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Oct 2008 | Comments Off on Ignoring foundations

 
 
 

 

When professions like Engineering, Information Technology, etc thrive,
The surveying profession loses its charm.
Despite, Surveying is a critical Service also.
A Service that serves the society and people at large.
A ‘less rewarding’ profession, may be.
Not glorified. Not acknowledged.
But, it is a profession that lays the foundation of so much more.
Though foundations are invisible.
The importance of foundations …

Sep 2008 | Comments Off on MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Septemeber 2008

 

Institute of Navigation’s Satellite

 

Division ION GNS 2008

 

September 16-19, 2008

 

Savannah, Georgia, USA

 

http://www.ion.org

 

The Perspectives, The role of Surveyors in the European Economy and Society

 

17-19, September

 

Strasbourg, France

 

http://www.geometre-strasbourg2008.eu

 

CARIS 2008

 

September 22 – …

Sep 2008 | No Comment
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The study areas are situated in the Arabian Gulf. -It is a shallow sea with its long axis oriented in NW-SE direction, and its average water depth is about 36m. The Evaporation and wind are the main driving forces for water circulation in the Arabian Gulf. Evaporation is stronger in winter due to high wind speed, than summer when the water surface temperature is higher. The overall circulation in the inner Arabian Gulf is cyclonic…

Sep 2008 | No Comment
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The patented TIDGET® (“tracking widget”) sensor operates by taking brief snapshots of GPS data when activated [1]. These snapshots are stored in the flash memory and forwarded to the LocatorNet Server through the data link for processing [2]. The TIDGET is built using the RF front-end of a commercial GPS chip (see Figure 2). The device is designed to operate with a variety of different types of data links providing a low-power location solution…

Sep 2008 | No Comment
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The LBS market has been segmented into 3 main categories: • B2C: Business to Consumer • B2B2C: Business to Business to Consumer • B2B: Business to Business Details of this segmentation are provided in Figure 2. This segmentation highlights the diversity of services that can be offered by an operator. This diversity of services is also a diversity of business model. The LBS market has been especially Figure 1…

Sep 2008 | Comments Off on We need more than one “GIS”
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For reasons unknown, the “GIS/Geographic” has quietly crossed its rightful “domain

It was up to 1985 that everything …

Sep 2008 | Comments Off on Future Cities India 2020 Competition Finals
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The Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and Bentley Systems, Incorporated has launched the 2008-2009 Future Cities India 2020 competition finals. Currently in its third year, the competition encourages students to help prepare India’s cities for the year 2020 by providing design solutions to real-world infrastructure challenges. This …

Sep 2008 | Comments Off on Geography in Action
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ESRI’s International User Conference draws more than 14,500 attendees

ESRI President Jack Dangermond
In his opening remarks at ESRI’s 28th …

Sep 2008 | Comments Off on Land administration Trends and issues in the Asia and Pacific
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19-20 August 2008 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TThe UN sponsored Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure
(PCGIAP) together with …

Sep 2008 | Comments Off on Land matters

 
 
 

 

From the role of land administration in sustainable development…
To the promotion of effective land markets.
e-land administration, land registration, cadastral surveying and mapping.
Poverty reduction and protection of vulnerable groups.
A range of issues.
The 14th PCIGIAP meet at Kuala Lumpur discussed and deliberated all.
Another step in a long journey…
The journey which is difficult and tortuous.
Understandably, when one deals …