Small satellites for earth observation are an important ongoing development in space research. How can mapping and disaster management benefit from small-satellite systems? What is the potential and what the...

The annual Trimble Dimensions show was held from 6th to 8th November 2006 in the Convention Center at the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, USA. With the theme ‘Build Your Connected...

I have been engaged in JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) NET Distance Education for developing countries for these three years. In 2003 I was responsible for producing the contents of...

I have been engaged in JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) NET Distance Education for developing countries for these three years. In 2003 I was responsible for producing the contents of...

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to strengthen open standards based interoperability between systems used...

To mark the tenth anniversary of MapIndia, GIS Development held Map World Forum 2007 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), aiming at to bring together the geo-community from across...

During its 2006 Congress in Munich FIG General Assembly elected Prof. Stig Enemark as president for the term 2007 to 2010. Mr Enemark has longstanding international experience both as a...

President Magel made a visit to China from 23rd October to 3rd November 2006, where he was guest of Wuhan University and new Chinese member of FIG, CIREA in Beijing....

According to DaraTech (USA) worldwide GIS/geospatial revenue is forecast to reach US$3.6 billion in 2006, up from US$2.82 billion in 2004. This growth is driven by sales of commercial data...

The 26th Annual ESRI International User Conference was held from 7th to 11th August in San Diego, California, US. The theme of the conference was ‘Geography and GIS: Communicating Our...