Geomatics Atlantic is a regional conference that switches between the Atlantic Provinces every year, allowing the different geomatics-related professional organizations to take turns hosting the event. This year the event was held in Saint John, […]
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) includes 53 space agencies which together operate 286 Earth observation devices. One of the things that is changing rapidly is the resolution of these satellites. Geoeye-1 which was […]
I remember visiting a company in the business of digital aerial image acquisition, orthophotography, and stereo imagery. Using the stereo imagery they extracted 3D buildings and other objects to build 3D city models. To do […]
Power plants are the largest source of emissions in the United States accounting for one-third of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions. The United States as no binding emissions goals like the EU does, and has […]
You’ve finished all your courses, walked across the stage wearing a grad gown, cap and hood with your school’s chosen colours, and finished celebrating the completion of a GIS program. Then it hits you. “Now […]
The UK Government has mandated BIM on all Government construction projects regardless of size by 2016. The Institution of Structural Engineers (IST) has released the results of a survey of its 900 members. Some of […]
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data. It is a neutral and open specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors. […]
At FOSS4G in Nottingham I was looking forward to hearing Peter Smart and Rob Hawkes talk about their ViziCities project which is intended to bring real world cities to life using open, big-data and open […]