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GeoInformatics-7-2009
geoinformatics provides coverage, analysis and commentary with respect to the international surveying, mapping and gis industry. publisher ruud groothuis rgroothuis@geoinformatics.com editor-in-chief eric van rees evanrees@geoinformatics.com editors frank artes fartes@geoinformatics.com florian fischer ffischer@geoinformatics.com job van haaften jvanhaaften@geoinformatics.com huibert-jan lekkerkerk hlekkerkerk@geoinformatics.com remco takken rtakken@geoinformatics.com joc triglav jtriglav@geoinformatics.com columnists john trinder contributing writers joc triglav gordon petrie ozgur ertac antonio cavinato mirco pollet cristiano bellio roberto piol bill meehan remco takken rebecca peck monique husslage lambert-jan koops philip cheng jiri sustera kenneth tan stephan winter matt duckham michelle robinson separating facts from fiction in the last issue stig enemark described changes in the surveying industry. these developments were evident at the recent intergeo fair: not only is the hardware in the form of surveying instruments changing rapidly, but the whole chain connected to data acquisition is now an inevitable part of the surveying profession. surveying companies are also discovering mobile mapping services and offering them as part of their product portfolio. but what exactly do we mean by mobile mapping? in the absence of a proper definition, everyone seems to be performing mobile mapping these days. put a gps on a bicycle, and you have your own mobile mapping device. the next issue of geoinformatics will have more on this topic. the same can be said about 3d gis. in this issue s intergeo 2009 trend analysis, you will read that 3d and 3d city models were hot topics. i have already seen articles on truly 3d gis in the press. again, it s wise to separate fact from fiction. i am skeptical about any story on 3d gis because there are still a number of issues to be resolved before it can become reality. one of the things i am skeptical about is the combination of hardware and software in gis. i have never read in any of these articles about so-called 3d gis exactly what such a system needs in terms of hardware, and gis analysis requires quite a lot from the hardware. could cloud computing be the solution to this problem? i hope to find out soon. for me, intergeo was a very enlightening experience. i got to know what topics should get more attention in the future and how to go about it. it seems there may not be a perfect way to do something: many roads lead to rome (or any destination for that matter). there are still different views on surveying and gis, depending on whether you re a surveying or a gis pro, but combining the two can give interesting perspectives. that s where we can expect a convergence in the coming years. in this issue, you can read all about cad combined with gis, and much more. enjoy your reading, account manager wilfred westerhof wwesterhof@geoinformatics.com subscriptions geoinformatics is available against a yearly subscription rate (8 issues) of 89,00. to subscribe, fill in and return the electronic reply card on our website or contact janneke bijleveld at services@geoinformatics.com advertising/reprints all enquiries should be submitted to ruud groothuis rgroothuis@geoinformatics.com world wide web geoinformatics can be found at: www.geoinformatics.com graphic design sander van der kolk svanderkolk@geoinformatics.com issn 13870858 © copyright 2009. geoinformatics: no material may be reproduced without written permission. geoinformatics is published by cmedia productions bv postal address: p.o. box 231 8300 ae emmeloord the netherlands tel.: +31 (0) 527 619 000 fax: +31 (0) 527 620 989 e-mail: mailbox@geoinformatics.com eric van rees evanrees@geoinformatics.com corporate member sustaining member 3 october/november 2009
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