Digital marine mapping became possible with the arrival of the electronic chart. The authors, who pioneered the re-engineering of this data for use in GIS, question whether the requirement has...

The Netherlands Institute of Navigation (NIN) is hosting the next annual European Navigation Conference, to be held from 15-17 April 2014 in the World Trade Center in Rotterdam under the...

The Netherlands Institute of Navigation (NIN) is inviting navigation professionals to attend the annual European Navigation Conference, to be held from 14 to 17 April 2014 in the World Trade...

The ‘ghost island’, Sandy Island, is back in the spotlight today despite the fact that its mystery was definitively solved in 1979. During a recent survey of the tectonic evolution...

Software manufacturer Northport Systems from Canada has experienced significant growth in the past two years in spite of a tough industry and economy. The company's sales for the first half...

With long experience in the production of navigational charts, nautical publications and electronic charts, today the Indian Naval Hydrographic Department (NHD) is well equipped to meet national and international requirements...

‘Experience the power’ was the theme of this year’s Intergraph international user conference, the largest ever. ‘Experience’ did not relate to military or political power, but to mental, as R....

In May 2008 an earthquake struck the Chinese province of Sichuan. Geo-information experts were able to support emergency response through the immediate provision and analysis of satellite imagery. Infoterra and...

Caris (Canada) has established a regional office in Australia to maximise support of its rapidly growing Asia Pacific customer base and expand its presence in this market. Caris, a developer...

More than five hundred exhibitors from 32 countries are due to put in an appearance at Intergeo 2008, presenting a comprehensive overview of the geo(infor)matics business today. Covering a wide...