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Jul 2006 | Comments Off on MARK YOUR CALENDAR

july 2006

 

GeoWeb 2006

 

24 – 28 July, Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

khenton@gita.org

 

2006 IEEE International Geoscience …

Jul 2006 | Comments Off on Everest in South Africa
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It was the 25 November 1820 when Everest reached Table Bay and the chance to recover from the fevers to which he had succumbed. Little is known of the year he spent there other than the work he did on the meridian arc that had been observed by M. l’Abbé de LaCaille some 70 years …

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on Celebrating national survey day
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The Geodetic of Research Branch, Survey of India joined hands with …

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on The SHARP edge of Mt Everest

 
 
 

 

David Sharp was left to die.
Many saw him.
They didn’t do anything.
Perhaps they could not.
Perhaps it was ‘impossible’ to do …

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on Going hand in hand
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With the launch of GPS in the 1980s, the task of providing control points for mapping purposes was greatly simplified, leading to economy and ease of operation. The technique of LASER mapping, which existed decades before GPS, also received a boost due to GPS, as instantaneous precise positioning of the exposure station during the mobile LASER mapping operation was made possible by GPS, thus solving a major problem in LASER mapping…

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on Space-based positioning system with no on-board atomic clocks
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he Japanese Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) represents an innovative multi-service satellite system able to provide positioning for mobile users over Eastern Asia and Australasia. The integration of the QZSS with the present GPS and the European GALILEO will improve accuracy, availability and capability over a wide area. Throughout a collaborative research program, the space technology group of AIST, Japan and the University of NSW…

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on “We listen to our end users”
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Christian Knoll, Trimble Navigation India Pvt Ltd on …

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on NEWSBRIEFS – GIS

Indonesian military plane to map quake-hit areas
The Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) have assigned a CN-235 airplane to carry out aerial photography on areas in the Yogyakarta region affected by 27 May 5.9-magnitude earthquake. The activity is aimed at making a detailed map of areas devastated by the quake.
TNI had also sent a Hercules C-130 plane carrying a TNI field medical team and three helicopters to evacuate victims. http://news.xinhuanet.com

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on MARK YOUR CALENDAR

june 2006

 

International Conference in GIS and Health

 

27-29 June, Hong Kong

 

chankw1@hkuoc.hk

 

http;//geog.hku.hk/HealthGIS2006

July 2006

 

ISPRS …

Jun 2006 | Comments Off on George Everest: Early years in India
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George Everest entered the Bengal Artillery as a Lieutenant on 4 April 1806 before he had even reached his 16th birthday. This rapid promotion was due to the number of vacancies at that time. Little has come to light about the first few years of his service in India until the siege of Kalinjar near Allahabad in 1812…