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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Japan’s Zenrin May Buy 24% In GIS Firm MapMyIndia

Japanese map publisher Zenrin Co Ltd may acquire 24% stake for $30 Mn in CE Info Systems Pvt Ltd, which runs MapMyIndia.com, an online map service.  The deal will value MapMyIndia at $125 Mn. If the deal...

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Secret WWII Underground Bunkers and Tunnels Mapped with ProMark 100 GNSS Receiver

Beneath the surface of this tropical paradise in the city of Townsville on Australia’s Sunshine Coast lies a still hidden maze of tunnels and underground bunkers, once said to be used by General Douglas MacArthur. Learning...

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

New Esri Course Book Emphasizes Real-World Lessons

Designed for a college curriculum, Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS: A Workbook helps students use organized workflows, spatial analysis, and visualization to make decisions about real-world issues including crime, hazards, hurricanes, demographics, and urban planning....

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

SuperPad 3 Selected by Benta Wawasan Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia

SuperGeo Technologies is delighted to announce that SuperPad 3, its full-function mobile GIS software, is selected by Benta Wawasan Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. With its operation based on Sabah, Malaysia, Benta Wawasan Sdn. Bhd. mainly engages in agro-forestry...

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

New Chairman of the Global Geodetic Observing System GGOS

Mr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hansjörg Kutterer, president of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG), chairman of the Global Geodetic Observing System GGOS (Global Geodetic Observing System) has been appointed.

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Perth-base​d Maps Firm Seeks New Horizons

Perth-based geospatial mapping company NearMap has reported a 2000 per cent year-on-year growth in revenues, as the company targets an expansion into new platforms and customer segments. Nearmap.com provides photomaps, with images sourced from its proprietary HyperPod aerial...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

WALIS Forum – ISDE7 – NRM Conference August 2011

As you know this WALIS Forum will feature the International Symposium for Digital Earth, the State Natural Resource Management conference and the Australia-Brazil-Canada-China global change workshop. 

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Fiji Ambassador Elected International Seabed Authority President

The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has elected Fiji’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, as its President for the ISA’s annual session currently underway in Kingston, Jamaica. The Assembly is the supreme...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

NEDA Philippines Urges Area-Based Planning for Development

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to embark on area-based planning that will complement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016, as well as the regional and local development plans. “We believe...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Skies Set to Open for New HK Runway

Cities finally reach consensus on the opening up of airspace over the Pearl River Delta, boosting campaign for HK$136b Chek Lap Kok expansion. Read More