GeoDesign as a Return to the Potential of GIS
GIS/CAD Divide, convergence, event coverage January 6th, 2010The GeoDesign Summit is taking place this week in Redlands in ESRI’s new building. There are roughly 250 movers and shakers in academia, industry and non profits that represent landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, planning and geospatial training. This is a “who’s who” of important people that have all contributed to the current state of geospatial technology, and that are all pushing this technology to new heights.
It feels like a turning point where some of the ideas of what GIS could become at its inception are resurfacing. The momentum of technological development are now enabling a whole new paradigm of geospatial application, but also back to the “design with nature” concept that was first thrust by Ian McHarg.
I’ll be sharing ideas from this event throughout this week, both looking back and looking forward.
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January 6th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Just wondering if there are any land surveyors attending this conference. Thanks for reporting as I have been in the new building that closed a street and it is an awesome feat of landscape architecture for sure.
January 7th, 2010 at 7:18 am
I ran into Brent Jones, Survey/Cadastre/Engineering Industry Manager for ESRI, and asked him this question. His reply was that there are certainly many in the audience with a surveying foundation, but probably none that are practicing surveyors. All certainly recognize the importance of accurate measurement in the GeoDesign process.
January 12th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Thanks for the reply. One of the issues that Land Surveyors have created is the myth about measuring. The Myth is that we are expert measurers. We are that, but measurement mastery alone will not make a great surveyor. Many people confuse engineers with surveyors and that is just not a true assumption. Just doing my best to help others that are surveyors realize that it is up to us to participate and communicate what we do to our clients and the general public.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:53 am
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