Geospatial Technology in Asian Agriculture

Geospatial Technology in Asian Agriculture

Rice harvesting in the Mekong Delta is lower than what it could be. Only 28% of the 420,000 acres under cultivation benefit from high technology, suggesting large increases in production could be achieved with more technology input.

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Should We Ban Cartographers from Travelling?

The International Middle East Media Centre reports that 60-year old Palestinian geographer and cartographer Khalil Tufakji, who has spent years researching Israeli settlements constructed on Palestinian land, was ordered to appear at an Israeli police station last week, where he was told by a plainclothes officer that he cannot travel.

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OSM Comes of Age

It seems that the most comprehensive and accurate map of Port au Prince is OpenStreetMap. For people with an interest in mapping, this is one of the most profound stories to come out of the Haitian earthquake. OSM has become the defacto map of choice in disasters.

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Where Does Surveying Start and End?

Surveying technology today has advanced in many ways. Not only can measurements be accurately made with numerous types of instruments, but attention is increasingly turning toward integration of those measurements with others workflows.

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Products

Leica Geosystems Partners with INOVx

Joint development will leverage each vendor’s complementary strengths. From Leica Geosystems strengths, integrated solutions will reflect fast, highly accurate geometric modeling of as-built laser scan data using advanced, geometric modeling algorithms and the powerful point cloud engine (pcE) in Leica Cyclone software.

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PenBay Solutions - New In-Building Data Collection Capabilities

Adding a new strategic mapping platform, this technology works as a key enabler to expand PenBay’s current solutions for real property and public safety, helping facility managers, space planners and emergency response agencies understand the critical infrastructure of their buildings.

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