day and will be providing presentations on Colour Infrared data, the use of LiDAR after a flood event and the creation of 3D city models as part of the Virtual London Project.
Where, When and Who?
- Where is it taking place? Oxford University Computing Service, Isis Suite
- When is it? Wednesday, 8 July 2009 (10:00-16:30)
- Who is the course for? UK research community
- Who is running the course? Landmap Team, Mimas
Programme of Events
http://landmap.mimas.ac.u[...]
How to Book
Booking is required for this FREE course. If you'd like to attend, please see http://landmap.mimas.ac.u[...] .
Further Information
The Landmap Service is JISC funded and provides UK academic institutions with a high-quality spatial data download service, enhanced and supported by a range of learning materials.
Please contact "mailto:spatial@mimas.ac.uk" spatial@mimas.ac.uk with any questions or comments about the Heights and Flights workshop. (Permalink) | Bookmark
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Defra UK Location Project launched
The UK Location Programme, led by Defra, has been established to implement both the UK Government's Location Strategy, and the EU INSPIRE Directive. The Programme’s objective is to deliver a significant change in the management of geographic or spatial data. to introduce new, innovative, and joined up service for government, business and citizens that are compatible with other countries across the European Union.
At present, the project is in its conceptual design phase which has three major components:
- Blueprint – defines the conceptual design of the UK Location Information Infrastructure in terms of the business and business operating model – how it will create and deliver value, or the ‘what’
- Roadmap – defines how the UK Location Information Infrastructure will be delivered – the ‘how, when, where and by whom’
- Benefits Model – provides a model for linking the delivery of the physical infrastructure to derived benefits and outcomes – improved service delivery, doing more with less and the creating new, innovative services.
Updates on the progress of the UK Location Project will be posted on Go-Geo! and further information about the project can be found on the DEFRA website.
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Data Visulisation day at City Uni London
City University, London are running a data visulisation day on the 7th July 2009. This one day masterclass in data visualization draws attention to developing techniques and best practice and helps you produce, interpret and use graphics more effectively.
The day will consist of three sections :
- Context - established best practice for designing effective graphics
- Examples - effective visualization solutions and how to produce them
- Application - visualization in action / workshop / discussion
Each of the short example presentations will draw upon the guidance provided during the Context section and show how this can be applied through a common problem oriented and solution focused structure involving :
- Problem Statement and Data Description
- Presentation of Solution
- Evaluation of Solution
- Description of "How can I do it?"
It will be beneficial to those who are analysing and presenting data in a range of public and private sector organizations by providing access to cutting edge visualization methods and examples of current best practice in a range of application areas.
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GISCIENCE CONFERENCE BACK IN EUROPE!
14 September 2010 - 17 September 2010: Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland will be the host city of the sixth GIScience,
continuing a highly successful series of conferences that commenced in 2000, and which regularly attracts over 200 international researchers.
More details here:
http://www.gogeo.ac.uk/cg[...]
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Research Vacancies now available at CASA - UCL
A number of vacancies at UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) have just been advertised. These include research associates and funded PhD positions. Brief descriptions for each position are listed below. Further information on each of the posts, including full job description and person specification, is available in PDF format and can be found on the CAS website. The deadline for all positions is Tuesday 7th July 2009.
Ref CASA/09/06/SCALE1
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: SCALE PROJECT
This post is based in CASA and focuses on land use transportation models. Programming expertise is required.
Ref CASA/09/06/SCALE2
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: SCALE PROJECT
This post is based in UCL Centre for Transport Studies and focuses on dynamic spatial interaction and transport flow models. Programming expertise is required.
Ref CASA/09/06/SCALE3
PhD STUDENTSHIP: SCALE PROJECT
A 3-year fully funded EPSRC PhD studentship on network science in transport is available commencing 1st September 2009.
Ref CASA/09/06/TOTEM1
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: TOTeM Project
Candidates should have a background in computer science, human-computer interaction, interaction design or similar disciplines. Experience in RFID technologies, social computing, user experience, and knowledge of serverside and clientside programming is advantageous.
Ref CASA/09/06/TOTEM2
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: TOTeM Project
Candidates should have a background in computer science, human-computer interaction, interaction design or similar disciplines. Experience in RFID technologies, social computing, user experience, and knowledge of serverside and clientside programming is advantageous.
Ref CASA/09/06/JISC
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: National e-Infrastructure for Social Simulation Project
The successful candidate will primarily be involved with programming the various technologies to achieve the aims of the project and therefore substantial knowledge and programming experience is required.
Ref CASA/09/06/GLA
GLA ECONOMICS RESEARCH FELLOW IN URBAN SYSTEMS
We are seeking a person to further develop our work in GIS and databases for land use-transport modelling which currently is focussed on an integrated assessment of climate change for Greater London and the Thames Gateway as part of the Tyndall Centre’s Cities Theme.
How to Apply
To be considered for these positions, please submit the following documents by the closing date which is Tuesday 7th July 2009 for all positions:
* a letter of application outlining your suitability to this post and your reasons for applying.
* a CV listing education history (institution name, start and end dates of courses, qualification gained), details of membership of any professional organisations, details of current or most recent employer (name and address of current organisation, job title, salary and duties), details of previous employment and how your knowledge, skills, and abilities meet the job requirements, plus the names and addresses of two referees one of whom should be your most recent employer.
