PositionIT April/May2012

LEAD EDITORIAL Feedback on OSD and GISc professional registration   COVER STORY And then there were three Information from Southern Mapping Southern Mapping, South Africa’s only Level 1 BEE aerial survey company, is proud to announce the purchase of our third lidar system. This decision was taken due to the growth of our business over the past twelve months and will enable us to keep a system permanently stationed in South Africa, while the other two units will cover our projects outside of South Africa.   VIEWS and OPINION Entrepreneurial insights – don’t discount sell smart! INDUSTRY NEWS Identifying SA’s data custodians – easier said than done Surveyors gather for Northern Provinces branch AGM Southern Africa User Conference 2012 Keynote speakers for GISSA Ukubuzana News from the North West National AGM sees election of new council members Handover of provincial informal settlement dataset Mine surveyors conference to be held in the Drakensberg Western Cape GIS gathering Free access to LBS development portal Gauteng branch holds AGM at University of Pretoria   TRAINING NEWS Geomatics study options at UKZN   Awards for CPUT students PositionIT INBOX Letter to the editor     SURVEYING Measurement of whitewater using a 3D laser scanner Terrestrial laser scanning for tunnel deformation measurements Powerline survey made easy with laser scanning   PROCESSING Developing a geo-data frame to facilitate data integration (Part 1) Competencies in Geographical Information Science DATA VISUALISATION Panama Canal area mapped for new locks 3D object segmentation of point clouds (Part 2)   APPLICATIONS GIS data collection for flood risk management Mobile GIS systems benefit utility companies     SURVEYING NEWS New standard for laser distance meters Integrated DGNSS inertial positioning system High accuracy construction site measurements New GNSS survey receiver solution Reflectorless surveying technology boosts mine safety Hi-tech mine survey tool boosts productivity GPS compass for marine and machine control applications Trimble Dimensions 2012 Cost-effective GNSS system Advanced prism location and tracking technology Total station for all skill levels Terrestrial laser scanning user meeting     PROCESSING NEWS Spot Building Count update for 2010 External storage solution gets capacity boost 3D city model standard adopted Solution improves management of digital imagery, maps and video Free GIS app for Android devices Carbon density dataset published for researchers DATA VISUALISATION NEWS Imaging system for GeoEye-2 delivered Purchase of digital aerial camera system Combining point clouds raster imagery and geometry Large format production workhorse Award for police Enterprise GIS platform Display and navigate 3D models Drilling for desert water New digital aerial camera released Speed versatility and minimal footprint     APPLICATION NEWS Updated GIS software for network analysis iPad app to update address database New spatial alliance for energy market Water utility streamlines mobile processes with GIS Postal codes integrated into address validation tool Optimise your everyday field work

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