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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Good OSGeo Folks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A little excitement. . .and some powerful progress!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to Prof Jim Miller, University of Kansas, and <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brandt Melick, IT Director for City of Springfield,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">a paper is being presented at the IEEE Smart Cities Workshop:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">“<i>Analysis and Use of Lidar Data in City Planning”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(IEEE Workshop: <a href="https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/37504">
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/37504</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anyone wishing a copy of the paper, please let me know. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The fruits of this labor will provide invaluable analytical tools for cities!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When these tools are combined with High School kids generating that Lidar data
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<p class="MsoNormal">as Ron Fortunato’s <a href="http://www.AWorldBridge.com">www.AWorldBridge.com</a> program is doing (an OSGeo Lab!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">cities will be able to accomplsih wonders for urban management,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and do it for a song, while their students build resume gold!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://aworldbridge.com/real-time-projects/unmanned-aircraft-systems--/">http://aworldbridge.com/real-time-projects/unmanned-aircraft-systems--/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://aworldbridge.com/real-time-projects/unmanned-aircraft-systems--.html">http://aworldbridge.com/real-time-projects/unmanned-aircraft-systems--.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Patrick<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Patrick.Hogan@nasa.gov"><span style="color:blue">Patrick.Hogan@nasa.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Program Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NASA World Wind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(650) 604-5656 (office)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(650) 269-2788 (cell)<o:p></o:p></p>
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