Friday, February 15th, 2008
Lars Brodersen reviews the book Geospatial Analysis by authors Michael J de Smith, Michael F Goodchild and Paul A Longley. “What a book! Whether you are just a little bit interested in spatial analysis, or you are interested on a general level, or even very interested as specialist, this is a good book to own.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Implementing new software can be like a leap in the dark. You have to have faith that the team will pick it up quickly or else productivity will dip. But, let’s face it, nobody is ever very enthusiastic about learning something new when they are under pressure. You might be prescient enough to see what
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
The term Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is described in Nebert’s SDI Cookbook as “the relevant base collection of technologies, policies and institutional arrangements that facilitate the availability of and access to spatial data.” These infrastructures provide a basis for the evaluation and application of spatial data for users and providers across all sectors, including
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data is providing valuable information about land use and the environment. With the arrival of new spacreborne and airborne platforms these applications are predicted to expand and grow. New processing software and techniques for SAR data are providing valuable information about weather related events, volcanic activity, seismic and subsidence activity as
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
The integration of CAD and GIS has moved from a trendy topic for early adopters only to a mainstream reality. Equally encouraging has been the acceptance and practice of integrating GIS with survey data. We’ve come a long way baby, especially when it comes the CAD vs. GIS scene.
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
How often have you wondered “are they getting it?” Are the data and maps making any sense to the students? What are they thinking? You are not alone. Many teachers have pondered the same questions. ‘Understanding Place – GIS Mapping across the Curriculum‘ provides a glimpse into the minds of students, through the eyes and
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Amnesty International recently launched Eyes on Darfur, an innovative and powerful website utilizing photographs and high-resolution satellite imagery to communicate the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. The satellite images track human rights violations before and after reported attacks, highlighting changes in homes and vegetation in villages throughout the region. While the images only
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
The Tempus program stands for “changes in higher education through people to people cooperation”. The program funds cooperation projects in the areas of curriculum development and innovation, teacher training, university management, and structural reforms in higher education. It also facilitates mutual learning between regions and peoples and understanding between cultures by putting special emphasis on
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
About 1200 participants from all over the world gathered in Moskau, Russia recently to celebrate the ICA’s 23rd International Cartography Congress (ICC). Countries from all over the world were represented, most of them members of the International Cartographic Association. A rough estimate would divide the participants into four cultural groups of equal size; ‘the Western’, ‘Russia and
Friday, October 19th, 2007
Advances in technology today are enabling new companies to participant in areas that were previously only reserved for large companies. Labour shortages are also compounding issues, particularly for civil engineering companies, who are facing growing problems in maintaining skilled staff, particularly those who know how to operate and apply the latest software tools. The result
