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U.S. Geological Survey committee drafts guidelines on satellite imagery
Recently a U.S. Geological Survey committee posted online new guidelines that note standard procedures for disseminating imagery, including images that are used in software products like Google's online maps and Google Earth.
New York Police Department leverages MapInfo technology to develop Real Time Crime Center
MapInfo Corporation, the global provider of Location Intelligence solutions, headquartered in U.S. has recently announced that its technology is a component of the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) new Real Time Crime Center.
Laser-Scan and Fujitsu to provide online mapping services to Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
Laser-Scan and Fujitsu have signed an agreement to provide Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland with an on-line solution to deliver mapping services via the internet to both government and public users. This project is known as CAMEO (Customer Access to Maps Electronically On-Line).
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EDUCATION
OGC has announced that the University of Nottingham is establishing –‘The Centre for Geospatial Science’, a new multidisciplinary, post-graduate research center focusing on geospatial interoperability.
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BOOKS
Have an insight of books from different disciplines of geospatial sciences and its applications and get an idea of leading authors and publishers around the world.
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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
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Suitable digital elevation model
Tomaž Podobnikar
Research Fellow
Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies
Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ljubljana,Slovenia
Digital elevation model (DEM) is one of the most important datasets for the greater part of spatial-based studies and research. A high quality DEM could be generally used as all-purpose dataset, but unfortunately its production could be very expensive. If we know a nature of application that applies DEM and if our demands for the final result are clear, then we can adjust the DEM selection or we can simplify its production.
Comparison result of DEM generated from Aster Stereo Data and SRTM
Bambang Trisakti
Ita Carolita
Research Officers of Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautic and Space (LAPAN)
This paper explains a method to generate DEM from ASTER (Advance Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) stereo data and evaluates the generation of ASTER DEM and SRTM DEM (Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) with 90 m spatial resolution.
Read More Articles on Remote Sensing Applications
Evaluation of Digital Elevation Models created from different satellite images
The study of spatial distribution of forest changes in the northern forests of Iran
Precision LIDAR Data and True-Ortho Images
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INTERVIEW
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"The challenge now is to bring context to content"
Ashutosh Pande
VP Marketing, SiRF USA and Managing Director
SiRF Technology (India) Pvt. Limited
With over 18 years of experience in the wireless communication, data and GPS industry, Ashutosh Pande is currently the Managing Director of SiRF India and VP Marketing at SiRF USA. Prior to joining SiRF, he was founder and CEO of MicroCom Consulting, LLC. He has also worked for Intel, Japan Radio and NovAtel Communications. He holds seven patents and has over 15 patents pending. Ashutosh shares his ideas, vision and understanding of the Positioning and Location based industry with GIS Development, in an exclusive interview.
FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Can GIS save the endangered wildlife?
Man has been dominating the world with his technological achievements through the ages. In fact his acts have often been selfish resulting in damages to the natural world. Wildlife has often borne the brunt of man’s actions and many wildlife species have become extinct as well as endangered. Today man is slowly waking up to his folly realizing the imbalance triggered off in the ecosystem and have begun to use his technological knowledge towards conservation activities. Several instances are observed in different parts of the globe where GIS is being applied to enhance and facilitate wildlife conservation activities.
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