‘Knowledge and Action for the Earth’ is the theme of Intergeo 2006, the annual geodesy and geo-information conference and trade-fair organised in association with the German Association of Surveying (DVW)...

On the eve of 2006 Galileo finally became tangible reality. Launched from Balkonur, Kazakhstan, atop a Soyuz-Fregat vehicle, the first Galileo-In-Orbit Validation Element (Giove A) was rocketed beyond Earth’s atmosphere...

Programmes at European and national government level are signalling opportunities, setting policies and taking measures to capture the benefits of ICT. In tandem with societal demands, this will lead to...

NovAtel Inc. has released its first production standard Galileo-ready receiver and antenna. The new L1L5E5a receiver offers superior 16 channel tracking of GPS L1/L5, Galileo L1/E5a and SBAS signals in...

Thales (CA, USA) has introduced Z-Max.Net, a network-capable GPS receiver system for boundary, topographic and construction surveys. Z-Max.Net offers surveyors expanded communications capabilities, simplicity of operation, RTK performance and flexibility...

Pentax Corporation, now so well known for its survey instruments, was founded in 1919 in Tokyo as Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co, mainly as a manufacturer of cameras. In 1938...

Thales (CA, USA) has introduced ProMark3. With ProMark3 surveyors can reduce their field data collection time by up to 33% over competitive offerings. ProMark3 also offers both centimetre accuracy in...

In honour of Sun-Earth Day 2005, Space Imaging has created a special IKONOS satellite image gallery of 13 ancient observatories around the world. Known for their ability to precisely align...

Trimble (CA, USA) has introduced five surveying products as part of its new Connected Survey Site model—the Trimble GX 3D Laser Scanner; the Trimble R8 system with Global Navigation Satellite...

The ICA Executive Committee held a meeting in Mexico City in February 2005 at the invitation of the Pan American Institute for Geography and History (PAIGH). This business meeting resul-ted...