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smartgeometry 2013 London: Computation Tools Add Numbers Into The Design Process

Posted on 22. Apr, 2013 by .

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In the architecture, urban planning and infrastructure sectors there is rising interest in supporting designs and plans with real-world numbers. Although these software provide geometry capabilities for adding and editing designs, the connection between geometry and design is as much or more highly valued because it is on that basis that contacts are developed, construction [...]

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smartgeometry 2013 London Workshop: Students Deliver Advanced 3D Computational Designs

Posted on 19. Apr, 2013 by .

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Students at smartgeometry 2013 in London displayed their workshop projects (images below) and answered questions about their projects. Under the ‘Constructing for Uncertainty’ theme, 10 project groups worked on their individual projects. Groups included: (A)Synchronous Streams Adaptive Structural Skins Computer Vision & Freeform Construction Digital Intuition & Prediction PAD Projections of Reality Robotic FOAMing Thermal Reticulations Transformational [...]

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3D GIS + Social Tools = Efficient Urban Planning

Posted on 08. Apr, 2013 by .

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3D GIS is revolutionary. As more tools become 3D oriented, the real world will become easier to understand for many people. What you cannot see or understand in 2D, will make more sense in 3D / 4D. In the case of urban planning basic infrastructure will form the foundation for most cities. In as much [...]

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Bentley Systems Delivers Yearly Update for 2012

Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 by .

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Greg Bentley, CEO at Bentley Systems delivered the yearly update 2012 for the privately held company yesterday to analysts and media. He described many of the advances during the past year for the infrastructure oriented company whose many products support building the world’s bridges, roads, buildings, mines and other similar projects. While Bentley realizes the benefits [...]

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Berlin – British Professor Redraws Metro Map

Posted on 12. Mar, 2013 by .

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The Local reports on the newly designed Berlin Metro Map. The UK professor Max Roberts  who designed the map decided that the current map needed a change. “Although the Berlin underground map is based on a standard technique comprising of horizontal, vertical and 45 degree diagonal lines, it seems simple until, “you are on the [...]

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Where Do City Managers Go To Learn About Managing Cities?

Posted on 06. Mar, 2013 by .

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How we understand and what we expect from cities today is rapidly changing. Concepts such as carbon management, 3D city models, integrated spatial data use and advanced demographic charting and statistics for decision making and business intelligence are all relatively new.  While some more advanced city managers can weave through geographic information systems (GIS), leap [...]

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Predictions, Trends & Opportunities 2013

Posted on 03. Jan, 2013 by .

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The new year will being many new predictions, trends and opportunities for those using spatial, geomatics and geospatial technologies and services.  The following are my predictions and emanate from 3D Visualization World Magazine where most of the news and information I read daily and publish can be found. 1) 3D To The Core: If you [...]

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Precision Farming By Design – Landscape Common Sense

Posted on 20. Dec, 2012 by .

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Precision farming is about much more than a single prescription map alone. It is about integrating a bunch of intelligence together, then making the proper decisions – continuously. Farming is not a one-off. Farming is not a single harvest. Farming is not about a single ultra-maximum productive year. Landscape management is a system. A common misconception [...]

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International Winter Simulation Conference

Posted on 08. Dec, 2012 by .

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I’ll be attending the International Winter Simulation Conference in Berlin next week. If you are interested to meet with respect to 3D Visualization World Magazine – please send me a note. The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) is the premier international forum for disseminating recent advances in the field of system simulation. In addition to a [...]

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Autodesk Extends 3D – Visualization and Design Into The Cloud

Posted on 28. Nov, 2012 by .

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A revolution is under way.  New design and visualization tools are rapidly moving into the Cloud. Autodesk has long been recognized in the design and entertainment fields, crossing many industries and for developing the tools and services that allow designers, creators and inventors to imagine and bring their efforts to reality. At the Autodesk University [...]

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