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SuperWebGIS 3 Passes OGC Compliance Test
Thursday, 02 Sep 2010 12:43 PM
SuperGeo is pleased to announce that SuperWebGIS 3 is officially released in August. The latest release of SuperWebGIS provides a more highly scalable framework, various GIS objects, diverse website templates, enabling developers to customize a suitable map service publishing environment to meet their needs. Also, SuperWebGIS enhances the interoperability of OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) standards, passes the compliance test of OGC WMS 1.3.0, WCS 1.0.0, and WFS 1.0.0., and obtains the OGC official certification.
SuperGeo TechnologiesSuperGeo Partners with Taiwan GIS Center
Thursday, 02 Sep 2010 12:39 PM
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, today signed the collaboration agreement with Taiwan GIS Center (TGIC) for a long-term partnership in promoting the development of geospatial technologies and applications. TGIC is a significant staff sector under the Council for Economic Planning and Development, the Executive Yuan. In charge of regulating and promoting important GIS-related policies as well as allocating GIS expenditures in Taiwan, TGIC is the most important organization to bridge the connection between Taiwanese government and GIS companies.
SuperGeoChina's Satellite is its Answer to America's GPS
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 09:20 PM
China earlier this month launched the fifth of a 35-satellite constellation initiated in 2000 and due for completion by 2020. In noting this event, the state news agency Xinhua stated: “(Compass) is a crucial part of the country's space infrastructure for providing navigation and positioning services in transportation, meteorology, petroleum prospecting, forest fire monitoring, disaster forecast, telecommunications and public security among others.”
China PostBeijing Power Selects Intergraph Geospatial Technology
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 05:41 PM
Beijing Power Information Technology Research Center, based in Beijing, China, has selected Intergraph® G/Technology and GeoMedia® WebMap to improve its smart grid operations. The technology will be used to support power grid design, centrally manage the lifecycle of power grid assets and enhance decision making through real-time monitoring and alarming. With these functions, the utility will improve grid security, safety and reliability while increasing efficiency and cutting costs.
IntergraphOpenGeo Announces Global Partner Program
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 04:50 PM
OpenGeo, the leader in open source geospatial web services, announces a new, global partner program to expand support options for users of the OpenGeo Suite. The OpenGeo Partner Program will create an international network of service providers, to bring more people into the open source ecosystem by aligning the financial incentives of consultants and solution providers with those of the core software developers. Through this network of partners, OpenGeo will offer OpenGeo Suite customers a wealth of proven technology solutions that solve real-world challenges.
OpenGeoFIG Article: Customary Tenure Institutions and Good Governance
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 11:05 AM
The paper can be picked up from FIG conference or another event. The Article of the Month in September 2010 is "Customary Tenure Institutions and Good Governance". It is written by Anthony ARKO-ADJEI, Ghana and Jitske de JONG, Jaap ZEVENBERGEN and Arbind TULADHAR from the Netherlands. This paper is a peer reviewed paper prepared for the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. At the Congress it was presented by Prof. Jaap Zevenbergen in an invited session about land governance in Africa. It gives good information about customary tenure and good governance in Ghana, and could be of interest to other African countries.
FIGChina Region to Build World-class Port Facilities
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 11:01 AM
The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in China will pump in 6 billion yuan (RM2.88bil) this year to expedite the construction of world-class port facilities to meet greater demand from Asean. Guangxi Transport Department director-general Pan Wei said the government would give priority to infrastructure development as the number of cargo ship calls had increased since the realisation of the China-Asean Free Trade Area early this year.
Malaysia StarTHEOS Satellite Creates New Roles for Thailand
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 10:57 AM
When the THEOS satellite went fully operational last year, it changed Thailand's role from being just a ground station and data provider to that of a satellite operator and owner, allowing for a more flexible use of satellite imagery and broadening the application of satellite images for economic, social and national security purposes.
Bangkok PostCall: ISRSE 2011 - Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 08:12 AM
This Symposium provides a unique opportunity for remote sensing practitioners, scientists, system engineers and policy makers to share their knowledge and gain an excellent coverage of the current status of a range of remote sensing applications and developments now critical for the sustainability of the Earth’s environment.
ISRSEESRI Singapore Training Program - September to December 2010
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 08:09 AM
Not all the programs are listed in this email below. Please kindly contact us at training@esrisingapore.com.sg . We will be glad to update you on the status and slot of the specific course. Our 2010 schedule is online at www.esrisingapore.com.sg under Training.
Esri SingaporeClark Labs Receives Funding for REDD Tools on Google's Earth Engine
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 07:55 AM
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded a grant of $451,000 to Clark Labs in support of their current work with Google.org in the development of on-line tools for REDD projects. REDD, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, is a climate change mitigation strategy that offers developing countries and others incentives to reduce forest carbon emissions. One of the first required activities of REDD is the modeling of a business-as-usual baseline, a scenario of projected deforestation that would occur in the absence of REDD.
