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STORIES
Satellite imagery to help anti-drug campaign
Russia’s federal space agency, Roskosmos will produce satellite imagery of the republic’s territory and precisely map areas contaminated by “dope”…
GPS mapping to aid education scheme in India
By using the outcome of the present project, the user can find out the areas which remain inaccessible to primary schools…
SA broadcaster implements new fire map
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will be implementing fire map on television as part of its weather reports….
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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
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Geodesy in India: From Triangulation to GPS
Madhav N. Kulkarni
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
kulkarni@iitb.ac.in
The history of geodetic surveying in India truly mirrors the developmental activities in the country. A brief glimpse of the note-worthy developments in Geodesy, and the milestones reached in this slow but steady journey, is presented...
Applied GIS Software for Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Hasan Ziari
Asst. Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Iran science and Technology University,
Tehran, Iran
Mohammed M. Khabiri
Department of Civil Engineering,
Vali-Asr Rafsanjan University, Iran
khabirimm@yahoo.com
While people spend much of their time inside buildings — at home, at work, and at play — it is the movement of people, whether in vehicles or on foot, that is indicative of the vibrancy of the town. Comfortable and safety are important for people movement...
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CORPORATE
AAA selects NAVTEQ to provide maps
NAVTEQ has been selected by AAA as its digital map provider for the United States and Canada…
GTG to provide services to US municipalities and local governments
Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) has announced that the following municipalities and local governments have selected GTG to provide its products and services…
LOC-AID, NAVITIME JAPAN awarded BREW 2006 Developer Awards
The winners were revealed at an awards ceremony hosted by QUALCOMM during the BREW 2006 Conference…
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NEW PRODUCTS
MapInfo introduces Professional v8.5
MapInfo Professional users can now access data available on the Internet and perform detailed analysis of information in a single environment…
Northport announces new Fugawi Marine ENC 4.10 with Navionics support
The new release of Fugawi Marine ENC version 4.1 will offer added features such as 3D Chart Visualization, Fugawi Street Overlay, etc….
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Dr. Hrishikesh Samant
