Technology
A Sign Of The Times
A $20 million Reuters sign in New York City's Times Square, brings groundbreaking digital interactivity to public spaces.
How To Defend Your Urban Perimeter: The Atomic Wall
A fascinating Wired Magazine article reviews the concept of building "atomic walls" around the nation's most important urban areas.
Desktop Environmentalist's Eye In The Sky
A digital camera, a helicopter, and the Internet combine to create an unprecendented snapshot of California's coastline.
Ambitious Air Photo Project Fights Development
An unprecendented project to photograph the entire California coastline and make it available on the Web is aimed at helping efforts to fight coastal threats like seawalls and development.
Unplanned Telecom Corridor Markets
Allowing deregulated telecommunications companies the power of eminent domain to build-out the "Information Superhighway" abrogates the Constitutional contract of just compensation.
GIS Fights Corruption
In a country plagued by severe corruption, satellite mapping and a national computerized database are helping fight corruption.
EGov Alliance Offers Regional On-line Permitting Service
The new web service offers citizens and contractors the ability to apply for and recieve multiple over-the-counter permits from multiple jurisdictions in a single transaction.
E-Government And Planning
The APA website introduces a new monthly column exploring e-government solutions to urban planning and development challenges.
O'Hare Airport Expansion Likely
The Illinois State Supreme Court ruled that the city only needs approval from the state transportation department for any expansion plans.
The Technology Behind Boston's Big Dig
The massive "Big Dig" project in Boston is dependent on computers and software.
A Bird's-Eye View Of Urban Sprawl
Satellite imagery shows a unique view of urban sprawl.
Geographic Profiling Aids Search For Washington Sniper
Computer geographic profiling aids detectives searching for the Washington-area sniper.
GIS Code Of Ethics
URISA has published the latest (and perhaps final) version of the GIS Code of Ethics.
Virtual Main Street
CommunityViz helps communities plan for the future.
Maps You Can Hear And Feel
University students develop map-navigation software that makes maps accessible to the blind.
Online Maps: Pointing In The Wrong Direction?
Will online map services such as Mapquest replace paper maps?
Designing The Century's First Digital City
ZDNet interviews research scientist Anthony Townsend about Seoul's new digital city.
Plugged In To The Sun
A solar house in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. lights the way for "zero-energy" development.
Top 10 Applications For E-Government In Planning
PLANetizen editor Chris Steins writes in Planning Magazine about the top 10 ways e-government can be applied to the field of planning and development.
Technology Aids Remote Renovation
Homeowners renovate their Virginia home remotely from Africa.
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