Friday, March 16th, 2007
The United Nations issued a press release last month about the first meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems. The meeting was held in December in Vienna. The ICG was established in 2005,...
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Researchers working in the Sahara Desert claim to have found one of the world's oldest maps. If confirmed, the discovery will rival the 6000 year old mural at Catal Hoyuk in Turkey - the oldest...
Friday, February 16th, 2007
India dominates the world of geographic information. Some 60 per cent of all the world's work occurs in India. This is a source of enormous strength for Indians, but it also points to enormous weakness. Such a...
Friday, February 16th, 2007
In a keynote presentation to the Map World Forum in Hyderabad last month, India's minister of science, Kapil Sibal, outlined the importance for the industry of new government initiatives. They are likely to have ramifications...
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Michael Jones, the chief technology officer of Google Maps, gave the Map World Forum in Hyderabad some insight into the thinking that is driving the development of the company. He said the company's mission was to...
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
There are strong indications that 2007 will be the year that satellite navigation systems really expand into Asia. It seems that the focus has shifted. Japan was one of the first countries in the world to...
