The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) have collaborated to launch a redesigned database of standardised geoscience information called the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB)....

From 21 to 26 July 2013, the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) will be held. For professionals who want to participate, it is now time to register....

The International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) conference has come to an end after a week of exchanging ideas, identifying research trends and discussing the latest developments in observation...

Blue Marble Geographics has released a GIGS Gold Compliant version of the GeoCalc software developer toolkit, version 6.6, based on the guidelines recently released by the International Association of Oil...

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is to use a new laser scanner to map volcanoes, glaciers and other natural phenomena. The Riegl VZ-1000 purchased from 3D Laser Mapping will be...

The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) is a vital component of the IAG, at the same level as the Commissions and Services (see IAG’s contributions in the February and March...

  At its most recent Executive Committee meeting on 5th December 2011 in San Francisco, USA, the IAG's new commission structure was finalised. The Commissions and their Sub-Commissions are long-lived...

Clifford W. Greve and Vincent V. Salomonson have been selected as the next Honorary Members of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Their nominations were recently approved...

Since 2000, many institutes for geomatics education have struggled to survive because of a low influx of new students (see the series on ‘Developments in Geomatics Education’ in GIM International...

Geodesy: the definition, pronunciation, information and more. Definition The classical definition of geodesy [pronunciation: jee-od-uh-see] is that it is the science concerned with the shape, size, and the gravity field of the Earth. However, geodesy today is...