http://mycoordinates.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:28:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://mycoordinates.org/spatially-smart-wine-2/ http://mycoordinates.org/spatially-smart-wine-2/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:18:00 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=12787 Durk van Willigen   Spatially Smart Wine was a project initiated by an enthusiastic group of Sydney Young Surveyors, with the support of the Institute of Surveyors New South Wales and the School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems and the University of New South Wales. Readers may recall that we published the ...]]> http://mycoordinates.org/spatially-smart-wine-2/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/spatially-smart-wine/ http://mycoordinates.org/spatially-smart-wine/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:52:20 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=12530 Precision viticulture (PV) is styled from the zonal management paradigm of precision agriculture, where large homogeneous fields are divided into smaller units based on yield or other field characteristics which may be differentially managed (Lamb et al., 2002, Bramley, 2009, Bramley and Robert, 2003) (Note that McBratney et al. (2005) suggest the definition of precision agriculture is continually evolving as we develop further technologies and greater awareness of agricultural processes). PV acknowledges the numerous spatial variations that affect grape quality and yield, including soil characteristics, pests and diseases and topography (Hall et al., 2003, Arnó et al., 2009), providing land managers with the tools to quantify and manage this variability (Proffitt, 2006). Land managers can thus ‘selectively’ treat areas, for example by the variable application of mulch, water, fertiliser, sprays etc.]]> http://mycoordinates.org/spatially-smart-wine/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/improving-the-administration-of-marine-and-coastal-spaces/ http://mycoordinates.org/improving-the-administration-of-marine-and-coastal-spaces/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:48:35 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=12361 The concepts proffered in paper generally are in relation to developed jurisdictions that have fully embraced the Information Age and its significant investments in digital data management. Since 2001, and as a means of improving the administration of marine and coastal spaces through decision support, interested members of the international geomatics community have increased research efforts towards the development of marine cadastres in various jurisdictions. Among them are researchers from Canada, Australia and the United States of America (USA) (Collier, Leahy and Williamson, 2001; Ng’ang’a, Sutherland and Nichols, 2002; Sutherland, Wilkins, and Nichols, 2002; Barry, Elema and van der Molen, 2003; Binns et al., 2003; Ng’ang’a et al., 2004; Sutherland, 2004; Sutherland and Nichols, 2004; FGDC, 2008). The main focus of this paper is Canada but developments from the U.S. and Australia are briefly discussed. ]]> http://mycoordinates.org/improving-the-administration-of-marine-and-coastal-spaces/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/innovation-in-archaeological-documentation-methods/ http://mycoordinates.org/innovation-in-archaeological-documentation-methods/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:17:07 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=12211 Archaeology reflects the amazing diversity of human life across the globe (Neto, 2000). Archaeological investigations are considered as a principal source of knowledge of prehistoric, ancient, and extinct cultures. In order to reconstruct history, archaeologists rely on all the unearthed evidence, such as man-made objects, which can be as small as tools and ornaments or as large as architectural residues (Xia, 2006). Thus, it is important to explore archaeological contrivance and record them in a systematic way. ]]> http://mycoordinates.org/innovation-in-archaeological-documentation-methods/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/tsunami-in-japan/ http://mycoordinates.org/tsunami-in-japan/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:39:54 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=11100 I was given the title of this article “How Japan is managing the disaster of this magnitude?” by the Coordinates magazine but I dare to say that Japan is not yet managing the disaster but suffering from the hardships. Though all Japanese people are in mourning the sorrow, I feel it should be my duty as an old scholar to report on the biggest earthquake and Tsunami to the rest of the world. I hope that my report would be useful to prevent the similar misery.]]> http://mycoordinates.org/tsunami-in-japan/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/a-long-way-to-go/ http://mycoordinates.org/a-long-way-to-go/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:58:00 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=11088 An earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred on 11th of March at 14:46 in the east of Japan, causing a tsunami which hit the east coast, and made extensive damages in five prefectures: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki, and has made direct and indirect impacts to the other nearby provinces including Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. As of March 21, the confirmed number of death is 8,450 with reported missing 12,931. Thus, the total casualty may be over more than 21,000 people, and therefore making it as the worst disaster Japan has experienced after the World War II. ]]> http://mycoordinates.org/a-long-way-to-go/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/a-geo-spatial-approach-to-urban-development/ http://mycoordinates.org/a-geo-spatial-approach-to-urban-development/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:20:19 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=11054 Recommendations of the National Commission on Urbanization (NCU), set up in 1985, covered the aspects of emergence of nodal points; special regional characteristics of urban growth; spatial eco-tones of urbanization; spatial distribution of wheat and rice productivity and industrial employment; and spatial planning of settlements . Besides other analysis, it studied the spatial distribution of cities and urban agglomerations in 1971 and 1981 . ]]> http://mycoordinates.org/a-geo-spatial-approach-to-urban-development/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/modernizing-the-indian-airspace/ http://mycoordinates.org/modernizing-the-indian-airspace/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:04:25 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=9792 Suresh V Kibe
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has the sovereign authority to modernize the Indian Airspace. Rapid strides have been made by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in implementing many elements of the Global Air Navigation Plan recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS)/Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems. India is a founding member of ICAO and is a regional member of the ICAO Asia Pacific Air Navigation Planning ... ]]> http://mycoordinates.org/modernizing-the-indian-airspace/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/until-next-time%e2%80%a6/ http://mycoordinates.org/until-next-time%e2%80%a6/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:26:58 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=9548 After the euphoria over the successful Chile mine rescue it is time to analyze the incident and ponder on the lessons learned. Mines and accidents have been intertwined since time immemorial. But the Chile mining accident has become a watershed. Not because of the accident itself – this was no different from the many that have ...]]> http://mycoordinates.org/until-next-time%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 http://mycoordinates.org/%e2%80%9cour-strategy-is-to-provide-best-services-meeting-the-user-demand%e2%80%9d-2/ http://mycoordinates.org/%e2%80%9cour-strategy-is-to-provide-best-services-meeting-the-user-demand%e2%80%9d-2/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:40:00 +0000 admin http://mycoordinates.org/?p=8782 Latest Indian RS Satellite Cartosat-2B and a Dream’ of students India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15) successfully launched CARTOSAT-2B from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on 12 July 2010. In addition to CARTOSAT-2B; PSLV-C15 carried four auxiliary satellites namely STUDSAT a pico-satellite weighing less than 1 kg, built jointly by students from a consortium ...]]> http://mycoordinates.org/%e2%80%9cour-strategy-is-to-provide-best-services-meeting-the-user-demand%e2%80%9d-2/feed/ 0