The V International Congress GEOMATICA 2006, Which will be held within the framework of INFORMATICA Convention, will focus in how Geomatics contributes for the development. Geographic dimensions of e-Government, disaster...

NavCom Technology (CA, USA) and C & C Technologies (LA, USA) have announced a five-year extension to their agreement for the distribution of C-Nav GPS. This agreement enables C&C Technologies...

The 4th International Symposium on Digital Earth was held in Tokyo, Japan from 28th to 31st March 2005 (see review 'Digital Earth Facing Challenges' July 2005). The head of the...

The 4th International Symposium on Digital Earth was held in Tokyo, Japan from 28th to 31st March 2005 (see review 'Digital Earth Facing Challenges' July 2005). The head of the...

Excessive groundwater extraction is probably the main factor causing land subsidence in urban areas of Indonesia. Decreases in groundwater level may reach 15 metres a year. Monitoring of land subsidence...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has reported continued growth in its first quarter sales and net earnings. First quarter sales rose to CHF 210.7 million (US$ 260,749,869.83), an increase of 11.7% above...

This article presents a first overview of the legal issues involved in geospatial data-gathering in space. Matters of security and privacy must be resolved within a legal framework if satellite...

The Medway City Council (United Kindom) has appointed Fugro Engineering Services Ltd, FES (United Kingdom), to assist with geotechnical and geoenvironmental aspects by investigating the riverside site’s ground and groundwater...

GAF AG (Germany), an internationally active geo-information technology company, has been awarded a contract by the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), funded by the European Union, to set-up and...

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HP (Hewlett Packard) in 1939. Today the company offers IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services, and imaging and printing for consumers,...