Thursday, December 8th, 2011
GIS data is being implemented in hundreds of ways by dozens of industries. Having the necessary data inputs is fundamental to performing tasks successfully and accurately. As most GIS users can attest to, obtaining geographic data in foreign...
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Earlier this week, China announced that it will increase it's level of seabed mapping and surveying. These operations aim to describe seabed geology, water depths and the location of features and objects. Surveying of the waters and...
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) has urged the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to use GPS (global positioning system) to mark maps pertaining to mining leases and the extent of encroachments by mining firms in Bellary...
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
With the recent announcement of the creation of the new country South Sudan, attention turned toward delineating the offical boundaries of the country. But was the task as easy as it sounded? A group consisting of cartographers,...
Monday, April 16th, 2007
It seems that tension is building between Indonesia and Singapore. The major cause for concern is the issue of the maritime boundaries between the two neighbouring states, following coastal reclamation by Singapore. It has raised questions...
