| Geospatial Value: Linking Topographic Data to Design
Topographic data is an important piece when it comes to the design process. Very places on the planet are completely flat. Housing, roadways, utilities, pipelines and many other features are oriented on the landscape with respect to topography. Even offshore infrastructure such as subsea telecommunications, oil wells and fisheries respect changing topography.
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Cloud Data Store Proves Central to Pitney Bowes and Autodesk Alignment
Leading off this new year is game-changing news that Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software are going to align to deliver infrastructure-oriented tools and services. Details regarding the impetus behind the alignment were communicated in a call with Rich Humphrey, director of the civil infrastructure line at Autodesk, and James Buckley, senior vice president and general manager of customer data and location intelligence, at Pitney Bowes Software.
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| 3D Documentation of Niah Caves, Sarawak
A warm, humid Monday morning marked the beginning of an expedition to the Niah Caves, located in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Involving academics from several institutes of higher learning, hailing from three different continents, this study trip was a joint effort to achieve several distinct objectives, namely: to study the geological structure of the caves, to study the ecology of the inhabitants of the caves, and to gather three-dimensional (3D) measurement information for building a model of the Niah Great Cave.
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| HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering Corporation Chooses Bentley ProjectWise
Through its use of ProjectWise, HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering anticipates savings of 20 percent or more from increased productivity stemming from its enhanced ability to find, manage, and share engineering content – everything from information modeling files in multiple formats to Microsoft Office documents and more.
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| iXSurvey Design and Install a Big Frame in Fos sur Mer Gulf
For the SECMAR project iXSurvey was sub-contracted to design a big frame (6 m of diameter, 1.2T).This frame is intended to support an acoustic antenna. The GG9 and the divers team are installing the frame in the Fos sur Mer Gulf. The SECMARprogramme, developed in partnership with several industrials led by THALES, aims to ‘develop an innovative multi-sensor system to protect the integrity of a civil or military harbour or economically vital plants’.
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| Outlay Likely for Spatial Data Infrastructure
For strengthening the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), an outlay of Rs 750 crore has been planned during the 12th Plan. Speaking at the 11th annual meet of National Spatial Data Infrastructure conference, Mr Swarna Subba Rao, Surveyor General of India, said “Since we are moving to the next level of spatial data creation, State level data centres are crucial and a portion of the Plan outlay will be set aside for creating such centres.
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| Forestland Boundary Assessment and Delineation Completed in Region IX
It’s finished!!! After a decade of intense and dedicated work, the Forestland Boundary Assessment and Delineation for the entire Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula has been accomplished by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) particularly by the Regional Assessment and Delineation Teams (RADTs) of the Land Evaluation Party (LEP).
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| GIS Sparks Cape Gantheaume Fire Management Plan
South Australia’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has turned to cutting-edge geospatial technology to produce the first fire management plan for Cape Gantheaume on Kangaroo Island. The plan identifies bushfire risk and provides strategies to minimise the impact of bushfires on the Cape Gantheaume reserve, one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations.
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| Preparations Under Way for IGARSS 2012
IGARSS provides a forum for scientists from more than 70 countries to obtain up-to-date information about the latest developments in remote sensing, exchange ideas, identify research trends and make contacts with the international remote sensing community.
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New Products & Services
January 13, 2012
| Geoimage Becomes a Reseller of Intermap Products in Australia
Geoimage is pleased to announce that it will be distributing NEXTMap products in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the Pacific countries after signing an agreement with Intermap Technologies. |
| AAAS – Mapping Fire Frequency in Nepal Using Remote Sensing
Fire is integral component of environmental systems throughout the world, including the Himalayas. Understanding fire patterns is essential to effective natural resource management, especially given predicted increases in fire frequency and severity as the Earth’s climate changes. |
| China Launches Remote-sensing Satellite
According to a statement from the centre, the satellite – Ziyuan III satellite – is tasked with offering services to aid the country’s land-resources surveys, natural-disaster prevention, agriculture development, water-resources management, and urban planning. |
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| PortVision SmartOps Fleet Management System for Liquid Cargo Marine Transport
“SmartOps enables fleet owners and operators to increase revenue, reduce costs and create tighter and more efficient customer relationships,” said Dean Rosenberg, PortVision chief executive officer. “It is the only system tailored to the specific business processes of liquid cargo marine transportation, and incorporates valuable best practices for improving productivity and efficiency while eliminating paper, reducing errors and minimizing labor. |
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