Safe Software’s FME 2007 includes Spatial ETL capability for raster data from now on. The new version provides raster and vector integration capability and facilitates GIS professionals to work with...

ESRI has launched Mapping Center, a new website that helps users learn about cartographic concepts and best practices for mapmaking with ArcGIS. The site is designed to provide quick answers...

Google Earth and its related layer language Keyhole Markup Language (KML) have taken the mapping world by storm. Combining an approachable user interface, high-quality satellite imagery, and free cost (for...

When a hurricane, a tsunami, or other disaster occurs, one of the first and most critical challenges facing effective disaster response is rapid access to accurate spatial data. Safe Software...

Safe Software has granted official "FME Certified" accreditation to FME experts from around the world. These individuals are the first to be formally assessed and recognised as part of a...

There is quite a difference between land surveyors (topographers) and those who survey at sea. Topographers can generally gather their information by direct observation and measurement, whereas hydrographic surveyors have...

Almost a year ago (June 2005), Google Earth was launched and drew a lot of attention (‘fantastic’, ‘exciting’) both from the GI-specialists as from the general public. Google Earth was...

News HBS Workshop and Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Hydrographic Society of the Benelux was held on 7th February 2003 at the Delft University of...

With 13 years of acoustic inspections behind them (the last nine utilising the Focus 400 ROTV), Svitzer has, arguably, become a leader in ROTV pipeline inspections. With a highly skilled...

The unique seabed topography of oil & gas field 'Ormen Lange', in the North Sea near Norway makes it very difficult to design pipeline routes and associated structures in compliance...