Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
The first line in the Mission Statement for the European Spatial Data Infrastructure Network (ESDIN) project is ‘To become a bridge over troubled geospatial data’. This statement sums up the situation quite well but it needs some elaboration in terms of what the troubles are and how the bridge is being built! 1Spatial is the
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
PR – eMapSite developer is to show the world’s largest gathering of open source enthusiasts how to deploy their database skills for the management of spatial data. Read More
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
The word ‘design’ means different things to different people. Artists often speak about being able to design. Architects are known to communicate quality of life through design, and engineers talk about designing infrastructure including bridges, highways, power plants and so on. How many surveyors, GIS professionals or remote sensing specialists would raise their hand in
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
PR – Topocad version 11is recently released, all users with a maintenance agreement valid until March 31, 2009 or September 30, 2009 will get the Topocad version 11 sent to them or to you. They will get new license certificate with new codes.
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
Students and teachers are constantly searching for new and useful geographical information system (GIS) educational materials. While many GIS concepts are universal and apply around the world, instructional material that contains localised content is in greater demand – people learn more quickly and identify with educational material they are familiar with. GIS for A-level Geography is
Friday, January 16th, 2009
“People understand and relate to issues and problems that are near to them more quickly and effectively. This is particularly the case in Europe. While basic GIS concepts are universal and are needed and applied in a similar fashion around the globe, a case can be made for including local / regional data, spatial issues
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Some 50,000 islands and thousands of narrow fjords cut into the mountainous countryside along Norway’s jagged coastline. Diesel-fueled ferries have transported people and goods between the islands and across the fjords for decades, but a new fleet of natural gas-powered ferries is now improving mobility without emitting noxious fumes that pollute the marine environment.
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
PRAGUE POST – Czech EU Presidency proposes new calculation for oil reserves to counter recent volatility. Read More
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
It is easy to cite heart-stopping statistics when discussing the urgent need for worldwide sustainability initiatives. How about 1.1 billion of the world’s 6 billion people not having adequate access to clean drinking water and 2.6 billion not having adequate sanitation services. Or 3 billion people in developing countries living on less than $2 per
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
A great amount of spatial information has been gathered about buildings when they are designed. But very little digital information is available for existing buildings – and other information relating to inside structures. Using geographic information systems (GIS), robotics and bridging computer-aided design (CAD) techniques, Penobscot Bay Media, LLC has developed mobile robotics for data
