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Topcon Provides IP-S2 3D Dataset to Autodesk for Promotion
Thursday, 25 Feb 2010 12:54 PM
he agreement authorizes Autodesk to use Topcon's IP-S2 3D Mobile Mapping System data sets in the advertising, marketing, training and distribution of their software where desired. The IP-S2 datasets are in the form of extensive geo-referenced, colorized point clouds. Topcon is a member of the Autodesk Developer Network, and provides sample data to assist in targeted software product development.
TopconERDAS and GeoEye Rock Australia
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 04:53 PM
Recently, ERDAS hosted its first ERDAS Rocks World Tour event in Australia. Partnering with GeoEye for this event, there were over 80 local users in attendance. Attendees came from various sectors with geospatial interests, including land agencies and local governments, as well as mining, oil and gas, photogrammetry, water resources, environment and health organizations.
ERDASAAMHatch Changes Name to AAM
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 04:00 PM
As of 1st March, AAMHatch Pty Ltd will be known as AAM Pty Ltd. The name change coincides with our partner, Hatch Associates, exiting from its partial ownership in our company. AAM will continue its focus on professional products and services for our clients throughout Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Asia.
AAM Group3Tier Completes Global Map of Wind and Solar Energy Potential
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 03:10 AM
3TIER today announced the completion of its REmapping the World initiative, which was launched in March 2008 to address the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential and availability. With today’s release of a global solar map and dataset, the company has completed its unprecedented goal of identifying and mapping the world’s wind and solar resources using a globally consistent methodology.
3TierRemote Sensing to Assess Crop Water Productivity
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 10:13 PM
Crop patterns, evapotranspiration, biomass, and yield accumulation all can be estimated using satellite sensor data. In our research, we used satellite map data to calculate crop water productivity. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) made a pilot study in the Sry Darya river basin, central Asia, which collected land use (or cover) and social-economic information. Intensive field measurements were made to monitor crop growth conditions and the water supply at sample study sites.
SPIESpace Technology Applications Beneficial - Sri Lankan Minister
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 10:00 PM
Address by Chief Guest Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe at the inauguration of the Fifth Sentinel Asia System Operation training program jointly organized by JAXA and DMC. Participants from 12 countries in the region and Sri Lanka participated in the program, Minister Samarasinghe said.
Sri Lanka Daily NewsImageMaps Expands Reseller Network In Asia
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 08:04 PM
Imagemaps Pte. Ltd., Vexcel Imaging’s sales partner responsible for the People’s Republic of China Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and ASEAN, has appointed Royal Sky Co., Ltd. and Borsar Sdn. Bhd. as its resellers for Microsoft Vexcel photogrammetric products in the Thailand and State of Sarawak (East Malaysia) markets respectively.
ImageMapsSuperGeo Exclusive Reseller Partnership with Luminous ETS
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 07:56 PM
SuperGeo today signs the exclusive reseller contract with Luminous ETS in the whole Indian market (except for Karnataka State) and has strong confidence in the highly potential market. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Luminous ETS in India who has professional knowledge and wide experience in the domain of GIS.” says SuperGeo Technologies.
SuperGeoGSAT-4 Satellite to Be Launched Soon
Monday, 22 Feb 2010 08:28 PM
According to this programme, ISRO will be disseminating the services from the space systems via its Satellite Communication (SatCom) and Earth Observation (EO). Tele-education, tele-healthcare, land and water resources management and tele-fishery are some of the services provided under this programme.
Express BuzzICIMOD Shares Results of Glacial Lakes Studies
Monday, 22 Feb 2010 06:41 PM
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is sharing the results of recent field investigations of Thulagi glacial lake with the local community and other stakeholders at a one-day workshop on ‘Sharing of knowledge on Thulagi glacial lake’ on Monday, 22 February 2010 (10 Falgun 2066 B.S.) being held in Besishahar, Lamjung District, Nepal.
ICIMODInteroperable 3D GeoWeb Takes Shape
Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 08:54 PM
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has published new candidate standards which are related to the 3D GeoWeb as public discussion papers (DP) on its website. These establish a new family of 3D portrayal services focusing on virtual 3D maps, interactive virtual environments, and 3D cartographic visualization
Interoperable 3DThree Mapping Companies Forge a Global Alliance
Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 03:37 PM
The mapping companies AND Automotive Navigation Data (Netherlands); EMG (China) and Orion (Dubai) received approval from their respective boards to join forces to form the Global Digital Mapping Alliance (GDMA). The first objective of GDMA is a feasibility study regarding the need for an independent and neutral map data provider offering a worldwide navigable map database and the related technical, operational and financial consequences.
