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Nigeria to Use Drones to Fight Insecurity and Insurgency
According to recent news, Surveyors of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) and seasoned security experts, including Ade Abolurin, retired commandant-general; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have given advice to
FAA Expands Unmanned Aircraft Pathfinder Efforts
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has entered into a Pathfinder agreement with CACI International Inc. to evaluate how the company’s technology can help detect Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the
3D Maps of Buildings to Improve Disaster Management Plans
India – In order to improve disaster management plans, the Gurgaon administration has decided to prepare 3D maps of 100 buildings in the city, including office complexes and hospitals. Gurgaon
Taiwan to Launch FORMOSAT-5 Satellite in February 2016
The FORMOSAT-5 satellite has passed space environment and function tests and is expected to be launched at the end of February 2016. The FORMOSAT-5 will replace FORMOSAT-2. The biggest difference
Geospatial Mapping to Curb Illegal Sand Extraction
India – The Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (GSEAC) has issued instructions to the District Collectors to carry out survey and mapping of sand extraction lease boundaries through Global Positioning
Sustainable Pasture Management – A Solution in West Australia
Scenario Overgrazing by sheep and cattle may lead to serious land degraded problems. In some sensitive ecosystems, like tropical savannahs or steppes, overgrazing would often cause irreversible desertification. Located in
3D Modeling & Mapping Market to Grow at 55% CAGR to 2020
The YoY 3D mapping market growth rates will be on higher side throughout the forecast period with 3D mapping and 3D modeling industry set to get push from media and
Malaysia to Use UAV to Monitor Floods
The Malaysian government will be using its newly built UAV to monitor floods during the monsoon seasons. The unmanned aircraft “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Remote Sensing (UV-RS)”, was collaboratively developed by ARSM, Multimedia
Ordnance Survey Selects SimActive’s Correlator3D
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the purchase of Correlator3D licenses by Ordnance Survey, the UK government agency responsible for mapping. Ordnance Survey had
Geospatial Data in Taiwan – Focus on Integration
Supergeo’s biggest application customer in Taiwan, Ministry of the Interior and the TGOS platform, has just announced one of the biggest projects in the GIS field from ide@ Taiwan 2020
