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PositionIT March/April 2008







LEAD EDITORIAL

Taking on the skills shortage






COVER STORY

The ultimate integrated surveying solution

Information from Optron Geomatics

Einstein once said that “everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Trimble agrees - and has always aimed high to develop the most innovative, leading-edge products but at the same time ensuring ease-of-use.



VIEWS and OPINION

The case for long term electronic data archiving

Obituaries: Frank Hewitt and Dirk Hφlscher

The shift to data discovery


INSTITUTE NEWS

Snakes and surveying

Gauteng branch AGM

National AGM reportback

FSNC annual general meeting

Exhibitors and sponsors wanted

Surveying skills shortage

New website

International spatial data infrastructure conference

Working Week 2008

Open source GIS conference

A caucus on remote sensing capabilities

Free earth observation data for Africa

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Mine surveying course updated


University geomatics news


New engineering and technology access centre


Bursaries for transport planning research


Threats to marine ecosystems mapped



SURVEYING

West coast heavy mineral mine gets lidar treatment

Mine surveying and the law: A changing landscape

GIS

GIS and integrated water resource management

Spatial integration for airport management


DATA VISUALISATION

Projections and coordinate systems made easy

Potential of 3D-weed density maps in precision farming

APPLICATIONS

The need to spatially enable business intelligence

Addressing and the new postcode system


SURVEYING NEWS

Improved GIS field mapping

Software organises seismic data

One-button electronic level

Total scanning solution

Real-time decimetre accuracy for GIS

New era for mine surveying

Connecting the office and job site

Taking control of construction layout























GIS NEWS

Speedy colour device

Image pre-processing software donated

Easier integration of data and services

Data security kit for data protection

Storage devices for small and mid-sized enterprises

Mobile lidar mapping solution

Software for bridge design and maintenance

Traffic information via radar satellite

Cost-effectively manage data

Managing engineering projects with GIS

Faster printing maximises productivity

Coordinate conversion technology


DATA VISUALISATION NEWS

Production plant ISO-certified

Printer for aerial photographs

Mapping Africa

Free dynamic, interactive maps

Powerful mapping platform

Quick, quality digitisation

Wide-angle giga-pixel camera

World Heritage map

Customised mapping for hospitality industry

New Map of Antarctica











APPLICATION NEWS

Personal security and recovery device

GPS helps fight heart disease

Navigation for pedestrians and drivers

Global tracking solution

GPS-enabled smartphone

Location-based services set to soar

Patent awarded to protect GPS-search






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