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IMAGERY AND MOBILE GIS



Geo: International


March 2008
Volume 7 · Issue 3
New software technology finds image features

New software technology finds image features

Peter McIntosh looks at the role of image processing and analysis capabilities of software such as ENVI and what it can achieve in varied applications.

 

IN THE CURRENT ISSUE:

 

GVSIG – Open-source GIS suite for professionals

IVER Technologies’ Salvador Bayarri and Alvaro Anguix reveal the open source gvSIG platform which competes today on equal terms with costly proprietary GIS software.

 

MYSQL for GIS applications

MYSQL for GIS applications

MySQL AB’s Anders Karlsson introduces the open source MySQL RDBMS spatial functions, as Sun Microsystems, Inc. makes US$ 1 billion bid for MySQL AB.

 

MapMechanics gis, map data and develoment kit

MapMechanics helps Peugot fine tune its dealer catchment planning operation and streamlines reporting.

 

Back to the future with mobile GIS

The municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, USA, explores its mobile GIS requirements in rugged terrain – and finds the rugged Xplore PC just the ticket.

 

Singapore land authority enterprise geodatabase

Singapore land authority enterprise geodatabase

ESRI’s Karen Richardson describes how the Singapore Land Authority serves its citizens on-line using ESRI-based enterprise-wide geodatabases.

 

Digital watermarking for imagery

Digital watermarking embeds ownership details and metadata intelligence into image pixels with GeoMarc from US-based GCS Research.

 

Digital pen revolution in field data management

Adapx’s Ken Schneider looks at the revival of the digital pen and paper for field data capture with Capturx for ArcGIS desktop – mobile GIS just got better.

 

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05 September 2008, 1:37pm
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05 September 2008, 12:10pm
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MobileMapper 6 for Managing Pipeline Assets… More…
01 September 2008, 1:31pm
RapidEye Launch Successful… More…
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29 August 2008, 4:00pm
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25 August 2008, 9:28am
This Month's Burning Issue...
Each month we select a hot topic and a leading figure in the industry to write about it.
This month's burning issue:

What message are we sending to senior level decision makers about the importance and value of Spatial Data Infrastructure - SDI - if we keep misrepresenting what SDI is or is all about?

In previous editorials in this magazine I have touched on various SDI issues, especially now that the pan-European SDI has achieved a legally mandated status within the European Union's 27 Member States. Yet I fear that the Geographic Information community - or communities, for there are many - continue to… More…


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