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UK ESNC Competition Ideas Workshop
01 July 2009 - 01 July 2009: Nottinghan
GRACE (GNSS Research and Applications Centre of Excellence) http://www.grace.ac.uk of University of Nottingham is holding a workshop for organisations and individuals planning to submit an entry into the 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition.
Details below:
ESNC (European Satellite Navigation Competition) Ideas Workshop - University of Nottingham 1st July 2009
Location: Exchange Building, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham
Entry into the competition closes on the 31st of July.
More info here:
http://www.gogeo.ac.uk/cg[...]
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Mapping hidden Antarctic Mountains
A multi-national research programme has revealed the topographic landforms that lie beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The research involves both the British Antarctic Survey and The University of Edinburgh. The area surveyed is the Gamburtsev Range, named after the Russian seismologist that first discovered the covered mountains in 1957-58. However, this early study did not reveal the true size and extent of the buried mountains.
Using a variety of geophysical techniques including Ground penetrating radar and Seismic, the teams have generated the most detailed representation of the mountains to date. This shows that they are characterised by valleys around 700m deep and in places the mountain tops lie just 500m beneath the modern day ice surface.
More information can be found on this study can be found here:
http://www.nature.com/new[...]
Imagine if they were able to put together a nice looking topographic map to represent sections of the mountains. You could start planning walks in a terrain no one has ever seen!
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Free Webinar - Getting Started with ArcGIS 9.3
Following the recent launch of ArcGIS 9.3.1, ESRI (UK) are running a free webinar. This is scheduled to take place online at 10am on June 11th when Charles Kennelly, Chief Technology Officer at ESRI (UK) will discuss the new capabilities, performance improvements and enhancements in the latest release of ArcGIS.
Featuring a live demo of ArcGIS 9.3.1, you will get a preview of the new tools and resources available with the latest release of ArcGIS. We will show you how 9.3.1 improves the performance of dynamic map publishing and increases the sharing of geographic information throughout your organisation.
This webinar will highlight the faster dynamic map services, new tools to author and publish optimised map services, and a new developer API - the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight.
Not sure how relevant the presentation will be for experienced ArcGIS users but it is free and could be a useful intro to the new function in ArcGIS 9.3.1
To register go to the following site
http://www.esriuk.com/arc[...]
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NextMap Britain 2 released by Inermap Technologies
Many organisations throughout Great Britain have used Intermap’s original NEXTMap Britain dataset with great success: the program has enabled a number of projects requiring accurate yet cost-effective data that provides wide-area coverage.
NEXTMap Britain was developed with data acquired with Intermap’s proprietary interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) technology. The dataset’s digital elevation models have a vertical accuracy of 1.0m RMSE, except in southeast England where it is 0.7m RMSE.
However, Intermap recognises that some applications, such as those in urban or flood-prone areas, require datasets with even higher degrees of precision, while continuing to need coverage on a regional or national scale.
To meet that need, Intermap has developed NEXTMap Britain 2, an enhancement to the original dataset that fuses the IFSAR-acquired data with other high-resolution elevation data to increase the accuracy of NEXTMap Britain. The updated data covers about 60,000 square kilometres, primarily in England and Wales. The nominal vertical accuracy of the NEXTMap Britain 2 dataset, in areas of new coverage, is estimated to be between 25 and 40cm RMSE.
More information on cost and licenses is available from the Intermap website
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UKMap released by GeoInformation Group
The GeoInformation® Group today announces a ground breaking and innovative new mapping programme. UKMap® is the UK™s first commercially funded, large-scale topographic mapping and address database created completely independently of the Ordnance Survey.
UKMap is made up of the Topo product suite, comprising of 8 map layers, and the Thematic product suite, a 1:5,000 scale map layer with annotations for use on the web. The 8 topo layers are:
* Base
* Overlay
* Points
* Addresses
* Height
* Points of interest
* Ortho
* Terrain
The UKMap will be available to download through the web in September and license agreements are said to be flexible. Enquires should be made to the GeoInformation group. The first release will cover London but there are plans to produce similar datasets for other major population centres in the UK including the West Midlands and Manchester-Liverpool conurbations.
So, UKMap looks to be a great product that is similar but different to OS Mastermap. Trial datasets are available at the moment on the GeoInformation Group website.
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OS Open Spaces developer evening – 11th June
Ordnance Survey has recently released a new and enhanced version of OS OpenSpace; their API that gives you access to their best mapping world - for free. This year sees the addition of postcode look-ups and boundary data and the removal of many of the restrictions that put some users off creating an Ordnance Survey map mash up.
The Developer Evening will be on 11 June at the Rejuvenation Centre, London, from 5pm. There will be lots of discussion with other developers, the chance to get hands on and opportunities to find out more over a drink or two. The event is completely free and some food will be provided.
Bring your projects, work and ideas. Get feedback from the OS OpenSpace developers and engage with them on anything mash up related. Topics that will be covered are the OS OpenSpace Foundation, Thematic mapping and adding content to your OS OpenSpace mash up. There will also be the opportunity to discuss topics of your choice and find out what the removal of restrictions means to you as a developer.
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GIS and Remote Sensing Catalogue 2009-06-01
Wiley have just released their latest catalogue of GIS and Remote Sensing publications. This comprehensive list provides short summaries of each title that Wiley publish and is a useful resource in its own right.
Wiley have also put together a short taster of the book which can be found here, this requires flash:
http://eu.wiley.com/Wiley[...]
Print copies of the catalogue can be requested by emailing Wiley ls@wiley.com.
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