Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has appointed 14 individuals to serve as members of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC), USA. The NGAC provides advice and recommendations on federal geospatial policy and management issues as well as a forum to convey views representative of partners in the geospatial community. The NGAC provides advice on …

The Indian government want to use an integrated GIS synchronised with GPS in the battle against Maoist. DGP (Director General of Police) Bhupinder Singh said, “It is difficult to combat the Maoists in the dense forests. So, we will use the GIS to track them down. We will also use wireless cameras to locate them.”
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Google has launched a map search service in China for travellers taking trips during the Lunar New Year holiday season, despite a row over cyberattacks and censorship. The Google Spring Festival Map is based on the company’s regular map service but has “more features” targeting users’ special needs during this month’s holiday, the busiest travel …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced the release of new satellite images depicting agricultural land cover across most of the nation for the 2009 crop year. The images, referred to as cropland data layers (CDL), are a useful tool for monitoring crop rotation patterns, land use changes, water resources and …

The Nature Conservancy launched Climate Wizard with the intent of making climate change a place-based issue so that people would consider how changes in the earth’s climate affect them. The Nature Conservancy Climate Wizard, powered by ESRI, displays free maps of historic climate change and future projected change. Climate Wizard offers scientists, planners, environmentalists, and …

A one-stop source for biogeographic information collected from U.S. waters and oceanic regions is available from the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Programme. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)-USA website offers a combination of tools, resources and biodiversity information to aide scientists, resource managers and decision makers in the research and analyses critical to sustaining …

BBC Four announced two new series which will explore the fascinating and diverse subject of maps: Mapping The World and The Art Of Maps. Due to transmit this spring, the series create a “Maps Moment” on BBC Four that explores the role of maps as a unique window on history and the beauty inherent within …

As many as 500 responders and relief workers in Haiti are now using GIS software, GPS receivers and crucial map data provided by DeLorme, and the company stands ready to offer additional assistance. Based on feedback the company has received, a combination of DeLorme XMap mapping software, Earthmate PN-Series GPS devices and DeLorme Digital Map …

IED (Innovation Energy Development) launched the commercial version of GEOSIM. A software dedicated to planning the electrification of rural areas. With the help of GIS, GEOSIM 4.0 now offers an accurate assessment of investment costs at the planning phase. A series of summary reports have been produced which includes a detailed version wherein key indicators …

e-Governance Project for Panchayati Raj institutions (e-Panchayat) in India includes decentralised database and planning, budgeting and accounting, implementation and monitoring of central and state sector schemes, citizen-centric services, unique codes to Panchayats and Individuals and essential GIS based applications. This project will cost 450,000,000,000 INR in the span of three years. Under this project, Internet …