Geography and history are sister disciplines. In fact, geography as a field of scientific research evolved from the study of history. Whereas geographers have the perspective of space, historians consider...

With the start of September, the summer holidays are behind us and we gradually readjust ourselves, hopefully restored, to our professional activities: back to normal. Many of us will have...

Maps of Czech lands derived from eighteenth and nineteenth-century military surveys are unique cartographic artefacts containing much useful, interesting and valuable information. The content and accuracy of these maps has...

In this month’s Insider’s View Prof. Heinz Rüther puts some critical points on the shortcomings of laser-scanning technology in the spatial documentation of heritage sites. We invited manufacturers of laser-scanning...

NASA and university scientists are using space- and aircraft-based ‘remote-sensing’ technology to uncover remains of ancient Maya ruins in Central America, using the chemical signature of the civilization's ancient building...

This is the second Product Survey on Airborne Lidar Sensors; the last appeared under the title ‘Airborne Laser-scanners’ in our May 2004 issue. Seven companies were willing to co-operate by...

Remote Sensing for GIS Managers, a new book from ESRI Press, reveals the power of interpreting information gathered from aerial photography, radar, satellite, and other remote-sensing methods. According to ESRI...

After recent discussions with the University of Exeter (UK), and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in November 2005, the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) (UK) agreed the accreditation of two...

The Second International Conference on Cartography and GIS took place in the Bulgarian ski resort of Borovets from 21st to 24th January 2008. The 130 participants from Europe, Africa and...

Exploration and preservation of Por-Bajin fortress, testimony to the former presence of ancient civilisation in the wildness of Siberia, is one of the largest-scale projects in modern archaeology. Combining terrestrial...