Laser-Scan has contributed to the OGC interoperability specification process since 1996, playing a significant role in test-bed programmes and OGC contributions to ISO TC211. Within the context of OGC, Laser-Scan...

The newly established Belize Biodiversity Mapping Service makes spatially-enabled biodiversity information available via a public website. Students, NGOs and government agencies are the primary users. For financial sustainability, the BBMS...

The tsunami in Asia has once again demonstrated that human beings are at risk at any time, anywhere. Disasters in highly populated environments are difficult to manage using only small-scale...

ESRI (CA, USA) has announced the availability of ArcGIS 9 Military Analyst. ArcGIS Military Analyst maximises the use of the standard suite of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) data products...

This year’s annual conference of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) took place from 7th to 11th March, with the theme ‘Geospatial Goes Global: From Your Neighbourhood...

GIS is a very useful tool in the planning of urban conservation. GIS includes integration of vector and raster data, geographical referencing, correction and spatial adjustment. GIS analysis tools and...

After more than two years of development the first official release of the next generation implementation of GRASS has been published. The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to...

Autodesk Inc. (CA, USA) has announced new versions of its software portfolio, including more than 25 products that help its customers create, manage and share digital assets most effectively, to...

TatukGIS (Poland) has announced the release of the TatukGIS Editor. This is a full-fledged desktop GIS editor supporting all the formats, features, and functionality of the free Viewer, plus features...

Avenza Systems Inc. (Canada) announces the release of MAPdata World, a 3 part set of royalty-free GIS map data covering the world at 1:15 million scale. This detailed world vector...