The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) (CO, USA) has announced the publication of the 2005 Geospatial Technology Report. The 17th in a series from GITA, the 149-page report contains...

Tripod Data Systems (TDS) (OR, USA) has released the next generation of its TDS Ranger rugged data collector featuring Survey Pro. The new Ranger features a faster processor, more storage...

One of the greatest problems facing mankind today is fulfilling the basic needs of an uncontrollably expanding world population without causing irreversible degradation to the environment. All over the world...

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...

Geodata Systems Technologies, Inc. (GSTI), ESRI’s distributor in the Republic of the Philippines, has won a contract worth more than US$ 600,000 to implement a GIS-based assets management system for...

The Government of India on 19th May 2005 approved a radical New National Map Policy, ending decades of restrictive practise that had hampered geospatial development on the subcontinent (see Pinpoint...

The Government of India on 19th May 2005 approved a radical New National Map Policy, ending decades of restrictive practise that had hampered geospatial development on the subcontinent (see Pinpoint...

INPHO (Germany) has announced launching of the new release of their orthophoto mosaicking software OrthoVista, V4.1.0. In the new version INPHO has focused especially on enhancing the radiometric part of...

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (NC, USA) has launched a new website with a GIS will provide valuable information for assessing environmental hazards caused by Hurricane Katrina. The...

Population explosion and rapid urbanisation in India over the past two decades has introduced problems associated with informal settlements. Lack of local authority current and accurate databases complicates any preventative...