Year 2006 was marked by the successful transmission of the first Galileo signals from space. The Galileo Programme now faces an organisational issue: the implementation of the adopted Public Private...

US Interior Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett has announced the formation of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). The Interior Department is currently seeking nominations for membership on the new...

The rising economies of countries such as India and some in the Far East, and increasing world trade, will further boost port construction. Likewise, the entry of new eastern European...

The Dutch government closely monitors morphological processes and water quality in its national waters, a task that falls to the measuring and information divisions of the Dutch Directorate-General of Public...

Trimble will hold its International User Conference from 5th to 7th November 2007 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas (NV, USA). The theme of Trimble Dimensions 2007, Transform Your...

Longer-term gradual climate change represents an even greater business risk. How much will future supply chains, business operations and markets be impacted by changes in temperature, rainfall distribution, storm intensity...

Trimble has introduced an application for monitoring the dynamics of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) infrastructure networks: Trimble Integrity Manager software. In a GNSS network, movement of a reference antenna...

Recently held EurOcean 2007 Conference, organised by the European Commission, stressed pivotal role of marine science and research in EU maritime policy. The Green Paper on this Policy, published in...

A growing problem exists with forward-deployed electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) in obtaining and updating geospatial data(electronic nautical charts). This problem is commonly referred to as distributing geospatial...

Global warming, climate change, rising sea levels and increased commercial exploitation of the seabed and sea space are important global indicators of a changing world environment. A crucial role is...