FIG 2002 Congress in Washington was presented with a proposal to develop a (shared) Core Cadastral Domain Model, the FIG CCDM. Such a model broadly covers land registration and cadastre...

Although operational for more than twenty years, Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB) has rarely been used in riverine areas. The US Bureau of Reclamation adopted it to study how flow change...

"Welcome to the future!" This was how Topcon greeted Intergeo visitors to their stand. It was impossible to overlook. So what is so special about that future? And how is...

"Welcome to the future!" This was how Topcon greeted Intergeo visitors to their stand. It was impossible to overlook. So what is so special about that future? And how is...

Optech Incorporated (Canada) has announced that its Laser Imaging and Industrial Products divisions are being combined into the new Industrial & 3D Imaging Division. The previously independent divisions will now...

FIG founding member Consiglio Nazionale Geometri (CNG) held its 43rd National Congress at the famous top hotel Villa Igiea in Palermo from 17th to 22nd October. FIG president Prof. Holger...

Enabled mainly by rapid developments in telecommunications and internet, there is growing relocation of office labour from Western countries to emerging ones such as India, Pakistan and China. The attraction...

Enabled mainly by rapid developments in telecommunications and internet, there is growing relocation of office labour from Western countries to emerging ones such as India, Pakistan and China. The attraction...

The future for the surveying professional is bright. This is one of my favourite adages, and one I have expressed in a variety of wordings many times over in the...

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HP (Hewlett Packard) in 1939. Today the company offers IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services, and imaging and printing for consumers,...