The majority of the world’s population will soon live in urban rather than rural areas. Adding a spatial dimension to population estimates, a new study finds that as much as...

The eighth in the series of annual Map India conferences was organised for the first time this year jointly with the Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG). The event took place...

One of the main recommendations put forward at the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space – UNISPACE III – was the need to...

Population explosion and rapid urbanisation in India over the past two decades has introduced problems associated with informal settlements. Lack of local authority current and accurate databases complicates any preventative...

There is general agreement that spatial data is key to sustainable resource management and overall economic development. A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) in turn provides the underlying foundation for accessing...

Quality Standards Information Technology (QSIT) is an ICT consulting company which focuses upon developing specialised, custom, enterprise-level GIS, cadastral and telecom applications. The company has established a strong stand in...

GIS and GPS offer enormous potential to improve existing methods of biodiversity surveying and monitoring, supporting sampling design, data collection, visualisation, analysis and data management. The author describes experience gained...

PASCO is a major remote sensing and GIS company in Asia. Director Dr Tadashi Sasagawa was interviewed on subjects covering present and future technological developments and the geographical expansion of...

PASCO is a major remote sensing and GIS company in Asia. Director Dr Tadashi Sasagawa was interviewed on subjects covering present and future technological developments and the geographical expansion of...

The collection of Ground Control Points (GCP) for block adjustment is a costly and time-consuming operation. Onboard GPS enables a reduction in the number of GCPs without loss of accuracy....