Clark LabsAt Baikonur -Three GLONASS Satellites Set to Launch Tomorrow
Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010 07:37 AM
The cosmodrome Baikonur continues preparations for the launch of a space rocket "Proton-M" with the upper stage DM-2 and a block of three Russian navigational satellites Glonass-M. Segodnya calculations professionals Baikonur began recruiting home readiness of the launch vehicle docking filling compounds - pipelines that connect the tanks with rocket refueling tanks. It is planned that in the middle of the day of the third start of the day are completed. Start a space rocket "Proton-M with the upper stage DM-2 and a block of three Russian navigation satellites scheduled to perform at 4.53 Moscow time on Sept. 2, 2010.
RoscosmosJapanese Spy Satellite Hit by Power Problem
Monday, 30 Aug 2010 02:02 PM
According to the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center in Japan, the No. 2 radar satellite that was launched in February 2007, appears to be having problems with its power supply.
The Japan TimesSpatial Project: Changing State of the World
Monday, 30 Aug 2010 07:07 AM
In 2008 Dr Weber initiated this project and in July of last year, APN approved funds for the three years to conduct research on the sptial dimensions of people's vulnerability in the Pacific Islands, South-East Asia and South Asia. In august of last year they held their first workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, where all the partners in the project met to discuss and prepare for the research activities for the first year.
Fiji TimesMultipath Mitigation in Marine GNSS Receivers
Monday, 30 Aug 2010 06:59 AM
On the face of it, the marine environment might appear relatively benign for GNSS receivers. After all, there is virtually no chance of signal obscuration from buildings or trees (although the odd cliff might come into play), so logically, the design of a marine GNSS receiver should be a piece of cake. However, such devices are particularly prey to multipath interference–both from the surface of the sea and from the superstructure of the vessel itself.
SpirentSpatial Information in the NZ Economy
Sunday, 29 Aug 2010 03:18 PM
Spatial Information in the New Zealand Economy - Realising Productivity Gains is a report commissioned by Land Information New Zealand, the Department of Conservation and the Ministry of Economic Development. It provides robust economic analysis that quantifies the contribution spatial information makes to the New Zealand economy, as well as opportunities for this contribution to grow. The report concludes that use and re-use of spatial information is estimated to have added $1.2 billion in productivity related benefits to the New Zealand economy in 2008.
NZ GovernmentKorea Develops a Climate Change Vunerability Assessment System
Saturday, 28 Aug 2010 10:06 PM
The Korean National Institute of Environmental Research announced that it developed a climate change adaptation toolkit, which is used to assess climate change effect and analyze vulnerability. Combining information on climate, air environment, society, economy and geography, the toolkit enables local governments to analyze the climate change effect and vulnerability without difficulty. Based on the classification by UK Climate Impacts Program, the system makes 16 categories and analyzes information by city, county and borough.
Korea.netTsinghua U. Wins Bentley Future Cities China Student Design Competition
Saturday, 28 Aug 2010 09:54 AM
The program challenged students to use their design skills, along with Bentley software, to provide a master plan for the sustainable university campus of tomorrow. The goal was to create a campus that could serve as the cornerstone of a modern “green” Chinese city and help address the many challenges associated with complex, inner-city environments. Nearly 200 student teams from more than 70 universities submitted projects to the competition, which an independent panel of distinguished jurors narrowed to eight finalists.
BentleyAustralian Technology Test Site Opens
Saturday, 28 Aug 2010 09:15 AM
It is the Kauring Airborne Gravity Test Site east of Perth which allows operators to test the capabilities of airborne gravity (AG), airborne gravity gradiometer (AGG) and other airborne sensing systems against gravity and magnetic anomalies. The site is a collaborative venture involving Geoscience Australia, the Geological Survey of Western Australia and the mining and resource company Rio Tinto as well as the aerial survey company, Fugro Airborne Surveys.
GeoScience AustraliaPrecision GPS Antennas Operate in Adverse Environmental Conditions
Friday, 27 Aug 2010 09:12 PM
As multi-GNSS (GPS L1/L2/L5, GLONASS L1/L2, Beidou, SBAS, OmniSTAR, and Galileo E1/E5a and b) antenna, A52 offers multipath mitigation, stable phase center, and SNRs that enable use in challenging environments such as near buildings and foliage. Used for aerial application guidance and flow control as well as mapping and surveying, A21 receives GPS L1, SBAS, and OmniSTAR L-band signals. It maintains signals in high electrical noise and interference environments.
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