Applying Geoinformation to Disaster and Risk Management: Impact and Benefits

When natural disasters strike, geospatial information technology can effectively support relief efforts. However, the impacts of these events could be minimized and considerable losses of life and property could be avoided with improved risk...

From GPS and Virtual Globes to Spatial Computing-2020

The Spatial Computing-2020 workshop was organized to address the current scattering of research in spatial computing across many sub-disciplines. The organizing committee behind the event shares the big takeaways from the September meeting held in...

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News Update

Dead Reckoning for Indoor Mapping and other LBS News

Moustafa Alzantot and Moustafa Youssef at Alexandria University in Egypt have developed an app that crowdsources data from smartphone sensors to construct indoor floorplans automatically. It's called CrowdInside. It uses a variety...

3D Mapping for Flood Control and other Government GIS News

Esri Australia 3D GIS expert Len Olyott said the technology [City Engine] had already transformed major cities in China, the US and Europe and could help towns like Toowoomba develop a more sustainable future. He spoke at the...

Dept of Labor Grants to Edu Require Creative Commons Licensing and other Education GIS News

The big news is the latest Dept of Labor grants for innovative training is that materical created with the grants must be available under Creative Commons licensing! That's the first I've heard of a such a requirement, but it's a...

DigitalGlobe Expands Download Capacity with Addition of Remote Ground Terminals

Over the last two years, DigitalGlobe set out to expand the company’s ability to download imagery quicker and cover more of the earth’s surface within a shorter window of time. The result is a much shorter period of time between...

Pilots Warned about Apple Maps and other LBS News

Pilots could be misled into trying to make an emergency landing in a farm because of an error on a new Apple map tool, [Irish] Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said. I find it hard to believe a pilot would use an iPhone and...

Infotech Enterprises Exhibits at MinExpo
As a trusted engineering and data partner for the global mining industry, Infotech Enterprises provides leading-edge engineering solutions which include product and process engineering as well as content management. To learn more, stop by South Hall booth #23023 at MinExpo in Las Vegas, September 24-26.

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Cloud Computing: Using the Cloud to Get Around Location Restrictions and other LBS News

Cloudnymous is a "cloud-based VPN service offers "true" anonymity and protection of the user's data through strong encryption protocols, according to the firm -- and may be of particular interest to those trying to circumvent...