Susan SmithSusan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ newsletters and blogs. She writes on a number of topics, including but not limited to geospatial, architecture, engineering and construction. As many technologies evolve and occasionally merge, Susan finds herself uniquely situated to be able to cover diverse topics with facility. « Less
Susan SmithSusan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More »
January 18th, 2012 by Susan Smith
For about three years, I have been watching Autodesk do interesting things with their GIS division, finally rolling some great mapping products into their Infrastructure Division. The sense was that Autodesk was primarily a provider of software for the built environment, with its GIS products designed with the architect or engineer in mind.
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Tags: Autodesk, Confirm, geospatial, GIS, Infrastructure Modeler, Map 3D, MapInfo, Pitney Bowes
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January 16th, 2012 by Susan Smith
Richard Runnells, Precision Workstations & IVS Mktg.for Dell Precision Workstations, spoke with AECCafe’s Sanjay Gangal at Autodesk University 2011 in Las Vegas in December. Between 9,000-10,000 attendees were reported at the conference.
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Tags: laptop, mobile workstation
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January 12th, 2012 by Susan Smith
When compiling this group of predictions, I looked back on what I had tagged for 2011 as predictions going forward. Some of those are still on the list, others are new.
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Tags: Autodesk, Bentley, ESRI, geospatial, Pitney Bowes Insight, predictions
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January 10th, 2012 by Susan Smith
This timeline from Esri charts the sequence of primaries and caucuses that ends in Utah on June 6. State summaries include a political attitudes spectrum. Despite deepening partisan divisions, the mix of liberal and conservative viewpoints is surprisingly uniform across the nation.
Tags: caucuses, Election Year Primary Calendar, ESRI, mapping, maps
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January 9th, 2012 by Susan Smith
Europe adopted the INSPIRE Directive in May, 2007 that established an infrastructure for spatial information in Europe to support Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. INSPIRE is based on the infrastructures for spatial information established and operated by the 27 Member States of the European Union. The Directive addresses 34 spatial data themes needed for environmental applications, with key components specified through technical implementing rules. source: INSPIRE DIRECTIVE
In response to this directive, Autodesk announced a new technology preview on Autodesk Labs called Project Inspire, which allows AutoCAD Map 3D users to find, bind, and publish INSPIRE compliant metadata with their drawings. Please check it out on Autodesk Labs.
Project Inspire on Autodesk Labs
Tags: AutoCAD Map 3D, Autodesk Labs, geospatial, GIS, INSPIRE directive, metadata, Project Inspire
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January 9th, 2012 by Susan Smith
The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) invites submissions for the Atlas of Design, a new publication “dedicated to furthering the art and craft of cartography through inspirational examples.” The Atlas features full-color maps showcasing the most beautiful, intriguing, innovative cartography and thoughtful commentary accompanying the entries. All mapmakers are encouraged to offer their work for consideration.
To submit your work, email atlas@nacis.org.
Tags: cartography, geospatial, GIS, mapping, NACIS, North American Cartographic Society
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January 6th, 2012 by Susan Smith
Penny Holland, Business Development Manager for Oce North America met with GISCafe’s Sanjay Gangal at Autodesk University 2011 in Las Vegas in December. She noted a much more positive response from attendees and exhibitors this year than in past recent years.
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Tags: Autodesk, Autodesk University 2011, copier, Oce, printers, scanners
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January 6th, 2012 by Susan Smith
Exciting new technologies from BOXX Technologies were presented at Autodesk University 2011 in Las Vegas in December 2011. GISCafe’s Sanjay Gangal met with Shoaib Mohammad, VP Marketing for BOXX Technologies to talk about what the company offers.
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Tags: 3ds Max, Autodesk University, Autodesk University 2011, BOXX Technologies, workstations
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January 6th, 2012 by Susan Smith
Sanjay Gangal interviewed Marc Dulude, CEO of Rand Worldwide at Autodesk University 2011 in Las Vegas.
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Tags: Autodesk, Autodesk University 2011, IMAGINiT, Leica, Rand Worldwide, VSpace
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January 4th, 2012 by Susan Smith
Good map depicted the Iowa Republican Caucuses and how each county voted in The New York Times. You can filter data by demographics, median income, other (such as college education), and who won in 2008.
Iowa
Republican Caucuses – Election 2012
Tags: 2012 Election, geospatial, GIS, Iowa Republican Caucuses, mapping, The New York Times
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