The 2004 GIM International Product Survey on total stations (October issue, page 49) indicates how major manufacturers have begun to apply Bluetooth technology in their instruments. But what is Bluetooth?...

Trimble (CA, USA) has introduced its next generation of GPS receivers for GIS data collection and mapping, the GPS Pathfinder ProXH receiver. It is an integrated GPS receiver, antenna and...

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...

IONIC (Belgium) has been chosen by Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen (KMS), the Danish National Survey and Cadastre to upgrade the actual 'Map Supply' web services with RedSpider Web. KMS will use...

The new Pentax R-300X series has been released, offering improved performance and a higher specification. Improvements over current models include increased on-board memory, to 20,000 points, 40% reduction in initial...

ORBIMAGE Inc. (VA, USA) has announced the appointment of several key positions to its worldwide sales and marketing organisation to lead the company's sales initiatives, business development opportunities and marketing...

ORBIMAGE (VA, USA) has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2004 and for the first nine months ending 30th September 2004. Total revenues in the 2004 periods...

A NASA-funded study found that Greenland's largest outlet glacier, Jakobshavn Isbrae, has doubled its speed of ice flow between 1997 and 2003. The study used data from satellites and airborne...

The Open Geospatial Consortium (MA, USA) has introduced a new trademark licensing fee structure that increases the value of membership for current members while making new membership more affordable. The...

Google Inc. (CA, USA) has announced the launch of Google Earth, Google's new satellite imagery-based mapping product that combines 3D buildings and terrain with mapping capability and Google search. Based...