October 2020  
Surveying education in the time of Covid Craig Roberts | Embrace the current scenario as a motivator, rather as a temporary nuisance Robert William Kingdon | Emerging GIS trends and forecasting Ashwani Rawat | The land reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo Timothee Rakundo and David Betge | The cost-effectiveness of controlling dengue in Indonesia Oliver J Brady, Dinar D Kharisma, Nandyan N Wilastonegoro, Kathleen M O’Reilly, Emilie Hendrickx, Leonardo S Bastos, Laith Yakob and Donald S Shepard
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EDUCATION

Surveying education in the time of Covid
Dr Craig Roberts
For surveying there is no substitute for hands-on field practical exercises. We are fortunate in Australia that the restrictions are now easing. This has exposed the contrast between the online practical exercises which we had to develop in term 2 versus the usual hands-on exercises that we are now permitted to undertake in term 3...
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Embrace the current scenario as a motivator, rather as a temporary nuisance
Robert William Kingdon
We do not see remote education as a detriment. Rather, we believe that an eventual blended program can ultimately deliver educational objectives more effectively than a traditional, in-person only program...
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LAND ADMINISTRATION

The land reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Timothée Rukundo And David Betge
Group titling presents a challenging but highly interesting option in the context of the Congolese land reform process. The model can provide a solution when it comes to securing the land of poor rural famers who cannot pay for an individual title ...
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GIS
The cost-effectiveness of controlling dengue in Indonesia
Oliver J. Brady, Dinar D. Kharisma, Nandyan N. Wilastonegoro, Kathleen M. O’Reilly, Emilie Hendrickx, Leonardo S. Bastos, Laith Yakob and Donald S. Shepard
Wolbachia releases in high-density urban areas are expected to be highly cost-effective and could potentially be the first cost-saving intervention for dengue. Sites with strong public health infrastructure, fiscal capacity, and community support should be prioritised...
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UK Government publishes new data strategy

IHO releases new standards for hydrographic surveys
Bentley Systems announces availability of OpenGround Cloud
Teledyne CARIS AI software onboard successful UTAS USV mission

S$40M product development centre in Singapore by Lendlease


Mitigating COVID-19 in Nigeria
LEO Satellite Communication for Global Maritime Connectivity
Developing Geolocation IP solution for IoT modems
Antenova adds high performer to its 5G antennas
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