Thursday, September 1st, 2011
A common question that many readers of Asian Surveying and Mapping often ask us is, "what is the difference between airborne camera systems as compared to satellite imagery - what do I need to know?" Invariably,...
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
The Education Services Australia (ESA) has launched Spatial Genie, an education system to promote GIS in Australian schools. This capability marks the first time the education system in Australia has invested in the development and promotion of...
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
The Australian government passed new laws to support carbon farming. The Carbon Farming Initiative is aimed at reducing the loss of carbon from farms and forests. Agricultural production can serve to mitigate the loss of carbon into...
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
The source of the Brahmaputra, Indus, Salween and Irrawaddy rivers was reported this week from scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Using satellite imagery, Liu Shaochuang, a researcher with the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications at CAS reported...
Friday, August 19th, 2011
To date, tsunami detection and warning systems have been based on deep-water, pressure-sensor observations that determine changes in sea surface elevation and fluctuation on the coast, which are point measurements. Researchers observed after-the-fact that existing coastal current...
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Turkey successfully launched the RASAT earth observation satellite this week. RASAT is a microsatellite imaging mission of TUBITAK-UZAY (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). It is expected that the satellite will help to provide information for disaster...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The use and application of geospatial tools and technologies has rapidly expanded throughout Asia recently. Major events in Japan, Pakistan, New Zealand and China have given rise to a growing awareness that geospatial and geomatics technologies can...
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
The government of New Zealand has announced a research programme today to use satellite imagery and geospatial mapping to map forests, pastures, rivers and cities across the country. The four-year Land Cover Research Programme was launched with...
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides many benefits. An increasing number of projects are now demanding BIM inclusion as the advent of new modeling and design technologies are coupling survey quality data into them, often providing 3D capabilities....
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Land use planning forms the basis for sustainability and development. Several locations throughout Asia are involved in developing land use plans across local to national scales. Participation in these plans is a key aspect for improving their...
