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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

QZSS and the Growing Role of GNSS in Asia

In a presentation by Hiroaki Tateshita Hiroaki Tateshita of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) given in Bali, Indonesia last week, an update of current GNSS activity was provided. The new Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) satellite that...

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Transportation Through Surveying and Mapping

Advances in surveying and mapping technologies are quickly adopted in the transportation sector. While many people are interested in actual traffic movement, the construction of roads, bridges, rail, airports and other...

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Russian Cadastre Steps into the 21st Century Print

The Russian cadastral system took a step forward in the fall of 2009 as a new directive was put forward that included the elements cadastral products and services were expected to include. The connection between...

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Aerial LiDAR Overview

LiDAR is another tool in the surveyor’s toolbox. It is capable of providing a three-dimensional X,Y,Z position with a possible accuracy of 5 cm.. The key components of aerial LiDAR instruments include: 

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

About This Site

    Asian Surveying and Mapping became part of Vector1 Media in January of 2010. Vector1 Media has been created by experienced and seasoned editorial staff.   Vector1 Media includes Sensors & Systems, Informed Infrastructure, and Asian...

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

The Value of Data

The biggest impediment to the wider uptake of GIS around the world is the reluctance of bureaucrats to share their data, and the reluctance of politicians to show leadership in implementation of the technology. This...

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Inside SiReNT

The Singapore Land Authority’s SiReNT. GPS reference system is operational, according to Victor Khoo, the manager of survey services at SLA. The uptake by the nation’s cadastral surveyors may be somewhat disappointing, Khoo says, but...

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

FIG Working Week 2007

The Fédération Internationale des Géometres (FIG) - the international federation of surveyors - held its annual Working Week, 14-18 May, in Hong Kong. The activities included the FIG General Assembly, held on 13 May. Forty five national...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Archaeological Survey

Researchers are using GPS technology for a survey of the ancient silk road city of Milan, according to an article in China Daily. Milan is in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. The survey is...

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