Sunday, July 4th, 2010
OPTI-CAL SURVEY – A world authority in technical environmental construction and surveying has been appointed the eleventh chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC).Gordon Masterson OBE has taken on the role from former chairman, Keith Clarke. He brings to the position a wealth of practical industry knowledge, gained from his extensive career which currently sees
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Scotland’s five UNESCO heritage sites are among ten of the country’s most important locations that will be the subjects of minute and comprehensive laser modeling surveys.The ten subjects – four of which have yet to be confirmed – will be scrutinised by cutting-edge technology to create exceptionally accurate digital models of them. The work is
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
SSC is involved in the TanDEM-X missions in more than one way. During the launch on June 21, two SSC polar ground stations were used: the Esrange Station in Sweden at 67º 53″ North, 21º 04″ East and the Inuvik Station in Canada at 68º 30″ North, 133º 30″ West. Both these stations are members
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
The Ninth International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences will be hosted by the University of Leicester, UK July 20 – 23 2010 on behalf of the International Spatial Accuracy Research Association (ISARA). The International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences is held every
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
EarthWhere, a web-based spatial data management system has dramatically expanded its support for common GIS formats, Vector map data, and introduced a new scalable distributed architecture for rapidly cataloging, provisioning, and disseminating geospatial data. Cataloged data can now be exported directly into Google Earth or exported to a GeoPDF map file. Peter Borissow, Vice President
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
NORWAY POST – In the period leading up to 2020, Norway’s Statnett is planning to establish four new cable connections between Norway and continental Europe, with a total capacity of up to 4200 MW. The projects will be self-financed, and profits will help reduce grid tariffs for Norwegian households. Read More
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
It is written by Dr. Mohamed El-Sioufi, UN-HABITAT and was presented as a keynote presentation at the XXIV FIG Congress in Sydney 11-16 April 2010 in the plenary session on “The Big Challenges”. Dr. El-Sioufi is Head of the Shelter Branch at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT. Read More
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
GFZ POTSDAM – Inkaba yeAfrica is a German-South African collaborative Earth Science initiative that is both multidisciplinary and intercultural, dovetailing next-generation science and technology with a strong training and capacity-building component that is aligned with the R&D strategies of both nations. Three teams of earth scientists from leading institutes in both countries are taking on
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
GIS & AGENT BASED MODELING – “The game…”teaches players about interactions between natural hazards and human decisions in a Gulf Coast barrier island community. It is a strategy and negotiation computer game intended for use in undergraduate classes, and is designed for four players who are connected to one another via the Internet.” Read More
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
CityEngine is without question one of the best city authoring systems out there. In the past we always noted pricing as an issue, but with the release of City Engine 2010 they have a whole new pricing structure in place.Highlights of the update are interactive editing of dynamic city layouts, node-based rule authoring, and a
