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Envisat monitoring China floods as part of
Dragon Programme
 China's rainy season has led to serious flooding. A joint Chinese-European
team is gathering Envisat radar imagery of the flood to give the authorities
a way to swiftly assess affected areas and plan their responses. This activity
is taking place as part of ESA's Dragon Programme of cooperation with the National
Remote Sensing Centre of China (NRSCC) within the Ministry of Science and Technology
of the PRC.
U.S. University to use GIS for land reforms
in St. Kitts
Vanderbilt University in U.S. is to undertake a land use analysis and implement
an integrated land system on St. Kitts. The university will produce a range of
maps and statistics that will provide scientific inputs into the feasibility
studies and reports in respect of land use changes. There is also a plan to implement
and Integrated Land System that will produce a GIS framework
Scientists tracking fast-moving glaciers with GPS
and satellite imagery
Two University of Maine scientists studying the effects of climate change in
the Arctic have discovered that two glaciers in Greenland are moving at a not-so-glacial
pace. They took the help of GPS and satellite imageries in their study. To take
measurements, the scientists drilled holes in the ice and placed GPS devices
in them to precisely measure the forward motion of the glaciers by satellite.
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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
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Bringing the citizens closer to local government:
The innovative GIS of the La Coruna Local Council
 Jaume Royo Llobet
GIS Director
TAO-gedas
José Manuel Peña Penabad
Head of Planning, Budget and Management Control
La Coruña Local Council
One of the greatest challenges facing urban local governments today is to keep
in pace with the dynamic demands of the citizens. This paper discusses the utilization
of cartography and GIS by the local council of La Coruna in Spain. The keypoints
of the strategies adopted by the city council and the challenges it faces for
the same have been highlighted in this paper.
GIS education for a changed world
 David Rhind
Vice-Chancellor
The City University, London, UK
GIS is a growing field and there is much interest to learn and know more about
this technology. This paper by David Rhind highlights that GIS is potentially
much more than a technology. Education in and for GIS now needs to be much wider
than has hitherto been normal, if we are to gain the full potential available.
Good technology – and the skills to use it – form a necessary condition for success
but not a sufficient condition
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INTERVIEW
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“We are proud of our achievements in the e-Government arena”
 H.E. Qassim Sultan
Director General,
Dubai Municipality, UAE
Dubai Municipality is regarded as one of the largest
establishments in Dubai in terms of the number of people it employs, the volume
of services it provides to the public and the projects it carries out. Dubai
Municipality is the major driving force behind the development process of Dubai
City as a whole. In this interview His Excellency Mr. Qassim Sultan shares his
views on the future plans of the Municipality for the Emirate of Dubai
CONFERENCE REPORT
ESRI User Conference 2005
The 2005 ESRI User Conference was held from July 25-29, 2005 in San Diego Convention
Center, San Diego, California. The conference is one of the most important events
in the GIS community. This report summarises the highlights of the conference including
its Plenary Session, Keynote Session, Map Gallery, Exhibit Pavilion and the GIS
awards handed out in the event.
Report By
Samik Basu, GIS Development |
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