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An official with the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in Xian says China will put a high-definition survey satellite into space in 2011. More >> |
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Five years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, Indonesia’s early warning system remains a work in progress, officials and experts say. More >> |
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Navteq in Singapore has released statistics that provide a perspective on the state of the Asian consumer navigation industry in 2009. More >> |
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Nagasaki has played an important role as a port of diplomacy and trade. For example, Dejima of Nagasaki was the sole port of external trading for more than 200 years during the Tokugawa Shogunate, who decided to close the country in 1633. More >> |
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The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Finland signed an agreement on 15th December on a collaborative project to establish a regional flood information system in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. Finland is providing a maximum of 2 million Euros over three years (2009- 2012) for the project which will be implemented by ICIMOD in close collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the six regional partner countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. ICIMOD |
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TechNavio Insights recently completed a report that analyzes the prospects for the Geographic Information System (GIS) market in China from 2008 to 2012. The report summarizes the wide range of applications of GIS technology, and aims to inform government policy so that the market will grow and thrive. More >> |
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The World Food Programme (as the Global lead of the Logistic Cluster) is mandated to act as custodian of logistics and transport data standards on behalf of the humanitarian community. More >> |
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Written by leaders in the field from North America, Europe, and Asia, this handbook is the first single-volume comprehensive survey of terrestrial remote sensing in many decades. Organized into six sections comprising over 30 chapters, and including over 140 colour and black and white illustrations, this is an engaging and wide ranging review of the field. RSPSoc |
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The European Commission today announced that it has selected the consortium led by OHB-System AG and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) for building and testing 14 satellites for the Galileo satellite navigation system, a programme of and funded by the European Union. This selection is a major milestone for the European Commission, assisted by the European Space Agency, which initiated the tendering process for these satellites in September 2008. SSTL |
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The Human Genome Organization's Pan-Asian SNP Consortium conducted research to determine the origin and ancestry of more than 70 Asian populations. Researchers, from 10 Asian countries as well as the United States, used microarrays to map the genetics and found that while most genetic clusters corresponded to language groups, geography was also a factor in the patterns. The study, which appeared in the journal Science, concluded that Asian populations have genetic contributions from five language groups, three ethnic groups, and two small individual groups from Borneo and Thailand. Genome Web |
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SuperGeo invited Malaysia exclusive reseller, Axis Commerce, to the headquarters in Taipei, for the training program of SuperPad 3 along with other upcoming SuperGIS 3 new software. Since the new products are upgraded and enhanced significantly, SuperGeo Training and Support Center organized a complete training program for the partner. SuperGeo |
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Magellan Professional today announced that effective immediately its brand name has been changed to Ashtech. In commenting on the name change, François Erceau, vice-president and general manager said: “We have enjoyed the power of Ashtech in the professional GNSS market, and I am sure the rebirth of the Ashtech name is great news for all our customers and the market in general. Ashtech |
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Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a Microsoft company, has signed a purchase agreement with GeoForce Technologies Co., Ltd. of Taiwan to upgrade an UltraCamD to an UltraCamXp Wide Angle large format digital aerial camera system. The deal was brokered by Imagemaps, Vexcel Imaging’s sales representative responsible for the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and ASEAN (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar). Vexcel |
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The Mines bureau will spend P60 million this year to complete a nationwide geohazard map. The project to assess areas susceptible to coastal erosion, landslides, floods and other instabilities began in 1996. To date, roughly 90% of the project is completed on the 1:50,000 geohazard maps, with 454 finished maps, and 381 draft maps. Business World Online |
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As inspectors from the Office of Energy Safety arrived in Toodyay yesterday to begin their forensic analysis of the $100 million fire that destroyed 38 homes, Emergency Services Minister Rob Johnson said there was a frightening amount of fuel left across WA because of heavy winter rains, which could spark deadly fires. PerthNow |
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The OZRI / APUC 2010 registration brochure is now available online. Download it today to find out all you need to know about the conference proceedings, including the technical and user presentations, trade exhibition, networking and social functions. The conference is being held on the Gold Coast, Australia on 3 - 5 March 2010 and brings together ESRI Australia's national client conference, OZRI and the ESRI Asia Pacific User Conference. OZRI /APUC |
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SuperGeo Technologies officially announces the release of the whole new full-functioned mobile GIS software—SuperPad 3. SuperPad 3 consists of SuperPad software and SuperPad Studio (SuperPad customization tool) as well. Therefore, you no longer need to purchase the customization software, and you are allowed to customize the solutions according to the company’s needs or personal needs. SuperPad 3 supports the interoperability between SuperGIS Server and SuperGIS Image Server. SuperGeo |
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Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has released a new CAD-based desktop application for surveying and job site information editing and plotting – SurveyMaster Lite. SurveyMaster Lite is designed so users can manage data from raw format all the way through to a finished plot. Survey calculations can be completed and uploaded to the field collector for stakeout and field verification. Topcon |
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The latest FOIF products include,DS03 High precision micrometer auto-level. TS810 WINCE total station, TS680 surveyor total station with 32 bit CPU,Buletooth and 3D road design, TS650 construction total station with Buletooth and excellent weatherability, A20 GNSS Rugged&all-in-one receiver with OLED display, Voice message. FOIF FieldGenius with same interface for GNSS receiver controller, total station data collector and WinCE total station. FOIF Geomaics CAD for desktop surveying CAD software. FOIF |
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SuperGeo Technologies officially releases SuperGIS DataConvertor 3 and SuperGIS DataManager 3, the applications of SuperGIS 3 series products. SuperGIS DataManager 3 is the data management tool. It supports common vector formats and raster formats, such as GEO, SHP, DXF, DWG, DGN, ECW, SID, TIF, and JPEG. SugerGeo |
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IDRISI Taiga includes the innovative Earth Trends Modeler, a vertical application for the analysis and exploration of trends and relationships within image time series, as well as new segment-based classification routines. Read an overview of all the latest features. Clark Labs |
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Sokkia Corporation announces the new GRX1 GNSS system that includes the new SHC250 data collector, as well as a new controller and post-processing software. Denny Welch, senior vice president and general manager, Survey Business Unit, said, “These new products further strengthen the entire Sokkia product lineup.” Sokkia |
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