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Archive for June 12th, 2009

New Papers in IBM Journal of Research and Development

In Environmental Science, Geography, Science on June 12, 2009 at 8:19 pm

rd53-3sVolume 53, Number 3, 2009 of the IBM Journal of Research and Development contains a special focus on Environmental Monitoring and Management.  “Information technology plays critical roles in helping address environmental challenges. Topics for this diverse issue include the emergence of a new computing paradigm based on sensing and modeling, business management strategies and dashboards, carbon and emissions management, optimization of data center energy utilization, and applications relating to the optimization and monitoring of rivers, water pumps, and railroads.” Papers of potential interest to readers of this blog include:

DRAGON Asia Summit Stresses Visualization

In Climate Change, Conferences, Environmental Science, Geography, Science, Visualization on June 12, 2009 at 8:11 pm

usgsnwrcThe DRAGON (Delta Research and Global Observation Network) Asia Summit on June 22-25 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, “will forge new global partnerships to develop the science needed to inform decision making in the Mekong, Mississippi, and other large river and delta systems around the world.

“The fundamental principle is to make scientific information understandable, to make our results compelling.”

“Why We have to Thank Neogeographers like Google”

In ESRI, GIS, Geography, Visualization on June 12, 2009 at 3:11 pm

neogeoJack Dangermond and others are interviewed in an interesting article titled “ESRI, Bentley, and Intergraph on Today’s GIS Industry: Why We have to Thank Neogeographers like Google.” The article appears in the June 2009 issue of GEOinformatics magazine, starting on page 36.