GDMATopcon - Cash for Construction Clunkers
Saturday, 20 Feb 2010 11:26 AM
Get up to $29,000 for your trade in of old competitive machine control systems and get the latest and greatest from Topcon. This offer cannot be combined with any other promotion. A limited time opportunity!! This offer will expire on March 31, 2010.
TopconGSDI 12 Call for Papers: Singapore - Oct 2010
Saturday, 20 Feb 2010 10:45 AM
This is a reminder that the Call for Papers for the GSDI 12 Conference has been issued and the abstract and paper submission site is open. We had over 1200 registrants at the GSDI 11 Conference last year and we are looking forward to a very vibrant conference as well in Singapore.
GSDI 12Japanese Firm Selects Selects SimActive’s Software
Friday, 19 Feb 2010 07:59 PM
The Japanese firm Visual Systems Co., Ltd. has acquired SimActive's Correlator3D software. Visual Systems, one of Japan’s leading geoinformation companies, will be using the product for deriving digital surface models from aerial imagery.
SimActiveFilipino Wins Google Global Mapping Competition
Friday, 19 Feb 2010 07:33 PM
The first Google Global Mapping Competition has recently concluded, and Wayne Dell Manuel of the Philippines was declared the winner. The scope of the competition was to award the user who added the most universities, schools, hospitals, and medical clinics using Google's Map Maker tools, with an emphasis on accurate data. The grand prize means that a $50,000 UNICEF donation will go to projects in the Phillippines to empower young people to use technology.
GoogleIndia Railways Plan to Add Transponder
Friday, 19 Feb 2010 09:19 AM
For a transport service where communication is of essence, the railway is now planning to get a transponder on a satellite in order to improve this vital aspect. And with the Railway Budget less than a week away, announcement on the decision to use a transponder is expected when railway minister Mamata Banerjee presents it before the Parliament.
The Asian AgeWorldView2 Comes to Australia
Thursday, 18 Feb 2010 10:28 PM
Geoimage and DigitalGlobe are excited to announce the Australian sessions of the WorldView-2 Roadshow, coming to Perth, Brisbane and Sydney in March 2010. The WorldView-2 Roadshow celebrates the launch of the world’s most advanced commercial imaging satellite, featuring 50cm pixel, high resolution multispectral imagery with the addition of 4 new optical bands – coastal, yellow and two near infrared bands.
GeoimageSpatial Information in the New Zealand Economy
Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010 02:41 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.
NZ Geospatial StrategyRussia - GLONASS Fully Commercial
Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010 11:08 AM
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Deputy Premier Sergei Ivanov have urged the adoption of a fully commercial model for the Glonass satellite navigation system.
More on GLONASSSuperGeo Recruits CERENE as the Exclusive Reseller in France
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 10:54 PM
CERENE Services, a major provider of GIS services in France for over 45 years, will promote SuperGeo products exclusively in Europe and will promote SuperGIS series software in France since February, 2010. SuperGeo is also working on French interface of several products and will support more languages in the near future.
SuperGEOSoutheast Asia Land Management and Measurement
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 04:58 PM
Basic survey measurement is a necessary first step toward the development of useful and effective land management. It enables and supports policy development and provides the basis for avoiding conflict and tension, thereby ensuring wealth and prosperity.
More onSingapore Sustainable Development Blueprint
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 04:03 PM
The Sustainable Development Blueprint contains the strategies and initiatives we believe are needed for Singapore to achieve both economic growth and a good living environment over the next two decades.
Singapore BlueprintCryoSat to Observe Earth's Ice Cover
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 03:53 PM
The 700 kg CryoSat spacecraft – whose name comes from the Greek kryos meaning icy cold – carries the first all-weather microwave radar altimeter. The instrument has been optimised for determining changes in the thickness of both floating sea ice, which can be up to several metres, and polar land ice sheets, which in Antarctica can be up to five kilometres.
CryoSATSri Lanka Completes Forest Mapping Exercise
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 02:19 PM
The Sri Lankan government has mapped and laid boundary stones to delineate state-owned forests. USAID provided computers and a software to facilitate the mapping process.
Daily NewsChina's Expanding Trade Worries India
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 02:05 PM
As trade in the region grows more lucrative, China has been developing port facilities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and it is planning to build railroad lines in Nepal. These projects, analysts say, are part of a concerted effort by Chinese leaders and companies to open and expand markets for their goods and services in a part of Asia that has lagged behind the rest of the continent in trade and economic development.
