Update: Rolta’s founder, chairman and chief executive, Kamal K Singh responds to the allegations and details the company focus on homeland security.
- DNA India
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The Hindu has an in depth report that suggests that confusion in contracts between Rolta, which delivered a custom package of software from Intergraph, Bentley and Oracle for image analysis, and the Indian Army have led to software slowdowns and the need to reinvest to updated licenses. There is also a suggestion that Rolta repackaged Intergraph software without permission.
- The Hindu
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/29 at 05:42 AM |
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China
"The yield of the industry this year is expected to reach RMB 150 billion Yuan [US $22 B]" per China Economic Net which also notes an annual growth rate of 25%. A flurry of acquistions are expected with Founder International recently completing the acquisition of Easymap.
- China Economic Net
Nepal
A Nepali researcher with the University of Arizona in the United States claims to have developed the most exhaustive Geographic Information System (GIS) database for Nepal on his own.
Dr Tank Ojha -- a one-time officer with the Department of Mines and Geology, who, in his own words, was kicked out of the department by his seniors -- has incorporated soil maps, geomorphological maps, land use maps, digital topographical maps, geological maps and seismicity maps for the whole country. ...
Nepal GIS Society is planning to work with Dr Ojha, who spends nearly half a year doing research in Nepal, and they have recently submitted a big proposal to National Science Foundation of USA on natural hazard mitigation and sustainable agricultural issues for funding.
- MyRepublica.com
India
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to launch a pilot project to map the noise levels at sensitive areas of the city within a month.
“We are going to launch a pilot project in some noise-sensitive areas like schools and hospitals to see how effective it is. Then we’ll make up our minds whether to do it for the entire city,” municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar said.
A noise map is a graphic representation of the sound level distribution existing in a given region for a defined period.
- DNA India
by Adena Schutzberg on 11/23 at 05:21 AM |
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Geospatial World reports on the passing of Director of Esri Asia Bill Shephard earlier this month.
An obituary and guestbook are online at Legacy.com.
- Geospatial World
by Adena Schutzberg on 10/14 at 04:31 AM |
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India
Illegal billboards are the issue in Bhubaneswar. The tool to fight them? GIS and satellite imagery.
[Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation] BMC's deputy commissioner Priyadarshi Mohapatra said, "We are planning to take the help of GIS (geographic information system) system to control the hoarding management in the city." Mohapatra added: "The images captured by satellites can help us to monitor advertising agencies so that they do not cheat us. Photographs generated through high-resolution satellite images will be fed into computers to know the exact size and location of the hoardings. After the images are obtained, we can do physical inspection to compare the data."
- Times of India
In Thane, the issue is private building on government owned land. Again, GIS to the rescue!
"Government has asked Thane Municipal Commissioner to submit a report on these illegal structures in a week's time by taking the help of Global Information System (GIS) platform to map out slum pocket locations and various other aspects," they [city officials] said. Based on the review of these encroachments, a policy will be formulated, they added.
- IBN Live News
Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has initiated work on multi-hazard vulnerability mapping of the country’s entire coastline to help authorities take up precautionary measures in the event of natural disasters.
The result will be a 3D map from which the most vulnerable areas can be identified.
- The Hindu
North Korea
In a report submitted to the parliamentary committee on defense, the ministry said North Korea has been developing the new Global Positioning System (GPS) jammer with a range of more than 100 kilometers, among other devices for electronic warfare.
North Korea had imported jammers from Russia, but they only jam 50-100km.
- Yonhap News
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/07 at 05:40 AM |
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Depending on the show, anywhere between 13% and 33% of respondents to a nationwide survey by Hotels.com, beleive the made-up towns are real. Many even stated they'd like to a vacation at some of the destinations. I'm not sure what this says about Australians knowledge of geography, the shows or Hotels.com.
The killer quote from Hotels.com Australia and New Zealand marketing chief Katherine Birch: "It's always a good idea for travellers to use the internet or a good old-fashioned map to research which of the fantastic real-life holiday destinations across Australia they plan to visit."
Another recent Hotels.com survey ranks taxis worldwide.
- Warwick Daily News
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/07 at 03:00 AM |
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