Written by Matt Ball Friday, 11 May 2012 04:47
At the recent Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam, one highlight was a session on capacity building and the expansion of the global geospatial marketplace to a billion plus people. All speakers touched on embracing new technologies, the creation of an inclusive platform for greater knowledge and better information integration, as well as the increased value of the technology in the face of global change. There was also a repeated sentiment that we’re in an exciting time for the impact of geospatial technologies to improve the way that we live.Read more... Add new comment
Written by Matt Ball Friday, 11 May 2012 03:14
As the rest of the world laments the loss of earth observation capacity -- with the recent report of a U.S. decline from 23 satellites to just six by 2020 and the confirmed loss of Europe's Envisat -- China has accomplished the remarkable feat of launching two remote sensing satellites within four days. The launch of the Tianui-1B mapping satellite has been closely followed by the launch of Yaogan Weixing-14, an optical remote sensing satellite on May 10.
Written by Jiwan Rawat Friday, 04 May 2012 02:22
A three day training workshop on the application of Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing for Climate Change Studies was sponsored by the Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Centre, Government of Uttarakhand, and was organized for research scholars by the Uttarakhand Centre on Climate Change (UCCC), Kumaun University SSJ Campus Almora, India from 1-3 March 2012. Thirty five research scholars of 10 different disciplines (i.e.,Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Botany,Zoology, Sociology, Education, History, Hindi and Sanskrit) participated in the workshop.
Written by Matt Ball Thursday, 03 May 2012 22:33
The Natural Research Council has just released a detailed report that cautions about a decline in U.S. earth observation capacity. Since much of this capacity and data are provided to researchers and governments worldwide, this decline has global implications. In a time of tightened budgets, many of the long-running missions are coming to a close, with follow-on missions delayed or canceled.
Written by Matt Ball Thursday, 03 May 2012 20:04
Over the past year, there has been a great deal of work on the integration of ERDAS and Intergraph software offerings to make a more complete geospatial platform. Matt Ball recently spoke with Mladen Stojic, Vice President – Geospatial at Intergraph, about this ongoing work and the long-term vision. As you’ll read, the focus is on a future generation that demands more rapid answers, and that intuitively streamlines complex geospatial technology stacks into optimized workflows.
Written by Matt Ball Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:20
Written by Matt Ball Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:06
Vanessa Lawrence, director general and chief executive of Ordnance Survey, conducted an audit and investigation regarding the spatial capability of Australia, on behest of Drew Clarke PSM, Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and Chris Pigram, Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia. The report takes a close look at the Australian Government’s current spatial capability and suggests how that capability can be improved for the benefit of both the Australian public and private sector, as well as the public.
Written by Matt Ball Thursday, 19 April 2012 16:04
UK-based Measurement Devices Ltd. (MDL) has developed a tiny eye-safe micro laser for the mobile phone market that could revolutionize field data collection. The Micro Laser Module can make hundreds of measurement a second for objects within a 120-meter radius. Now that the hardware has been developed it is being marketed to original equipment manufacturers for the development of software and interfaces for different applications. MDL was started in 1983 by a former Yorkshire mines surveyor, and the company has been hard at work to miniaturize and reduce the power requirements of laser measurement technology since that time.
May 17, 2012
Intergraph® Announces APEM Selection of ERDAS APOLLO to Manage and Distribute Imagery and Vector Mapping Data
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Intergraph announces that APEM Ltd. has selected ERDAS APOLLO to manage and distribute terabytes of high-resolution aerial photography and growing vector…
May 17, 2012
Leica GM10 – the All-in-one GNSS Sensor for Deformation Monitoring
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As part of its unique Monitoring Solutions Portfolio, Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce the Leica GM10 GNSS Sensor. The new GNSS monitoring sensor with…
May 17, 2012
SuperGeo Unveils the Latest Mobile GIS Software, SuperPad 3.1
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SuperGeo newly launched SuperPad 3.1, the comprehensive mobile GIS software. SuperPad 3.1 not only has an improved user interface with 13 languages but also…
May 16, 2012
Thailand: Mapping Urban Farming
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A Geographical Information System (GIS) is being used to map vegetable production in the greater Bangkok region, seat of Thailand’s capital, to analyse how…
May 16, 2012
Land, Infrastructure, Energy Making Sabah, Sarawak Favourable For Investment
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The availability of land and improved infrastructure as well as an abundance of cheap energy have made Sabah and Sarawak favourable for investment. Global…
May 16, 2012
Trimble Spearheads Asia Pacific Expansion for Meridian’s Construction Project Management Software
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Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company, announced today that it will leverage Trimble’s local Australian presence to expand in the Asia Pacific region. To support…
May 16, 2012
Chinese Navigation System to Cover Asia-Pacific
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China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System, or Compass Navigation System, will be able to provide high-quality services to most users in the…
May 16, 2012
Hemisphere GPS Announces AgJunction Mobile for iPhone and iPad
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Hemisphere GPS today announced the new AgJunction Mobile for iOS, an enhancement to AgJunction®, its precision agriculture data services platform. AgJunction…
May 16, 2012
Nigeria to Commercialize Satellite Services
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The newly-launched earth observation satellite, NigeriaSat-2, is now set for commercial activities, a top government official has said. Director-general of the…
May 16, 2012
Spatial Technology to be a Showcase at Australia's CeBIT Exhibition
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Much more than mere "mapping software", 3D spatial technology is being pressed into service to support government and private-sector projects, from resource…
- Taiwan - 8th Taipei International Digital Earth Symposium
May 14, 2012 - May 18, 2012 - Malaysia - Geospatial Information and Documents
May 29, 2012 - June 01, 2012 - Japan - Geospatial Expo 2012
June 21, 2012 - June 24, 2012 - Australia - Brisbane International Geospatial Forum
July 08, 2012 - July 11, 2012 - Australia - ISPRS2012 Melbourne
August 25, 2012 - August 31, 2012 - Korea - IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
September 05, 2012 - Busan - IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2012
September 16, 2012 - Korea - IWA World Water Exhibition
September 16, 2012 - September 21, 2012
