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Scientists forecast crop yield for Europe with help of satellite imagery
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission released updated assessments of European crop yield figures for 2006 indicating a probable...
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Indian Army to utilize Cartosat-I for satellite based surveillance and reconnaissance programme
The project is expected to be completed by January end 2007 although the original deadline was early 2006. Sources in the Armed Forces say the SBS project, once fully-operational...
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British Library lawyer urges tough sentence for thief of rare maps
The world map, drawn by 16th century German cartographer Peter Apian and one of the first to show America as a separate continent, could not survive the visit of map thief...
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India’s telecom giant BSNL to provide Location-Based Services to mobile customers
The service does not require consumers to buy anything extra as long as they...
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U.S. Senate confirms Mark D. Myers as new Director of U.S. Geological Survey
Myers, an expert on North Slope sedimentary and petroleum geology, served as survey chief for field programs in the...
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e-Commerce site for worldwide maps and geospatial data launched by East View Cartographic
East View Cartographic (EVC) announced the launch of an updated e-Commerce site for sales of worldwide maps and geospatial data. The site, known as ‘EVC Store’, allows customers...
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Mobile LBS revenues to reach USD 788 million in Europe by 2010
Revenues from mobile location-based services (LBS) in the European market will grow by 34 percent...
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Nigeria to launch second Earth observation satellite
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EDITORIAL
In India, BSNL the mobile telecom giant is putting in place the countries first cell phone based LBS. This service is being made available on standard GSM handsets. The project is being implemented by Telenity and will be scalable form the present 14 million to a projected 70 million subscriber base, the largest in the world. World wide carrier revenues are expected to climb from $1 billion today to over $8.5 billion in 2010. In Europe alone, a 34% annual growth is expected reaching $788 million in 2010 says Johan Fagerberg from Berg Insight, a business intelligence company.
A picture speaks more than a thousand words! what do maps convey? "They brought inspiration of a new land to the oppressed and the persecuted. They charted the paths of national expansion and empire building… says Mr Goldman, the lawyer retained by British Library for dealing with the Smiley map theft case. Three historically important maps printed more than 400 years ago were stolen from the British Library. They include an untitled world map, an oval woodblock from George Best’s A True Discourse of the Late Voyages of Martin Frobisher, printed in London in 1578. We invite your opinion on how much should Edward Forbes Smiley III, a 50 year old U.S map dealer be penalised for these thefts along with 94 other similar acts.
Dr. Hrishikesh Samant
hrishikesh@gisdevelopment.net
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CORPORATE
Galdos Systems wins contract for development of urban SDI for city of Riyadh
"The city of Riyadh is truly an innovator in urban management," said Ron Lake, Chairman & CEO of Galdos Systems Inc...
Rolta receives ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 ITSM certification
Vinay Sawarkar, Sr. Executive Director - Rolta, speaking on the occasion of certification said, "ISO 20000 is increasingly seen as the...
RMSI placed second in the DQ Top 20 Best Indian IT Employer Companies
The IDC-Dataquest Annual Survey 2006 of the Best Indian Employers in the IT sector has been published. RMSI, a global IT services company, announced...
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NEW PRODUCTS
StreetSmart 6.0 with TIGER 2005 data now available
StreetSmart is delivered with more than 80 layers of enhanced data and also includes all of the shaded...
ViewPoint releases ViewPermit software for municipal permit tracking
ViewPoint Engineering, Inc. has officially announced the release of ViewPermit, its software package designed specifically for the management of municipal permits...
Topcon updates TopNET software
A new updated software release for TopNET CORS and TopNET RTK networking software has been announced by Topcon Positioning Systems...
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