Bentley Systems (PA, USA) announced its software subscription for municipalities. Called the Municipal License Subscription (MLS) program, it offers municipalities all the mapping and engineering software for a fixed annual...

Clark Labs (MA, USA) released of the 15th version of the IDRISI GIS and Image Processing system--The Andes Edition. An addition to IDRISI with this release is the Land Change...

In 2004 the government agency responsible for water management in The Netherlands began a project to create an integrated geo-database for holding all geo-information on water-related objects. The set-up of...

ice-president Stig Enemark attended the UN-Habitat workshop in Oslo from 23rd to 24th March 2006 to pre-sent FIG commitment to the UN-Habitat Global Network for Development of Innovative Pro-Poor Land...

Ecosystem Associates is a small consultancy located on the San Francisco Peninsula of California in the region known as ‘Silicon Valley’. As individuals with strong backgrounds and experience in ecology...

Disasters and hazards cause loss of life and property and create social and economic disruption. Exogenous (floods, drought, storms, landslides and avalanche), endogenous (volcanism and earthquakes) or anthropogenic (collapse of...

Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) (United Kingdom) has launched a new miniature remote 3D laser scanning system designed for rugged use in underground surveys has been launched, the Cavity Autoscanning Laser...

Geomagic (NC, USA), a software and services firm, released Geomagic Studio 9. This latest release of the digital reconstruction software features three areas of enhancement: 3D feature-based modelling, advanced colour...

Over its thirty years existence the privately owned MAPS Group has executed thousands of aerial survey projects in 65 countries. It currently operates in seventeen countries, with mapping projects such...

In my contribution to the first ISPRS page in GIM I noted that we were making the development of ISPRS in Africa a priority during the period 2004-2008. I will...