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Anna University & CSDMS launches joint educational programmes in GIS & RS
Anna University, Chennai and Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions (CSDMS), a Non-Government Organization have jointly launched research, training and educational programmes for promotion of Geographic Information Services (GIS) and remote sensing in the country. The joint educational programmes were launched here today by Vice Chancellor, Anna University and Dr M.P. Naryanan, Chairman, CSDMS.
As part of the training programme a 'GIS Institute' headed by Prof. Prabhakar Mishra, former dean, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun has been set up at Noida in Utter Pradesh, which will run training programmes in GIS and Remote sensing for Geography teachers in Delhi and other universities as well as for defense, urban planning, telecom, power, navigation and other business sectors.
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Trimble Adds Portable Computer to AgGPS Product Line
Trimble has introduced a new addition to its line of agricultural field information solutions-the AgGPS(R) 160 Portable Computer. Suited for handheld or vehicle-mounted use, the AgGPS 160 can significantly increase productivity of growers, custom applicators, contractors and agribusiness consultants by adding enhanced guidance, field mapping, soil sampling and data logging capabilities to their existing Trimble agriculture equipment. Users can choose any of Trimble's AgGPS receivers as well as the AgGPS Parallel Swathing Option (PSO) to work with the AgGPS 160 Portable Computer to build a complete field management system. This modular set of components allows AgGPS users to expand their hardware investment and add Trimble precision applications, as they are needed. Growers and agribusiness can increase efficiency and productivity by using precise GPS-based field management records, guidance and computing technology to strategically map, measure and manage crop performance while improving crop and operational traceability.
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Webraska Launches IbDN Lite
Webraska, the worldwide provider of real-time wireless navigation services, today announced the launch of the first wireless navigation service that covers both Europe and North America. The service is downloadable to all hand-held or vehicle-mounted PDAs. The Internet-based Distributed Navigation Lite service (IbDN Lite(R)) provides turn-by-turn navigation for motorists and pedestrians alike, from departure to final destination, supported by voice and graphic directions. Navigation instructions sent to users are based on current traffic conditions.The service also provides points-of-interest information and routing to POIs based upon user preferences. In addition, since IbDN Lite is based on complete connectivity and interactivity between the terminal and Webraska servers, end-users can access the world of mobile commerce from their personal units, or they can prepare their trip itinerary from the office and request that the information be downloaded to the vehicle.
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Investment Grant Recipient Map Goes Live on the Internet
The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has published an interactive map on the Internet that brings their grant awards to life for all concerned citizens and organizations to see. MTI has periodically published press releases on their web site announcing grant recipients for various grant programs. The interactive map provides a better perspective on the impact of the MTI grant process on organizations and regions within the State of Maine. Visitors to the MTI website can see the "big picture" (the locations of all grant recipients throughout the State of Maine - colored by industry sector), explore each individual grant recipient (viewing grant recipient name, address, and an email link for reach), and search for grant recipients from their own computer through the Internet - from anywhere, at any time. Visit: www.beyondgeo.com
GITA Announces 2001 Speaker Award Winners
The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) announces the winners of its 2001 Speaker Awards. The award recognizes speakers who received the highest ratings for their presentations at GITA's Annual Conference XXIV, held this past March in San Diego, Calif. The annual award is given to the top five percent of speakers as rated by conference attendees. The association congratulates the following individuals for this achievement, and would like to recognize their contribution to the association's educational programs. For details
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Trimble technology provides measurements for PGA TOUR's New ShotLink System
The PGA TOUR has a new, enhanced scoring system for which Trimble technology is providing precision measurements. The PGA TOUR's ShotLink scoring and statistics system, developed in partnership with IBM, is a revolutionary technology that captures and reports vital real-time information on every shot, by every player, in every tournament. Using Trimble Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to map the majority of the golf courses and Trimble laser technology to measure the length and accuracy of every shot around and on the greens, ShotLink will enable viewers to gain in-depth information on every shot in TOUR action. ShotLink is being phased in on both the PGA TOUR and SENIOR PGA TOUR.
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OGC Begins Military Pilot Project To Test Web Mapping Specifications
The Open GIS Consortium (OGC) has announced the successful launch of its Military Pilot Project Initiative, Phase 1 (MPP-1). MPP-1, which began April 5 and will run through September 2001, has been organized to test and exercise newly developed OGC specifications in a near-operational user environment. At the end of a Pilot, major customers will see real world proof of interoperability between software products from different vendors enabled by interfaces implementing OpenGIS Specifications. MPP-1 is a collaborative effort that tests the interoperability of commercial geoprocessing products in the defense and intelligence domain. Findings contribute to the refinement of the OpenGIS Specifications that define the products' interoperability interfaces. In MPP-1, users simulate defense and intelligence operations that access online intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance data sources via restricted access intranets and the Internet. The emphasis is on expanding users' ability to discover, visualize, and add value to geodata by expanding their network of web-based interoperable geoprocessing resources.
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Chemical disaster management for New Delhi
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vijay Kapoor on Wednesday said that a chemical disaster management plan for the Capital had been finalised and deputy commissioners of each district had been instructed to ensure its compliance. Speaking at the annual civil military liaison conference, the LG said that the aim of the plan was to discipline people regarding chemical safety. "There are more than 150 industrial units in the capital which pose danger of chemical disasters. The plan will specify the precautions to be taken in event of any such disaster." He said.
Also present at the conference were General officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command Lt Gen Surjit Singh, GOG, Delhi area Major General Vinod Bhanot, Delhi Chief Secretary P. S. Bhatnagar, police chief Ajal Raj Sharma and other senior army and civil officials. Lt. General Surjit Singh said the conference will discuss the co-operation and assistance that the army could provide to the civil administration in the even of a disaster. "The army already ahs set disaster management plans. And now the civil administration has also drawn up their own. What is required is the integration of the two plans." He said. The LG also informed that three disaster management centers had been set up in Lakshmi Nagar, Rohini and Nehru Place to oversee disaster relief in the even of any disaster. He also said that the army should be in formed about these centers and their co-operation be sought.
Source : The Pioneer , 18 May, 2001
MET office predicts normal monsoon for India
Monsoon may be normal this year if the trends mapped by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) are to be believed. The southwest monsoon will hit the Kerala coast by June first week. The data collected by the research team led by Dr Thapliyal of IMD's Pune unit and the data on humidity from the Naval buoys in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, indicate the monsoon's timely arrival.
The data when matched with the Dr Gaurikar's 16-parameter model shows that most factors favour a normal monsoon, sources in the Delhi weather office said.
Since the estimates are preliminary, the IMD will update the data daily till the final forecast for this year's monsoon is arrived at. The forecast is expected by May 25, a senior met officer researcher said.
The Met officer researcher allayed fears of last year's repeat when a severe drought-like situation hit several parts of the country. In the pre-monsoon period (March-May) this year, many regions have received good showers, he said.
Rajasthan, Punjab,, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttaranchal, west Uttar Pradesh, East MP, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Orissa, Gangetic West Bengal, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalseema, coastal Karnataka, south-interior Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have received excess rainfall. East UP, west MP, Marathawada, north-interior Karnataka, Jharkhand, sub-himalyan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry have received normal rainfall. Gujarat, Konkan, Goa and Bihar, central Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura have, however, received poor rainfall. The situation in these regions could improve with the onset of monsoon, the weather official said.
Source : The Indian Express , 18 May, 2001
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