It is now technologically possible to build advanced internet geographic-information servers, introducing a new era of information sharing that some are calling the ‘GeoWeb’. This will demand collaboration between producers...

ISPRS wants to expand its international role and to develop a presence in developing countries, says this month’s interviewee. Ian Dowman, president of ISPRS, the organisation that since April 2006...

ISPRS wants to expand its international role and to develop a presence in developing countries, says this month’s interviewee. Ian Dowman, president of ISPRS, the organisation that since April 2006...

The 20th European Conference for ESRI Users took place from 26th to 28th October 2005 in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. A third ESRI European Education...

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (PA, USA) will host a day-long Geospatial Research and Technology Seminar adjacent to BE Conference 2005. The seminar is being organised by Dr. Dipl-Ing. Siyka Zlatanova and...

ICA takes its international responsibilities seriously, notably in Africa. A previously published ICA page (by Nyapola in GIM International, January 2005) described the scope of the ICA Working Group on...

This is an exciting time for cartography. The volume of available geographic information continues to increase, from diverse sources and providers each with their own characteristics and quirks. One of...

Time is on our side. In many ways geomatics professionals are thriving these days. This issue of GIM International is already the last of the annual volume for 2005, and...

RMSI (CA, USA), a publisher and distributor of geographic information for the United States, has developed Universal Map: an exhaustive carto-graphy geo-database covering entire North America. The project, demanding technical...

A Web-sourced definition of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is “a written document executed by the parties which establishes policies or procedures of mutual concern. It does not require either party...