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ORBIMAGE completes acquisition of Space Imaging
ORBIMAGE Holdings Inc. has finalized the acquisition of substantially all of Denver-based Space Imaging’s assets. The combined company will now do business under the brand name GeoEye.
Microsoft India unveils interactive map
Recently during its annual research symposium, "TechVista 2006," Microsoft Research India demonstrated the first prototype of a multilingual interactive digital map of the country. Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology, India unveiled the research prototype.
GSDI supports fifteen projects with grants
In the third year of its Small Grants Program, the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association has announced grants of $30,000 plus $13,500 in consulting services to fifteen organizations. This year cash grants were enhanced with consulting from GISCorps.
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Urban Feature Characterization using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery: Texture Analysis Approach
Kiwon Lee
Dept. of Information Systems
Hansung University Seoul
Korea
In general, texture analysis approaches are used for recognition and distinction of different spatial characteristics of spatial arrangement and frequency of tonal variation related to patterns or phenomena contained in the digital image or the sensor image. Previous works related to texture image have been carried out into the three categories: development and improvement of texture extraction algorithms, comparison between texture extraction schemes, and domain application of extracted texture images.
High resolution geographic imagery and its impact on GIS
John W Allan
ERDAS Inc
UK
High resolution geographic imagery is now widely used in GIS applications worldwide. Decisions made using these GIS systems by national, regional and local governments, as well as commercial companies, affect millions of people, so it is critical that the information in the GIS is up to date. In most instances what aerial or satellite imagery provides is the most up to date source of data available, helping to ensure accurate and reliable decisions.
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 INTERVIEW
“The role of surveying is paramount and critical”
 Holger Magel
President, FIG
Chair, UN Habitat Professionals Forum and of Joint Board of Geoinformation Societies (JBGIS)
In this interview Prof Magel discusses with GIS Development his views on geospatial sciences.
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GIS in Business Processes
 Angela Ionita
Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Romanian Academy
GIS is becoming a part of mainstream business and management operations around the world in organizations as diverse as cities, state government, utilities, telecommunications, railroads, civil engineering, petroleum exploration, retailing, etc. in private and public sectors.
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