New York TimesFellowships - Curtin University of Technology in Satellites Positioning
Monday, 15 Feb 2010 10:08 PM
To improve Australia’s capability in utilising the next generation GNSSs and to come to a fullest exploitation of the opportunities created, Curtin University of Technology will establish a new GNSS research group.
PhDs orgKorea SDI Good Practice Country Case Studies
Monday, 15 Feb 2010 03:00 PM
The World Bank is calling for consultants to undertake GI/GIS/SDI investigations in South Korea and Brazil.
SDI KoreaMLTM Korea Creates the Ecology Map of the Four Major Rivers
Monday, 15 Feb 2010 12:51 PM
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs developed an ecological map that indicates flora and fauna information and a travel map of 45 tourist destinations around the four major rivers. The ecological map shows not only plant and animal information but the location of nature parks, rivers, wetland conservation zones and weirs, etc.
Korea MLTMJapan - Long-Term Plan for Basic Survey
Monday, 15 Feb 2010 12:45 PM
Long-Term Plan shall be established in order to achieve the purpose of the Survey Act, which is to avoid redundancy in surveys and to assure survey accuracy by publicly announcing the target and scale of the Basic Surveys in advance. The ongoing Long-Term Plan has started in FY 2009, and shall be valid for ten years until FY 2018.
Japan Geography Survey InstituteIndian Government Plans to Map Slums
Monday, 15 Feb 2010 04:09 AM
The Indian government has embarked on a plan to map the country's slums. Maps of cities prepared through remote sensing are designed to give a clearer picture of the location and population of slums throughout the country with the ambitious goal of making the country slum-free in the next five years.
Times of IndiaFiji Land Experts Brainstorm Geomatics Prospects
Sunday, 14 Feb 2010 12:37 AM
The first Land Management Program Advisory Committee Meeting took place last week, with an emphasis on urban planning. Importance was placed on the need to develop unique models of urban planning based on the best practices in developing countries that have similar problems faced by the Pacific, rather than only trying to import models from developed countries, such as New Zealand and Australia, where environmental, social and economic realities are very different.
Fiji TimesAgenda for the FIG General Assembly is Now Available
Saturday, 13 Feb 2010 12:29 PM
At its meeting in Sydney, Australia 11-16 April 2010 the FIG General Assembly will elect the FIG President, 2 Vice Presidents, Chair of each of the 10 Commissions for 2011-2014, and select the venue for the FIG Congress 2014.
More on FIG NominationsNational Survey Discovers 700 KM of Ancient Great Wall in China
Friday, 12 Feb 2010 03:37 AM
A national survey of cultural relics has uncovered more than 700 km of ancient Great Wall in Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. The wall was found in the desert and other remote places without human habitation.
China DailySuperGeo Integrates Learning into Treasure Hunting Game
Thursday, 11 Feb 2010 07:40 AM
SuperGeo develops an interesting application that integrates GIS and GPS concepts into Treasure Hunting Game. Users can learn the applications of GPS and GIS during the educational game, and gain the knowledge of local culture and the environment at the same time.
SuperGeoIndia's Defence Organisation Develops a Surveillance Satellite
Thursday, 11 Feb 2010 03:54 AM
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop a satellite with "electronic warfare sensors" for surveillance of Indian borders. The satellite is planned for launch in a lower earth orbit by 2014.
The HinduAPRSAF-16 Successfully Closed in Bangkok
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 09:02 PM
The sixteenth session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-16), under the main theme entitled "Space Applications: Contributions towards Human Safety and Security" successfully closed its 4-Day programme on 29th January 2010, at the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok, in Bangkok, Thailand.
APRSAFOfficials Urged to Reinforce Spatial Planning in Jakarta
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 04:09 PM
Experts urge the government to make certain that Jakarta's 2030 spatial planning draft is enforced. The administration should not repeat past mistakes, starting with stating clearly what they would do to stop deteriorating traffic and environmental conditions.
Jakarta PostThailand Vineyard Trusts its Sensors
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 12:13 PM
Thanks to a research collaboration between the public-private and academic sectors, Mahidol University and National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec), Gran-Monte Vineyard has adopted technology known as "precision farming" at vineyard level.
Bangkok PostRussia - Tracking Glonass Satellites from Antarctic Station
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 12:09 PM
The Academician Fyodorov scientific research vessel has arrived at the Russian Antarctic outpost of Bellingshausen on a mission to set up a station for tracking the GLONASS navigation satellites, the Voice of Russia reported.
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