The continuing growth and exciting prospects facing the GIS industry were well reflected at the annual ESRI International User Conference held at the Convention Center in San Diego, California, USA...

DM Solutions Group (Canada) has made available Chameleon version 2.0, an Open Source software for creating customisable Web mapping applications. This latest version provides the flexibility to utilise both remote...

Trimble (CA, USA) today introduced the TSC2 Controller, a handheld field computer that provides wireless operations in both field and office. Designed for Integrated Surveying solutions using both GPS and...

ArWest (CA, USA) has announced the launch of its AlphaWave (AW) range of narrow-band radio modems and associated management software AWare. These high-performance radio modems are designed for the Supervisory...

Throughout history the physical and cultural environment has influenced location and distribution of settlements. One important question in archaeological research is what are the causal relationships between environmental factors on...

The 4th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE) was held in Tokyo, Japan from 28th to 31st March 2005 with the theme ‘Digital Earth as Global Commons’. The more than...

GIS and GPS offer enormous potential to improve existing methods of biodiversity surveying and monitoring, supporting sampling design, data collection, visualisation, analysis and data management. The author describes experience gained...

Spectra Precision (CO, USA) has introduced a new suite of surveying products to address the conventional survey market. The Spectra Precision survey product line includes GPS, optical total stations, and...

Ordnance Survey (UK) has launched a desktop data product that is ideal for property professionals such as architects, civil engineers, construction companies and estate managers. Landplan Data enables detailed analysis...

Applanix (Canada) has announced the release of its new POSTrack system designed for streamlined airborne direct georeferencing and in-flight task automation. The new system combines the latest integrated Inertial/GPS technology...