The debate on Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) has reached a level of maturity that encourages reflection and facilitates evaluation of past experience. The author considers some emerging trends in the...

It is likely to be 2012 before the Galileo system itself is fully operational on a stand-alone basis, says this month’s interviewee Owen Goodman, and Galileo will never be a...

The post-war construction of tall, modern buildings in Kyoto has generated heated debate on issues such as what kind of landscape is most beneficial for the city and how can...

SBG, a Sweden-based privately owned company, designs and manufactures software and hardware for survey, design, and machine-control applications. Since its inception in 1970 the company has provided surveying tools for...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) announces Leica CloudWorx 1.0 for PDMS. CloudWorx 1.0 for PDMS is the latest addition to the Leica CloudWorx suite of products that enable professionals to use rich,...

Standards are of great interest to surveyors, both as professionals and as business people. Early and active engagement with the process of standardisation by professional bodies such as the International...

Google Earth has been mentioned at least once at every meeting or conference of GIS-related professionals I’ve attended over the past year. It was even briefly referred to during defence...

The governments of many African countries are currently investing in improving land administration with the aim of developing an efficient land market. A side objective is to reduce conflicts over...

This spring I was alerted by newspaper article to a marvellous TV programme. It was ‘Springwatch’, broadcast by the BBC. For three weeks on air, and on the beautiful website...

eSpatial Solutions Ltd focuses on geospatial technology based on industry-standard IT infrastructure. Established in April 1997, the company is a subsidiary of one of Ireland’s leading investment houses, International Investment...