Paul Torrens, an Associate Professor and Director of the Geosimulation Laboratory at Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has conducted many innovative research projects on topics such as city models, immersive modeling,…
Sensor Sensibility: Sensors Transform the Information Ecosystem
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Sensor Sensibility. This column will focus on a number of topics related to sensors ranging from sensor platforms to…
Infrastructure Modeler: Autodesk’s Visual Model Management Tool
When Autodesk first released their conceptual design tool for infrastructure as a technical preview through Autodesk Labs, the need for the software was…
Informing Design
Geographic information systems (GIS) technology and design have long been intertwined, hard to separate, and competitive. Born from landscape architecture, GIS was seen as the place for mapping, planning, and analysis, while computer-aided design (CAD) was…
The Fusion of ERDAS and Intergraph is Just the Start for Hexagon
Over the past year, there has been a great deal of work on the integration of ERDAS and Intergraph software offerings to make a more complete geospatial platform. Matt Ball recently spoke with Mladen Stojic, Vice President – Geospatial at Intergraph, about…
Transgranular Perspiration is Not Sandy Sweat: New Discoveries in Ceramic Tiles at smartgeometry 2012
Since the early 2000s, the smartgeometry conferences have been held in venues as august and varied as San Francisco, London, Barcelona, and Copenhagen. At first glance, Troy, New York—this year's location—seems a little out of place in that lineup, but…
Onuma Aims to Revolutionize Architecture with BIM
Kimon Onuma is president and founder of Onuma, creators of the Onuma Planning System (OPS). This software tool is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) environment with web-enabled data sharing and knowledge management for the design, construction and management…
