Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Geological surveying has its roots in economic development, mapping natural resources and energy sources for industry exploitation and monetary gain. The monetary aspects of this mapping effort have meant a reluctance...
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
The concept of GIS as open and everywhere was highlighted at the Esri International User Conference in San Diego last week. The idea that we'll access GIS just like we now...
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The growing need for earth observation, and the limited reach of government-sponsored earth observing satellites and systems, has given rise to a rapidly emerging new field of community remote sensing. This...
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The quick availability of geoinformation can provide many benefits for disaster and risk management related efforts involving floods, earthquakes, cyclones, wildfires and the like. This information often originates from many sources...
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
A major announcement in the geospatial marketplace took place this week when Hexagon announces its acquisition of Intergraph. The move continues the growth of Hexagon via acquisition, and adds a software...
