There is no denying of a characteristic that marketing as a concept and priority do not go hand-in-hand with the good departments. Survey of India, National Remote Sensing Centre, Geological Survey of India, Forest Survey of India, National Bureau of Soil Surveys and Land Use Planning (NBSS & LUP) and many other member-organization of NSDI are no exception. As a matter of interest, if you try to know what all is available in India from the portals of NSDI and other organizations, you are hardly rewarded by the desired information…

With maturation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, the consumer community as well as decision and policy makers have quickly realized the importance of making sound decisions based on information derived from properly designed geospatial databases. Organizations have created proprietary geospatial databases and governments are rethinking the contents of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Extensive geographic data acquisition programs including satellite imagery, digital aerial photographs and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems at varying ground resolutions, as well as land parcel data are currently in progress around the world. Enabling technologies such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and digital image processing software have…

An interview with Charles Branch, Portfolio Manager, Radio products, Pacific Crest Corporation

“The Gold Standard in Communications and Positioning.” What are the efforts that go into maintaining the ‘standard’ at Pacific Crest?
The efforts are towards:
• Increasing range by use of cleaner signal and greater receiver sensitivity
• Increasing operational efficiency by use of smarter protocols
• Increasing throughput by use …

says Mr. Swarna Subba Rao, Surveyor General of India about the upcoming agenda for Survey of India.

As the Surveyor General of India what are your immediate priorities for Survey of India?
Survey of India is India’s National Survey and Mapping Organisation and is the oldest scientific department of the country. In the years since its establishment …

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.
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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 …