Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
SWEDEN GOV – The Government has given an additional grant to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which is to be used primarily to support small-scale agriculture in developing countries. Up to 25 per cent is to be used by IFAD, in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), to pay
Monday, September 28th, 2009
INTERGEO was held in Karlsruhe, Germany last week under sunny skies allowing for the 15,000 in attendance to participate in both indoor and outdoor displays of the latest geospatial technologies developed by international manufacturer’s from 30 countries. At 25,000 square meters, INTERGEO remains one of the largest geospatial events on the planet.
Monday, September 28th, 2009
There is a trend towards the integration of geospatial information that involves data creation, design and the representation of information. It applies to a wide range of activities from water to cadastre to building and site design, and it is international in scope. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston spoke with Joe Croser (right) and Richard Zambuni
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, was joined today by Michael Chong, M.P. for Wellington–Halton Hills, and representatives of the Halton Public School Board for a tree-planting ceremony at Gardiner Public School in celebration of National Forest Week. “The Government of Canada recognizes that our forest industry generates $80 billion a year
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (the Act), which received Royal Assent on June 16, 2009, has important implications for local authorities. To assist local authorities in preparing for the implementation of the Act, the Scottish Government has prepared three short briefing notes. These briefs are accompanied by a covering letter describing the immediate
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Digital cities are a topic of high interest today. While they have been discussed for a number of years, technological developments, particularly in the area of 3D and remote sensing have propelled them forward. While geographic information systems (GIS) are natural integrator’s of spatial information, their role in spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is well known.
Friday, September 11th, 2009
Absolutely. Photogrammetry is more important today than it has been at any other time. Many of the current images people see in 3D city models, land use planning, environmental and applications involving the determination of landscape change are directly dependent upon photogrammetric products and services. Photogrammety sits at the forefront of many 3D applications because
Friday, September 4th, 2009
The 3rd successful Central Asia GIS Conference was concluded by conference chairs Akylbek Chymyrov and Josef Strobl from the Austria-Central Asia Centre for GIScience on August 28 at the University of Construction, Transportation and Architecture in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The two-day conference program brought together speakers from Central Asian countries with their counterparts from Central
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
The interaction between science and technology is inevitable. Scientific studies produce information and cause advances in technology while on the other hand technological progress provides us better circumstances on scientific research. Today data deluge is a growing concern in Earth sciences and providing a solution for the analysis of these upcoming data is an extensive
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Recent economic events have plunged governments into the center of changing economic circumstances that require efficient and effective decision making. These challenges have become even more critical just as this book was released. Governments worldwide at all levels from local to national are increasingly finding that they are being called upon to initiate and participate
