“Global Geospatial Initiative”
In an effort to assist emerging, and disaster-stricken, economies to more effectively enter the global marketplace, The Gadfly Project is introducing its Global Geospatial Initiative. This program will make cutting edge geo-based technologies available, at a fraction of the cost, to regions and nations that cannot afford such systems. TGP will provide the services and training that will allow these entities to develop new GIS, web maps, and geo-management practices.
www.thegadflyproject.org
OpenDragon Geoinformatics Software
OpenDragon, from Global Software Institute is available for free download by users anywhere in the world. It offers a full suite of image analysis and raster GIS capabilities including image enhancement, supervised and unsupervised classification, geometric correction, measurement and statistics, vector capture and display, slope, aspect and buffer calculations and multi-criterion decision making. It also includes the OpenDragon Toolkit.
www.open-dragon.org
Geospatial mapping to detect areas without schools
The Indian Government has proposed to undertake geospatial mapping of the states with regard to the unavailability of primary, secondary and higher education institutions to ensure that no areas are left without schools and colleges. This exercise will help the Government to get information for setting up institutions as per the requirement, so that no area is left unattended.
PTI
Disaster Relief Mapping in Pacific Rim
DeLorme is currently assisting the Government of Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the development of a disaster relief mapping service in the Asia Pacific Rim. It will provide precise electronic maps that would serve as a base for overlaying critical information during disaster response operations in the region.
www.delorme.com
Geo-coded population census in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is going to use digital enumeration maps and a geo-coding system for the first time in holding the 5th Population and Housing Census in the country. Digital enumeration maps and the computerized geo-coding system will be used to collect the data and disseminate results simultaneously in hard and soft formats as well as on the web page. Over 70,000 maps, made by aerial photographs, containing each mouja and union across the country would be used in conducting the census.
www.bssnews.net
Abu Dhabi city base map
The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City is in the final stage of producing a base map depicting all urban areas within the administrative boundaries of the City Municipality and the Western Region Municipality covering an approximate area of 18,500 square km. The project is intended to build and update the base map and further extend the geographic range of the spatial database.
http://gulfnews.com
Lagos gets GIS unit for power supply
In a renewed effort to boost power supply in Lagos State, Nigeria the management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria has inaugurated a GIS unit in the State. It aims to monitor all power related problems in the state for prompt routine maintenance and repairs.
www.tribune.com.ng
Autodesk Certification availability
Autodesk announced the expanded availability of the Associate Certification exam to 165 countries through an alliance with Pearson VUE Testing Centers. This partnership provides opportunities to Autodesk customers and partners in markets where certification has not been previously available, enabling them to certify their 2D and 3D technology skills and remain competitive in the global marketplace.
www.autodesk.com
Seeking map data in response to Pakistan floods
Google’s Crisis Response team has provided satellite imagery and KML layers to assist relief efforts in past disasters. In Pakistan, however, the cloud cover over the impacted areas has inhibited the ability to make this valuable content available. The Crisis Response team is looking to collect and aggregate imagery and user generated KML, or other map data, with the goal of making this content more accessible to both crisis responders and the general public.
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com
New mobile GIS bundle reduces deployment risk
General Dynamics Itronix is offering its Duo-Touch® II tablet PC together with ESRI’s ArcPad mobile GIS software. It is small, robust and lightweight, making it ideal for many mobile environments. It includes wireless connectivity, fast processing and integrated security features.
www.gd-itronix.com
Citizen Self-Services and INSPIRE regulations
The requirements of the 2009 INSPIRE regulations mean that all public authorities and public data holders are required by the end of 2010 to record specific location-based data in an online register. The INSPIRE Directive mandates how public sector organizations across Europe should share geospatial data, and is estimated to be worth $243 million per annum.
www.pbinsight.com
Google corrects map border error
Google has corrected the map it had posted on the Net of the borderline between Viet Nam and China after a complaint by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Survey and Mapping in Vietnam.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn
Intergraph debuts new Incident Management Solution
Intergraph introduced the Incident Management version 9.1 which will provide police, fire, EMS and security agencies the ability to optimize agency resource allocation and improve response coordination to better save lives and protect property in the communities they serve.
www.intergraph.com
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