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...
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link will connect over 16,000 km of high-speed rail lines. The new line would reduce the travel time from Kowloon to the Guangzhou South Railway Station in half - to...
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The UK-based satellite imagery provider DMCii, along with parent company and satellite builder Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., will build and deploy a constellation of three earth observation satellites for Beijing-based company Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Company...
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The trend toward geospatial data storage and distribution using server technology continues to expand. Several private and public organisations have updated products and services recently to enable greater geospatial data processing capabilities. Airborne and satellite imagery are...
Friday, June 24th, 2011
As Japan works to rebound from the devastating earthquake and tsunami, leaders, planners and academics are working to put back the pieces and lay the groundwork for new development. Leaders are conscious of the world's attention, and...
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The Lands Department of Hong Kong launched a new mobile mapping application called "GeoMobile Map Hong Kong" this week, allowing users to view detailed government maps and to search for community facilities while on the move. This...
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Cartography is more prominent today than it has ever been. Changing technology is allowing more people to create and use maps and they are designing and editing them with tools that are easier to use, and which...
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The 2nd International GIS for Rail Summit was recently held in Paris, France. This Esri organised event was sponsored by the International Union of Railways (UIC),...
Friday, June 17th, 2011
When GNSS and geographic information system (GIS) technologies are linked together the value for each of them grows. The first provides high quality positioning information, locating objects and landscape places accurately, while the later enables the creation...
