Surveying the Changing Face of Britain

As Britain’s national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey’s role is to collect, maintain and distribute the most accurate and up-to-date Geographic Information (GI) of the nation… a resource on which government, businesses and individuals rely. Bob Beavis explains how its field surveyors go about their task.

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Raising the Roof in Hanover

The latest generation of 3D laser scanners, quite literally, measured up to the task in speeding the renovation of a historic glass roof at Leibniz University in Hanover.

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On the Campaign Trail

Matt Sheehan concludes his two-part examination of the impact of mobile devices on political campaigning by outlining some of the Open Source mobile GIS options available and how existing systems can be dramatically improved.

Knowing Where is Just the Start

Until quite recently, the benefits of geospatial analysis to the business community were enjoyed only by the few. But, as Philip O’Doherty explains, Software as a Service (SaaS) can leverage its power for the many – with no strings attached.

Towards a Common Understanding in Cartographic Design

Harmonisation of cartographic design – as well as feature and attribute concepts – is essential in the context of a pan-European Spatial Data Infrastructure. So argues Dr. Anja Hopfstock of Germany’s Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) in this one-to-one with Esri staff writer, Karen Richardson.