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Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Positioning Singapore for the Future

The Singapore Satellite Positioning Reference Network, SiReNT is a nation-wide reference network developed to support real-time high precision land surveying and other positioning applications. An initiative by Singapore Land Authority (SLA), SiReNT provides Differential GPS (DGPS) services which supports the latest technology of Network-RTK. Read More

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Guatemala: Are the Sustainability Schemes Approved by the EU Viable?

 In its basic definition, the term territory denotes a physical space with a particular topography and natural resources that are used in a specific way by its inhabitants and/or by distinct social actors that interact within it. As such, a territory is a space that is determined by its physical conditions and the natural resources located within

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

China Launches Another GPS Satellite

China says it successfully launched another satellite for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network system Wednesday. The satellite was placed into a geostationary orbit by a Long March-3A rocket after a Wednesday launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Read more 

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Launch of First 2 Operational Galileo IOV Satellites

The launch of the two operational Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites on 20 October is a first in the history of the European Union. It is a moment to celebrate this unique and ambitious European collaboration. The European Commission is organising a celebratory event in Brussels, on the esplanade of the Berlaymont building on 20 October. The event

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Climate Change and Preventing Terrorism at the Core of Space and Security Research

To strengthen the fight against climate change and be better protected against terrorist attacks or natural disasters, two calls for proposals were published on 20 July 2011 in the area of space and security research. The main aim of the space call is to support Europe’s ability to gather and utilise data gathered by satellites for the

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Venezuelan Geographic Institute Purchases Microsoft UltraCamXp

Microsoft UltraCam reseller GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L. (GTBi), based in Madrid, Spain, won an international tender with the Instituto Geográfico de Venezuela Simón Bolivar (IGVSB). The awarded contract includes an UltraCamXp digital camera system, technical support, training and long-term consulting services.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

The OGC Announces GML 4.0 (Geography Markup Language) Workshop

The OGC and the GML Working Group invites interested parties to attend a one-day workshop on GML 4 on September 19th in Boulder, Colorado. The workshop is organized as part of the September OGC TC meeting, but is open to non-OGC members.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Abstracts Sought for 2012 GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference

The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) are pleased to announce the 16th Annual GIS/CAMA (Geographic Information Systems / Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal) Technologies Conference, to be held March 12-15, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio, Texas.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

2011 GIS in Public Transportation

URISA and the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) are pleased to announce the details of the 2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference, which will take place at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg, Florida, September 13-15, 2011.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Nearmap Signs Agreement with Hometrack

Property information service company, Hometrack, has signed an agreement* with Perth-based nearmap.comto use its photo mapping content for its Valuer product. Hometrack provides electronic valuations and risk analytics solutions to the Australian and UK housing and mortgage industries while nearmap.com captures, processes, stores and distributes high-resolution aerial maps known as ‘PhotoMaps’. According to nearmap.com CEO Simon Crowther, the deal with Hometrack continues