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Singularity is near indeed, but which is it?

For some, one of the more optimistic scenarios for the future of humanity is what author and inventor Ray Kurzweil has labeled the “singularity”. Kurzweil looks at the exponential character of some aspects of technology development (Moore’s law, memory . . . → Read More: Singularity is near indeed, but which is it?

Imposing the Constraints of Physical Reality

Early in my own career, I had the opportunity to work briefly with a helicopter-based flight simulator. This was not a stationary simulator with a simulated visual environment as one might imagine, but rather a real helicopter that had . . . → Read More: Imposing the Constraints of Physical Reality

GeoWeb and the regulation of the commons

One of the great challenges that will face humanity over the next 20 years is to find effective means to regulate our use of the global commons (meaning the air and the oceans). While not part of any nation . . . → Read More: GeoWeb and the regulation of the commons

Galdos Systems Inc. Signs Distribution Partnership with Blue Marble Geographics

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, 23 December 2009 — Galdos Systems Inc. announced today that an exclusive distribution partnership agreement has been signed with Blue Marble Geographics. The agreement gives Blue Marble Geographics exclusive rights to distribute the Galdos CRS Registry, based . . . → Read More: Galdos Systems Inc. Signs Distribution Partnership with Blue Marble Geographics

GeoWeb – a Web of Systems

One of the interesting events of GeoWeb 2009 – Cityscapes was a very entertaining debate on the “ideal” architecture for the GeoWeb. This was an interesting debate… not simply for the insights provided by the debaters about the relative . . . → Read More: GeoWeb – a Web of Systems

GeoWorld: Industry Outlook 2010

Issue Date: December – 2009, Posted On: 1/4/2010 Industry Outlook 2010: Finding the Silver Lining

Ron Lake and others respond to the questions: “Do you see any “silver linings” in the geotechnology industry’s economics that make you feel optimistic about the . . . → Read More: GeoWorld: Industry Outlook 2010

Building the GeoWeb: Grappling with Change

GeoWorld Issue Date: October – 2009, Posted On: 11/24/2009

In this edition of his ongoing column on Building the GeoWeb, Ron Lake talks about living in a period of constant, and accelerating, change. Ron proposes the use of “model-based thinking” as a . . . → Read More: Building the GeoWeb: Grappling with Change

Globalization and the GeoWeb

As technocrats, many of us are either uncomfortable (or at least unfamiliar) with dealing with issues of politics, and in particular with concepts of the public good. The role of government, especially for those of us educated in the . . . → Read More: Globalization and the GeoWeb

V1 Magazine: Digital Cities, SDI and the GeoWeb

Monday, 09 November 2009

Read Ron Lake’s column in V1 Magazine – Digital Cities, SDI and the GeoWeb discussing the implications of moving towards Digital Cities. Ron explores what a Digital City might be, the role of SDIs and the GeoWeb, and the impact of . . . → Read More: V1 Magazine: Digital Cities, SDI and the GeoWeb

GeoWeb and the “Internet of Things”

In a recent trip to China, I discovered something of the direction of the national policy of that country towards the development of the Internet. In a speech in Wuxi, the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao spoke of the . . . → Read More: GeoWeb and the “Internet of Things”