In November 2004 an Expert Group Meeting on Secure Land Tenure was held at UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The focus of this meeting was to discuss new legal frameworks...

Airborne Laser Solutions (South Africa) has undertaken the first aerial lidar survey project in its new Rockwell Aero Commander 1000 aircraft. This survey is required for the route selection and...

China has begun a scientific investigation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including a precise assessment of the height of Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, known as Mount Everest. Qomolangma Peak is...

To monitor the environmental changes and find solutions in the vulnerable Sahel region, the AGRHYMET institute (AGRiculture, HYdrology and METorology) was established thirty years ago. AGRHYMET aims at collecting, processing...

GIS specialists in Africa are quickly seeing the horizon with respect to Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI); it is the bottom line that is proving elusive. Financial, budgeting and accounting measures...

In the city of Manica, a planning exercise based on the principles of participatory community planning is currently taking place in the Josina Machel neighbourhood. The city is one of...

Blue Marble Geographics (ME, USA) has released cross-platform versions of its coordinate conversion libraries GeoCalc 6.0, including Windows, Linux, Mac and COM. The first release in August 2004 was on...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has reported quarterly revenue growth, despite a weakening US Dollar. Earnings are robust, through positive gross margin developments and modest operating expense increases. Sales in Q3 rose...

Based in Beijing, China, SinoMaps Press, the largest and oldest map publisher in the country, this year in December celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. The press produces 90% of China’s total...

Topcon (The Netherlands) has released the FC-2000, a rugged Windows CE field computer designed specifically for surveying applications. The new model will replace the FC-1000. It features a full-colour 320x240...