June 2005 Edition Land Surveying Do Maps Have Morals? Welcome to the astonishing world of modern mapmaking--what insiders call geographic information systems, or GIS. In fact, it's more than mapmaking. It's a way of organizing information about anything that happens at a particular geographic location. That includes real-estate development, military operations, logging, farming, oil drilling--the list goes on and on. Read the Full Story at TechnologyReview.com Civil Engineering UB's Supercomputing Center Makes Virtual Traffic Make Sense to the Public By harnessing the power of computational techniques initially developed on academic supercomputers, urban planners, engineers and even litigators are creating vivid animations of urban life to solve problems ranging from urban sprawl to traffic jams to site selection. Read the Full Story at buffalo.edu Harmsen & Associates Wins WA&CA Award Harmsen & Associates recently received an Excellence in Concrete Construction award from the Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association. The award was in the Concrete Paving category and was for our use of pervious pavement on the Kelly Place at Picnic Point project near Lynnwood. For more information, please contact Scott Peterson, PE at scott@h-ai.com Land Use Planning Land conservancy launches plan to preserve land in Seattle area Two years ago, a handful of people sat around a table brainstorming ways to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Olmsted plan that gave Seattle its most beloved parks. Former Mayor Charles Royer remembers marveling at the people who stared out over the mudflats and imagined a beautiful city with lush, green refuges and tree-lined boulevards. The group decided the best way to honor that far-reaching vision was to emulate it -- by figuring out how to conserve enough land to protect the region's quality of life as its population swells over the next century Read the Full Article at seattlepi.com Landscape Architecture U.K.'s Biggest Green Roof Project The Ethelred Estate, in Central London, has recently undergone a programme of building work to produce an inspiring community environment. The green roofs are part of a phased programme with works starting on 10 of the medium-rise residential buildings, which comprises 253 flats. The works are part of a £5.3m grant which was provided via the Government Office for London (GOL), with additional funding from the London Borough of Lambeth and contributions from the estate’s leaseholders. Read the Full Article at newbuilder.co.uk Harmsen News Jon Garvin, Professional Land Surveyor Harmsen & Associates is pleased to announce that Jon Garvin has achieved his professional registration in land surveying. Jon is currently working on a new Drug Store project in Stanwood and a Record of Survey project in Canyon Park. Quote of the Month "Do.. or do not, there is no try." -Yoda from Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Harmsen & Associates Inc 17614 West Main Street Monroe, WA 98272 360.794.7811 info@h-ai.com This message has been sent to those who have either listed with Harmsen & Associates, Inc. at www.h-ai.com as someone who has expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information, are fellow members of professional organizations, or have an existing client relationship with us. If you have received this message by mistake or wish to be removed from the list, please send a message to info@h-ai.com with "unsubscribe newsletter" as the subject. If you have any questions about H&AI's privacy policy, please direct them to info@h-ai.com.