ikeGPS™ powered by u-blox
u-blox and Surveylab has unveiled the successful integration of u-blox’ LEA GPS receiver module into Surveylab’s ikeGPS remote data capture products. It is a combination of positioning technology from u-blox with a 3D compass, laser rangefinder and digital camera. www.u-blox.com

Delays, litigations, cost overruns.
Technical and engineering challenges.
Social and environmental concerns.
And more importantly, non-willingness at many levels.
All the ingredients of a mega infrastructure project in India.
Yet, the Bandra-Worli Sea Link has happened

Making of Bandra-Worli Sea Link
Shubra Kingdang, S Diwanji Rakesh Kaul, Len Gower
Towards hazards prediction
Rainer Mautz, Washington Yotto Ochieng and Hilmar Ingensand
Sustainable land governance
Stig Enemark
Landslide vulnerability
LP Sharma, P Debnath, Nilanchal Patel, MK Ghose

The damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to the southern United States has exploded the myth that natural disasters happen only to poor countries. Yet there is a grain of truth in the myth. Natural disasters happen all over the world, but the extent of damage and loss of life has far more to do with the preparedness and responsiveness of the relevant human systems, not only where the disaster happens but also often half-way across the world.

On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS) to be celebrated in Beijing, China, 18-23 October, 2009, I as General Secretary of AARS, would like to say some words about the review of ACRS…

E-Government (or Electronic Government) is described in Wiki as the use of information and communication technology to provide and improve government services, transactions and interactions with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government…

GPS has revolutionised positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) over the last twenty-fi ve years. During this period, we have come to rely on GPS to an unprecedented extent and GPS has gone from being an interesting research and development topic, to a professional niche market maker, to becoming the fourth utility and now to today’s mass market phenomenon…

My coordinates EDITORIAL
Your Coordinates PETER H DANA
His Coordinates MALCOLM WALTER AND CHRISTOPHER LIEW
Conference ESRI, SUMMER SCHOOL
News INDUSTRY / LBS /GPS/ GIS /REMOTE SENSING / GALILEO UPDATE
Mark your calendar NOVEMBER 2009 TO OCTOBER 2010

Bentley has introduced the ‘Be Employable’ initiative. Can you explain what it is designed to accomplish?
Malcolm Walter: Worldwide, the infrastructure community is facing the relentless pressures of a diffi cult economy, and the downsizing of design and engineering organizations has become widespread. Bentley’s mission of ‘sustaining infrastructure’ encompasses the need to ‘sustain the professions’ that design, build, and operate our infrastructure, and the Be Employable program is dedicated to doing just that.

“Thank you for attending this year,” said President Jack Dangermond, ESRI, as he welcomed attendees at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC). “Many things have taken place over the last year, and I’m particularly grateful you are here with us today. I know some of you came on your own money and traveled halfway around the world–I can’t say how much I appreciate that.”