Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
The ability to analyze, model and simulate natural disaster events and their consequences is unique to the geospatial and geomatics sector. No other tools provide data management, analysis and the associated visual output, useful for decision-making purposes...
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Water is important to all living systems and the management of this valuable resource is becoming increasingly important. In addition, boundary layer measurements obtained through meteorological observation provide an integral connection to the hydrologic cycle. The range...
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Recently, a national CORS network, called CORS-TR network has been established by Istanbul Kultur University in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. The project was sponsored by the...
Friday, April 8th, 2011
The average person working with geospatial data knows about or has heard about datums and projections. Most others have not. Try putting a Canadian datum and coordinate system (NAD83) into your field GNSS Receiver in Singapore (SVY-21)...
Friday, April 8th, 2011
The Azerbaijan government has been rapidly moving ahead with land auctions and sales in that country. Last year alone saw 685 such auctions. These sales relate to government owned lands and are for sale through the State Committee...
Friday, April 1st, 2011
An innovative new online mapping portal that will mobilise communities to help protect koalas and their habitats was launched today by Esri Australia and the Australia Koala Foundation (AKF). The AKF’s KoalaMap lets visitors be part of...
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Recently there has been speculation that India's earth observation satellites have not been performing to expectation. The Comptroller and Auditor General for the country opened the door and stepped into the satellite industry and determined that several satellites...
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A major threat to GNSS realiability comes from the sun. Solar-related phenomena, and their effect on the Earth's ionosphere, can cause disruptions in signal delivery, and there are little to no protections in current systems. As we...
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
The Delhi Assembly has just passed a bill that will centralize GIS and spatial data, and make geospatial technology central to all planning, utility services and infrastructure development in the state of Delhi, India. The Delhi Geo-spatial...
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
The occurrence of radiation within the Japanese food supply is raising concern for both local and international consumers of food products from impacted areas - and even those areas that are completely safe. Accurate information about the...
