http://www.gisdevelopment.net/ News on GIS Development Portal. en-us Copyright 2000 GISDevelopment Pvt. Ltd Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/rss Maneesh.prasad@gisdevelopment.net (Maneesh Prasad) kumar.vikram@gisdevelopment.net (Kumar Vikram) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_jbopsmirul Geologists from GNS Science will spend the next six months collecting information on buildings and other infrastructure in Pacific Island countries to measure vulnerability and risk from earthquakes and cyclones in the southwest Pacific. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_dvxukwrbet Southern Precision Agriculture Association (SPAA) will hold its annual expo at the Clare Sports Club on February 18. This programme includes speakers from across Australia on the use of precision agriculture technologies.... Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_fsgzvtdpnq The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) announced that three key GITA leaders have been appointed to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior (Federal Govt, US), appointed a total of 14 individuals to serve as..... Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_gnuzfdrqey Guinness Exploration reported results from initial geological analysis and project planning (for Nantawa Project) performed in conjunction with Coast Mountain Geological Alaska LLC ("Coast Mountain"). Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_npxwbyzklj The 'Rotary DLF Pride of India’ Award, instituted by Rotary International 3230, was presented to former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G. Madhavan Nair. The award was given to Mr. Nair for “contributing to a self-reliant India and for his thrust on....... Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_otqvmangek Leica Geosystems HDS and INOVx announced a partnership to jointly develop advanced software for converting laser scan data into intelligent plant models at the SPAR 2010 conference and at the ARC World Industry Forum. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_gompenlfdr Iridium Communications has selected Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) to develop an Access Network Controller (ANC) in its gateway ground radio control network. The ANC is part of a multi-year plan for Iridium to upgrade and evolve its gateway network in preparation for..... Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_chqzidxufv Tele Atlas and Pitney Bowes Business Insight announced an agreement under which Pitney Bowes Business Insight will use Tele Atlas map data across its entire line of solutions, which are designed to help improve workflows and business systems. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_bmnajpiwzs Trimble introduced an indoor mobile mapping solution for facilities management at SPAR 2010 Conference on 3D Imaging and Positioning. Using innovative technologies, this solution produces fast and accurate maps allowing users to....... Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_nuvokyetjz Satellite data and GIS should be applied to locate the groundwater zones for the purpose of harnessing this resource to meet the drinking water demand of the people. This was the observation made by Dr S K Subramanian, Head of the Hydrology Division of the NRSC Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_fjeitsgxnu .......due to the advent of remote sensing, GIS and GPS along with the advances in computer and communication technology, an era of digital cartography has been brought in and this technology has tremendous impact on the study of coastal processes and ecosystem...... Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_vqeorwkfhm The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Govt of India, has approved National Forestry Information Network and IT for fire monitoring under an action plan to enhance forestry science. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_hkidopnezq Cambodia has hit out at Google over a misleading map of the disputed Thai-Cambodia border, accusing the world's biggest search engine of being "professionally irresponsible". Cambodia made the complaint in a letter issued a day ahead of the first-ever visit to the border region by its prime minister Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_ywlekmdhsj Arcturus UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) has won government funding to test its drones, which are designed for surveillance, mapping and remote sensing that send live data back to controllers on the ground. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_sdejzlpcho The US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) completed a 10-yearlong soil survey of the entire state and made the data available online. Hence, engineers, farmers and homeowners can now look up the information instantaneously on the Internet.