
c o n t e n t articles geospatial technology is emerging as the platform to support intelligent electric networks gis makes smart grid smart 6 the re-emergence of traditional ideologies aon terrorism threat map shows shift in sphere of conflict bridging the great cad/gis divide mind the gap innovative uses of gps and gis technology for invasive weed management winning the war on weeds geodan s map portal geoserver.nl/uk always the most up-to-date data a report about the sector trends in intergeo 2009 intergeo 2009 trend analysis a feat of engineering lifting the st asaph bridge streetmapper 360 for acquiring topography geomaat acquires 3d data without traffic obstruction using rapideye data without ground control automated high-speed high-accuracy orthorectification and mosaicking 12 14 16 page 6 20 gis makes smart grid smart we have heard the smart grid buzz. smart grid will modernize utilities around the world by connecting communication and computer technology to electric networks. with smart grid comes the promise of energy that is cleaner, more reliable, more efficient, and more affordable. 22 25 34 36 processing of data downloaded in the first year of observation monumentation of geodetic permanent gps stations 54 topcon gms-2 survey of the munster an evolution of the millennial pair (pt.1) geolocation and time combining gps, satellite communications and gis knowing the exact vessel location routing by landmarks a new direction 42 44 50 58 page 22 a report on the sector trends at intergeo 2009 intergeo, the world's most important congress trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management was hosted in karlsruhe, germany from september 22nd to the 24th this year, and attracted more than 16,000 visitors together with 1,450 congress participants. among the visitors was a team of academic staff and students from the technische universitat munchen, which was commissioned by the runder tisch gis initiative to perform a survey of the various exhibitors at the show. this article presents the most interesting results of this survey. october/november 2009 4