Developments in geo-technology move almost faster than a ray of light and as a consequence the daily work of a surveyor has been changing dramatically over recent years. Digitalisation of...

Writing a text or revising a spreadsheet and saving it...editing a map or digital photo and saving it…a seemingly unlimited amount of data, all stored inside the computer on the...

It’s used in the supermarket. It’s used in logistic centres. Surveyors use it on the rod of their digital levels. It goes 'beep' and all kinds of data is recorded....

There is general agreement that spatial data is key to sustainable resource management and overall economic development. A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) in turn provides the underlying foundation for accessing...

The next phase in GIS development on the internet should restore user freedom and give a fully comprehensive overview of geo-objects originating anywhere and containing all relevant information. It should...

You are, as a geomatics professional, working in one of the most rapidly growing areas of the world economy. Geomatics is all around us and there is loads of work...

Disaster risks stem from sudden energy release in one of the three basic environmental compartments: air, water and land. Today risk assessment, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery are of major...

The first impulse when you meet someone poor or suffering whilst you yourself are prosperous is to give bits and pieces, usually in the abstract form of coins or bank...

By the time you read this I hope you’ll have had plenty of opportunity to check out our (re)newed website www.gim-international.com. According to the hit figures, you must have; in...

The Open Geospatial Consortium Inc. (OGC) (MA,. USA) has begun a 'GML in JPEG' Interoperability Experiment to test and refine a draft implementation specification that defines how Geography Markup Language...