In this issue, Perry Peterson talks with Niall Conway about the Open Geospatial Consortium’s new Discrete Global Grid System Standard; Niall Conway leads you through the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation; Terry Rodgers and David R. Green outline how geospatial technologies can facilitate in developing an interface for retailers; Nigeria is beginning to embrace the potential of geospatial technology in order to develop their economies; and a look at MSc degrees teaching students how to make real-world contacts.
Also, Richard Groom reports from GeoDATA 2017 and the topics the speakers touched on; A review of the UK Commercial UAV Show held in London, UK; We digress on the line-up of speakers at the AGI GeoCom17; and Niall Conway attended the opening day of the annual EFGS conference in Dublin, Ireland.
Plus all the latest news regular and columns – Happy reading!
Page 14: When it comes to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, a suitable analogy to think about is a courtroom based TV show. Niall Conway leads you into aspects of the new regulation. Read now.
Page 20: Terry Rodgers and David R. Green outline how geospatial technologies can facilitate in developing an interface for retailers to better manage store stock for customer display. Read now.
Page 24: Nigeria are beginning to embrace the potential of geospatial technology in order to develop their economies. This is particularly so for land administration and real estate. Read now.
Page 10: Perry Peterson, the founder of a PYXIS, talks with Niall Conway about the Open Geospatial Consortium’s new Discrete Global Grid System standard which will be released soon. Read now.