The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has announced the release of new public web pages that show the probability of earthquake shaking in the next 24 hours in California. These maps...

The 20th European Conference for ESRI Users took place from 26th to 28th October 2005 in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. A third ESRI European Education...

ICA takes its international responsibilities seriously, notably in Africa. A previously published ICA page (by Nyapola in GIM International, January 2005) described the scope of the ICA Working Group on...

The status and quality of cartography in the school curriculum needs to be raised. Map-related pedagogy is poorly developed in most countries and non-existent in many. There is an increasing...

This is an exciting time for cartography. The volume of available geographic information continues to increase, from diverse sources and providers each with their own characteristics and quirks. One of...

The Third International on Early Warning will be hosted by Germany under the auspices of the United Nations in Bonn, Germany from 27 to 29 March 2006. Through the Indian...

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is a European programme that deals with natural hazards, humanitarian aid, environmental protection, risk and disaster management, and security. The authors have analysed...

Codevintec (Italy) has announced the 1st European meeting for Optech ILRIS-3D Laser Scanner users and non-users. The seminar will be held in Milan, Italy from 8-9 June 2005. Authors will...

The 5th Annual International Conference and Exposition ‘Laser Scanning and Digital Aerial Photography. Today and Tomorrow’ will be held from 08-09 December 2005 in Moscow, in the Novotel Moscow Center....

The Twenty-Fifth Annual ESRI International User Conference will take place at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California from 25-29 July 2005. The conference will kick off with...