The web presence of Patrick Weber
First a disclaimer, my motivation for this post is not to discredit Manifold the software package or CDA International Ltd. I hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to post this very brief and probably flawed “analysis” based on many assumptions, with the aim to start an earnest discussion on the commercial [...]
If you are interested in the path the next version of Manifold likely is taking, the following screencast of Dimitri’s recent presentation at the Nvidia GPU Conference gives us some hints! Altough Dimitri doesn’t in this presentation go into any great specific detail about Manifold v9 CUDA capabilities (expected as that the presentation was not [...]
Just a quick note to say we have finalised dates for the next session of our “Introduction to GIS and Cartography” course using Manifold GIS in February (18th and 19th) 2010 here at UCL. Please find below the detailed invitation:
The invitation is also available in PDF format with a detailed agenda
The Department of Civil, Environmental [...]
Over the past four years that I have been using Manifold on a daily basis for almost all of my professional work, I have been able to develop a good understanding of its strengths, idiosyncrasies and weaknesses.
Even so, it is when working with other Manifold users, and specifically teaching Manifold to new users, that one [...]
There have been numerous discussions in the past in the Manifold User Forums regarding a lack of (exploratory) spatial analysis/statistics tools, such as measures and visualisations, in the Manifold GIS. Altough it seems likely that a number of users have been sending in detailed suggestions for spatial analysis functionality, so far it seems that Manifolds [...]
Just saw this press release on the Manifold website:
Carson City, NV USA — 16 March 2009 — Manifold.net today announced a new world record for the number of processors used in a personal computer for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) processing. At the company’s 2009 European User Meeting in London, Manifold demonstrated an upcoming new [...]
My name is Patrick Weber and I am a Engineering Doctorate Student at University College London. I also work for Think London as GIS Project Manager. On this site, you can find more information about me, my professional activities and my academic achievements, or have a look at my LinkedIn Profile.