Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
The Russian Space Agency is presenting a request to the government to increase the level of funding to the agency. The request is interesting because of the information included, but also draws a line in the sand...
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
From surveying to mapping to earth observation, technologies are continually changing. At the same time, regulations and laws are continually evolving. Meanwhile, financial budgets are fluctuating and the the demands of partners and the public are fluctuating....
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Digital terrain models attempt to accurately measure and represent landscape elevation. They can be created using a variety of geomatics technologies including survey equipment, both airborne and space remote sensing, photogrammetry and even manually. These DTMs can...
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
With the recent announcement of the creation of the new country South Sudan, attention turned toward delineating the offical boundaries of the country. But was the task as easy as it sounded? A group consisting of cartographers,...
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The smart grid continues to develop in many countries. The benefits of the grid include improvements in balancing energy generation and distribution across large regions, greater understanding of energy needs and the ability to manage operations. As...
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
China-based consulting firm CCID recently completed analysis of the business benefits of China's COMPASS navigation satellite business. China's State Council approved the acceleration of this space infrastructure construction project back in October of 2010, and CCID's analysis...
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
China has increased it's pace to pursue ocean exploration, mapping and discovery of natural resources. A new submersible vessel named Jiaolong will explore the Pacific Ocean through a series of deep dives. Beginning at depths of 4,000 meters,...
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
The first in a series of courses on the theoretical and practical aspects of hydrographic database design and management to support the development of marine, national and regional spatial data infrastructures (SDI) was delivered successfully from 20...
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Several Asian countries are rapidly growing and demands are pressing for new infrastructure as well as to replace old infrastructure. From a geospatial perspective this growth takes many forms including bridges, rail, ports, mining and marine applications....
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Computer-aided design (CAD) and point clouds are a powerful combination. Laser scanning and lidar can provide data capture capability, producing point clouds for most kinds of infrastructure and surfaces. Meanwhile, CAD software is particularly useful for generating...
