With the evolution of technology.
GIS, GPS, LiDAR, mobile mapping, …
And changing societal needs for spatial information.
Google maps, in-car navigation, PDA, iPods, iPads, …
Facebook, twitter, smart phones, …
The role of surveyors needs to evolve.
From ‘product orientation’ to data analysts,
Quality control and quality assurance specialists.
The change has begun.
Adaptation is inevitable (read page 7).
Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org
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Malta has officially informed the European Commission that it no longer wants to host the headquarters of Galileo, four years after it submitted its official bid. Other member states who were also trying to win this prestigious agency also withdrew their bids, including Italy, France and the UK. There are now only two member states vying for the Galileo Supervisory Authority – Czech Republic and Slovenia.
www.timesofmalta.com
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WorldView-3 development
DigitalGlobe has contracted Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation to build its next imaging satellite, WorldView-3. ITT Corporation has been contracted to build the imaging system, which will be capable of capturing 8-band multispectral high-resolution imagery. The WorldView-3 satellite scheduled for launch …
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HP goes ahead in time with architects & designers
Hewlett-Packard India recently announced the winners for Skyline 2020 an online national design contest initiated by HP. The contestants submitted their designs online between April and August 2010 and were judged …
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NAVTEQ give navigation a ‘Human Touch’
NAVTEQ Natural Guidance™ enables guidance through the use of descriptive reference cues. Research shows consumers want more intuitive and practical directions because they are easier to follow and allow drivers to keep their eyes on the road. …
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MICHIBIKI successfully launched
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the first Quasi-Zenith Satellite “MICHIBIKI” by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 18 (H-IIA F18) from the Tanegashima Space Center. The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and, at about 28 …
ESRI released the GeoServices REST Specification, which provides a standard way for Web clients to communicate with GIS servers through Representational State Transfer (REST) technology. It has been opened such that developers can expose the GeoServices API request structure from ArcGIS Server and other non-ESRI, back-end GIS servers or processors.
www.ESRI.com
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