A plane will be scanning the island to build a three-dimensional map that will allow the planning authority to monitor environmental changes over the years.
The photographic map will carry information such as on air and water quality and noise levels. All data will be available online for free, explained Saviour Formosa, who is heading an EU-funded environment project being carried out by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority.
I guess it's LiDAR + other sensors?
- Time of Malta
The Philippine government has made geo-hazard maps, which outline areas prone to natural disasters, publicly available in a bid to reduce vulnerability at community level.
They are jpegs.
- IRIN Asia
February 1 is the cut-off for companies with onine mapping websites to have a license from the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. Google has applied for one, but does not yet have approval. That suggests its ok to keep running as is, but can't launch anything "new."
- China Daily
Google is guilty of abusing its dominant position with Google Maps per a court in France. It was ordered to pay €500,000 in damages and interest to the plaintiff and a €15,000 euro fine against Bottin Cartographes. The company, until it was put out of business, offered online maps.
- GPS Biz News
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India's Remote Sensing Data Policy Year 2011 [pdf] gives access to high resolution satellite photos, to all public and private agencies who will use them for social development. Commercial use is also permitted, provided companies are cleared by a high powered committee.
The sense is that the new procedures make access easier. Another change: it seems organizations other than ISRO may be able to launch and manage imaging satellites. The new policy updates one from 2001.
- IBNLive
- NDTV (details changes)
Gambia is learning about epidemiology.
Five days International Training Course on “Spatial Epidemiology” methods and application in Global positioning system (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) was recently ended at the ITC in Kerr Serign. The training was organised by the US department of Agriculture in collaboration with the ministry of agriculture, Animal Health and Production Services Department. The training brought together participants in different countries in the sub-region, who deal with animal health and production services.
- Foroyaa
Kenya is opening up its data stores.
Kaburo Kobia, Project Manager for Local Digital Content at Kenya ICT Board, says the data released on the portal includes the national census, geospatial information on health and education and statistics on government spending at national and county level, information that will empower citizens and promote a transparent and accountable at government level.
by Adena Schutzberg on 07/08 at 03:00 AM |
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