Thursday, January 26th, 2012
The issue of open data, accessible and available, has long been source of discussion for many participants involved in the geomatics and geospatial industry. There are many reasons for data being confined including data formats, policy, lack...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
The U.S.-based Urban and Regional Information System Association (URISA) has been coordinating global volunteer mapping projects since 2003. To date there have been 80 missions with nearly 250 volunteers deployed on such projects as disaster response, GPS...
Friday, January 20th, 2012
This past week saw Apple announce a new initiative that would bring the iBook more closely to the world of education and student use. At the same time, the company announced a new iTunes App that would...
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Fugro, a global geospatial and geoscience services company trading on Euronext Amsterdam, took the opportunity at the start of the year to reflect on the turbulence of 2011 as well as their contiued growth. The company achieved...
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Topographic data is an important piece when it comes to the design process. Very places on the planet are completely flat. Housing, roadways, utilities, pipelines and many other features are oriented on the landscape with respect to...
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
A warm, humid Monday morning marked the beginning of an expedition to the Niah Caves, located in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Involving academics from several institutes of higher learning, hailing from three different continents, this study trip was...
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Indonesia is expanding rapidly as the economy flourishes. Recently the country's credit rating was upgraded to investment grade as the economy rolls forward on about 6.5% growth per year. But the existing infrastructure is in need of...
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Higher commodity prices are resulting in higher bottom lines for many agricultural producers today. Productive agricultural land is no longer readily available, and a growing global population increasingly depends upon technological innovation to meet consumer needs. As...
Friday, December 30th, 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, we are reminded of the many feature articles that have been published throughout 2011. The editors of Asian Surveing and Mapping have gathered together the Top 5 articles of the year...
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Last year saw extensive flood damage throughout the Brisbane, Australia area. Damage estimates were in the billions of dollars. Infrastructure was destroyed, crops were submerged and the energy industry was impacted significantly. The toll on human life...
