The majority of the world’s population will soon live in urban rather than rural areas. Adding a spatial dimension to population estimates, a new study finds that as much as...

The European Space Agency (France) and Galileo Industries have signed a € 150m contract as a first six-month stage towards signing an approximately € 950m contract covering the overall In-Orbit...

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...

On 9th September 2004, a 27-member Committee took charge of the implementation of the Geo-Information (GI) Policy and National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI) in Nigeria. During the inauguration ceremony, the...

Two important articles, both from Canada, in the present issue of GIM International are on imaging radar. One article focuses on Canada’s second SAR earth observation satellite: RADARSAT-2. This satellite...

Fastrax Ltd. (Finland) has announced the latest versions of the Fastrax iSuite 3 SDK and iTrax03 GPS receiver firmware with numerous new features and updates that significantly improve GPS reception...

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...

Last time I wrote it was to discuss the application of information theory to the creation of practical tools for defining sustainable development. Such tools are sorely needed by a...

Last time I wrote it was to discuss the application of information theory to the creation of practical tools for defining sustainable development. Such tools are sorely needed by a...