Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Former librarian Gen Yamazaki fixes his eyes on a map he found in the stack room at the National Diet Library in Tokyo in 1981. The map is part of a national damage mapping project initiated by...
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
AUSTIN, Oct. 15, 2015—Xplore Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: XPLR), manufacturer of the world’s broadest range of high-quality rugged tablet computers, today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Avalue Technology, Inc. (TAIEX: 3479-TW) for distribution of its...
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
The first survey that Mr. Seki carried out with Prof. Niiro was for the Tsukura ancient tomb in Okayama Prefecture. For the project, the duo used a Total Station to survey the contour, and a laser scanner...
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
Auckland, New Zealand—ENL Group and FURUNO Electric Co. Ltd of Japan have announced that FURUNO has increased its investment into the New Zealand company to a total of 29.5%. The new level of investment is an increase from...
Monday, July 13th, 2015
East Asian mapmakers began rendering their corner of the globe centuries before they considered the wider world. “Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps” examines these geographical depictions made by the artisans and bureaucrats of China, Korea and...
Monday, July 13th, 2015
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands, July 13, 2015 –Topcon Positioning Group announces data from its participation in the digital preservation of the historic Sogi hydroelectric plant in Japan was unveiled at a special event in...
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Researchers at the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara have found some undiscovered remains of Takatori Castle in Nara Prefecture by conducting an airborne laser scanning survey. Working with aerial study firm Asia Air Survey Co. in Tokyo, the...
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Heerbrugg/Switzerland, Jönköping/Sweden, May 5, 2015—Airborne Hydrography AB, part of Leica Geosystems, recently made a new depth record in airborne LIDAR bathymetry with the Leica Chiroptera II system during a customer demonstration survey near...
Monday, May 4th, 2015
OAKLAND, Calif., May 4, 2015 – The Sogi hydroelectric plant, considered a significant contribution to the Meiji Industrial revolution, has been mapped as part of the CyArk 500 Challenge, an international project to digitally preserve and create awareness of some of...
Monday, April 6th, 2015
Japan put a new, replacement spy satellite into orbit this week in order to replace an old satellite that is outdated and wearing out. The new satellite is designed to supplement one of the country’s two optical types...
