JPEG 2000 (JP2) is quickly becoming an accepted file format for storing large amounts of remotely sensed geospatial imagery. How can we integrate the format's capabilities into our newest geospatial networks - namely, the GeoWeb?
For those of us who feel that plans are best laid by others, there is a whole host of professional planners at our disposal to sort us out. Most of these professionals deal in the short term: a wedding, a conference, a party for which attention to detail is paramount.
If some of the latest technology and application developments showcased at the recent GeoWeb 2006 conference are any indication of how our spatial world will look in the near future, then geospatial imagery and tools stand to become as ubiquitous as the Web itself.
For many people, reading or hearing that a particular region is sinking 6 millimeters, 8 mm or even 29 mm a year would probably not resonate much concern. Put those same numbers in the context of New Orleans, however, and you'll probably see more than a few raised eyebrows.
Humans' innate curiosity and fascination with what lurks within the natural environment around them and beyond them has launched a healthy voyeuristic market of "tours" -- whale watching tours, safari tours, exotic bird tours, mountain gorilla tours.
How has Google Earth managed to achieve what few online imagery providers have -- bringing spatial data to the masses -- and in record time? April 2006 Earth Imaging Newsletter
Few can dispute that Google Earth has validated the power of place for millions of people across the globe and made them true believers in digital mapping.
