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GEO Informatics 2006 1

 

January/February 2006 Nr 1, Volume 9
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Articles           
Leica Geosystems Enters the Six-Sided (Hexagon) World
The Future for its Geospatial Imaging Division



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Chinese Pioneer 3D Design on Chengdu Dam Project
Total Focus on Design Challenge

14

Contracts and Promising Test Results
Updates Galileo, EGNOS, Glonass and GPS


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Is the Holy Grail of Airborne Digital Frame Imaging in Sight?
Gigapixel Frame Images 


20

The Power of Geomarketing
Taking Decisions Sensibly and with a Maximum of Information


39

Part 1: Configuration and Technology Behind GPS
Practical Satellite Navigation


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Book Review 
GIS Worlds: Creating Spatial Data Infrastructures
Balanced Overview of Developments in SDIs



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Columns
“I paint what I know, not what I see”
By Thierry Gregorius 



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Conferences & Meetings
Shaping the Change - XXIII International FIG Congress
Combination with INTERGEO Creates Big Global Surveyors’ Event


46
Autodesk University all About Change and Re-use
No Fear for the Future   

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Interview        
Complementary Roles for Oracle in Spatial Information Market
Increase in Number of Location-enabled eBusiness Applications



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Merger US Remote Sensing Satellite Operators
GeoEye as a New Company

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Special           
The Role of Large Format Printing in Visualizing Complex GIS Data
Greater Impact and More Effectiveness Hard Copy Prints



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Seeing the Bigger Picture
Don’t Stumble at the Last Hurdle


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Why Should GIS Operators Care About Printing?
Improving Effectiveness of Daily Activities GIS Operators


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New Dimension in Communicating GIS Data
Contex 3D Printing to Increase Prototyping Accuracy and Effectiveness


36

Educational Corner    
WebGIS – A Methodical Tool for the Introduction of GIS
Applicable Across the Curriculum Wherever There is a Spatial Question 



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Product News 63
Industry News 56

 


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