ASM Newsletter - September 2

ASM Newsletter - September 2 - 2011

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Health Mapping Places Original Source of Cholera Pandemic to Bangladesh

Researchers have been working for some time to trace a deadly strain of Cholera called "El Tor" since its emergence in the mid-1970s. It is estimated that cholera affects 3 to 5 million people per year, with 100,000 to 120,000 deaths.
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Understanding Airborne vs. Satellite Imagery

A common question that many readers of Asian Surveying and Mapping often ask us is, "what is the difference between airborne camera systems as compared to satellite imagery - what do I need to know?" This brief article is intended to help.
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High-Speed Rail + High-Speed WiMax in Taiwan

This week the Bureau of High-Speed Rail in Taiwan (HSR) decided to innovate railway transportation through providing 4G wireless internet. This is a clear sign that being connected, even while moving at high-speed, knows no bounds and is a step toward keeping citizens and businesses on the same wavelength.
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Fugro Returns to the Aleutians for NOAA

Fugro Pelagos has successfully completed 22 task orders for NOAA. While the data collection phase of the project is expected to be complete by late August 2011, data processing and product creation is expected to run through the remainder of 2011.
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Glonass Satellite Grounded for Likely System Error

The launch of a Soyuz-2.1B rocket with a Glonass-M navigation satellite aboard, scheduled for the night of August 25-26 from the Plesetsk space center, has been pushed back to sometime between September 1 and 10. News of the delayed liftoff broke a few hours before the scheduled launch.
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SuperGIS Selected by SPZ Enterprise for GIS Projects in Papua New Guinea

SPZ Enterprise focuses on the project services in the fields of environment planning, agriculture, land management, reforestation and plantation, serving the clients in Oceania, including Papua New Guinea. Through the recommendation of Satscanner Sdn. Bhd., one of SuperGeo Malaysia’s local dealers.
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Flood Technology New Weapon Against Bushfire Season

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS), in conjunction with leading data mapping specialists Esri Australia, has spent the past two years developing a Geographic Information System (GIS) capability, which enables the organisation to plot fire, asset and resource information on a centrally accessible digital map to give them a complete picture of fire situations before, during and after they have occurred.
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Port Bonython on Spencer Gulf Project Advances

Arup will commence work immediately on a comprehensive environmental assessment of the preferred site following the firm’s appointment this week by the Spencer Gulf Port Link Consortium – the group selected by the State Government as its preferred bidder for the project.
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Obayashi Signs Agreement with NEC and GRAPHISOFT - “Smart BIM Cloud”

This leads all stakeholders to a better understanding of each phase beforehand, so that it will be possible to respond to customers’ requests in the early stages, leading to consensus early in the design process. In addition, utilizing BIM will result in the creation of a working environment in which each person involved in the building process can cooperate quickly and seamlessly, greatly reducing the construction time.
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India Mines Ministry Plans to Outsource Mapping

The ministry of mines plans to seek outside help to increase the pace of mapping of potential mineral reserves in India to meet a government plan that aims to complete prospecting for natural resources in the five years starting 1 April. All mapping work for finding mineral reserves is currently done by the Geological Survey of India (GSI).
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Pakistan to Expand Satellite Network

Pakistan plans to work with China, Japan and Europe to expand its network of remote sensing (RS) satellites for use in environment monitoring and natural resource surveys.
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New Products & Services
September 2, 2011

Trimble High-Accuracy Assisted Steering System for Ag Market
The Trimble EZ-Pilot system turns the steering wheel with its integrated electric motor drive using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) guidance from the CFX-750 display or the FmX® integrated display.

Hemisphere GPS Outback Guidance Solutions For Precision Farming

Farmers continually strive for increased yields and efficiency and those efforts translate into a need for improved accuracy and performance regarding field operations. Now, combining new eDriveX features with Outback S3 spray and rate control and new long range RTK receivers A320/A321.

Campbell Scientific Wireless Infrared Radiometer

The CWS220A is a wireless version of our SI-111 infrared radiometer. It contains an internal 922-MHz spread spectrum radio that transmits data to a CWB100A Wireless Base Station or to another wireless sensor. The frequency of the CWS220A's internal radio is commonly used in Australia and New Zealand.

Gyro-Shot - Gyroscopically-oriented Borehole Survey Tool

The Gyro Shot uses the latest nano-technology to deliver accurate surveys in a surprisingly rugged package. Surveys are run much like with a magnetic multishot tool – the instrument is moved through the borehole and stopped at intervals to take static readings of inclination.

StreetMapper 3D Laser Surveys Japanese Earthquake Damage

The mobile mapping system, purchased from Mirukuru and operated by Asia Air Survey, has been used to capture highly detailed 3D survey data. This data will be used to assess the structural damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami.

Using Imagery to Aid Disaster Relief Efforts

Responding quickly and effectively after a disaster has occurred is paramount to reducing injuries and saving lives, preventing property loss and mitigating further damage.

Recognition for TracMap

Mosgiel-based company TracMap will compete for a share of $US500,000 later this year after winning a category of an international security title. The company, which produces vehicle-based GPS guidance solutions, won the Asia Pacific final of the Global Security Challenge in Sydney last week.

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