GIS

Scotland joins the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement

The first collective geospatial agreement for Great Britain allowing the public sector from England, Wales and Scotland to access Ordnance Survey (OS) geospatial data and expertise has been achieved.
The Scottish Government and Geospatial Commission have agreed that from 19 May 2020 Scotland will become part of the recently launched Public Sector Geospatial Agreement. This national agreement will now replace the current One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA) and the Greenspace Scotland contracts.
It is envisaged that the new PSGA will deliver significant benefits providing insight to underpin decision making, drive efficiencies and continue to support the delivery of public services. The PSGA started on 1 April 2020 and is set to benefit the public sector, businesses, developers and academia. www.os.uk/psga.

Geographic Calculator 2020

Blue Marble Geographics® has released 2020 version of Geographic Calculator.
It is a powerful geodetic software with particular strength in survey, seismic, and energy exploration. In addition to a single point, point database, and file conversion tools, the software includes many specialized tools such as Canadian DLS (Dominion Land Survey) Land Grid tools, Seismic Survey Conversion tools, Area of Use tools for guiding users to the most appropriate transformation settings for a specific location, Horizontal Time-Dependent Positioning (HTDP), Geoid Creation tools, and much more.  https://www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/geographic-calculator.php