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Portfolio of Optical Survey Solutions

Spectra Precision has introduced new additions to its Spectra Precision Focus line of optical survey solutions. With the new additions, survey and construction professionals have more positioning instrument choices to...

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Benefits of GIS in Urban Planning

Traditional methods of information management are hard to use in the planning process of problematic urban areas such as squatter settlements. GIS provides the capability for dynamic query and analysis,...

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Moving Mountains in Africa

There is general agreement that spatial data is key to sustainable resource management and overall economic development. A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) in turn provides the underlying foundation for accessing...

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GIS for Urban Conservation

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...

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Geospatial Co-operation in Vulnerable Sahel

To monitor the environmental changes and find solutions in the vulnerable Sahel region, the AGRHYMET institute (AGRiculture, HYdrology and METorology) was established thirty years ago. AGRHYMET aims at collecting, processing...

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Maturing of INSAR

Two important articles, both from Canada, in the present issue of GIM International are on imaging radar. One article focuses on Canada’s second SAR earth observation satellite: RADARSAT-2. This satellite...

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Linking Geospatial Database with GIS

The database vendor Oracle Corporation has for a long time shown a strong interest in geospatial data storage. For a fuller picture of the spatial aspects of their latest product,...

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Linking Geospatial Database with GIS

The database vendor Oracle Corporation has for a long time shown a strong interest in geospatial data storage. For a fuller picture of the spatial aspects of their latest product,...

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Transferring Theory into Practice

In 1980 Professor Ackermann founded INPHO GmbH as a spin-off from his institute at Stuttgart University. A quarter of a century later, the company looks like staying independent for another...

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Transferring Theory into Practice

In 1980 Professor Ackermann founded INPHO GmbH as a spin-off from his institute at Stuttgart University. A quarter of a century later, the company looks like staying independent for another...

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