Finnish organisations are first to use a new, truly on-line service for geographic data. The new on-demand geoservice is provided by the Finnish high-tech company Karttakone. The service is based...

The 2nd International Industrial Forum GeoForm+ - 2005 will take place at the Sokolniki Culture & Exhibition Centre in Moscow (Russia) from 14th to 17th March 2005. GeoForm+ subjects include...

Cadcorp (UK) has announced a new and free solution for managing OS MasterMap data: the Cadcorp SIS OS MasterMap Database. A Cadcorp SIS OS MasterMap Database is a relational database...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has launches its new MC1200 universal machine control system for earthmoving machines. Built to operate in the harshest environments, and cope with the toughest earthmoving tasks, MC1200...

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...

The pan-European research platform EuroSDR (European Spatial Data Research) will host a forthcoming international conference on merging map data from different sources, especially the satellite-based GPS. The conference, “Achieving geometric...

The Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM) has selected Leica Photogrammetry Suite (LPS) as its standard photogrammetric application. JUPEM employs Leica products throughout its entire data production chain, operating...

GIS is coming of age! The biggest evidence for this is the vast majority of young people I saw strolling through the hallways and conference and exhibition rooms of the...

Two of CDR Group key members of staff being awarded the status of Ordnance Survey Accredited Data Consultants. John Ievers (director) and Darryl Beresford (trainer/consultant) have both been awarded the...

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...