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S Subba Rao takes charge as the new Surveyor General of India
“The priority is to reestablish our identity and crusade to provide spatial data as per the needs of the market and I do hope to bring about the change long deserved by the Survey of India,” says Swarna Subba Rao who took over as the youngest Surveyor General of India here on Thursday. Mr Rao joined the Survey of India as a Deputy Superintending Surveyor in 1983 and is known as a dynamic

Government to use remote sensing to study shrinking wastelands
September 6, 2010 - India: Wastelands in India are reducing rapidly. The government, keen to expand area under cultivation to boost food output, has launched a project to find out the reasons for shrinking wastelands.The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) in the rural development ministry is collaborating with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to find out the change in the pattern of

Gujarat University initiates advanced PG diploma in Geoinformatics and Satellite Communication
September 6, 2010 - Ahmedabad, Gujarat: The Gujarat University has initiated an advanced PG diploma in Geoinformatics and Satellite Communication. The course is offered by the department of physics, electronics and space science, in collaboration with the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of ISRO and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL).The course involves a two-semester advanced PG diploma and

villages in Gujarat use geospatial technology for disaster management
Ahmedabad, Gujarat - September 6, 2010: A number of villages in Maliya, Junagadh district have big Geographic Information System ( GIS) maps put up in the main area of the village where there are specific routes marked for people to take in case there are floods or any other disaster to reach the safe spot. The map also has houses marked where vulnerable people like the physically and visually

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With the launch of the Soviet-made artificial satellite Sputnik 1 way back in 1957, a new age was born that of space. It changed the way how space was viewed and....

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Leica Geosystems introduces GNSS Spider v4.0 – the next generation professional business solutions for GNSS Networks

Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica GNSS Spider v4.0 as part of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica SpiderWeb v4.0 and Leica SpiderQC v4.0. Leica GNSS Spider v4.0 features an all-new Business Center web portal for all GNSS Services. Additionally advanced support for the new GR10 “plug’n’play” reference station receiver, enhancements for GNSS monitoring applications, and numerous other new features, improvements and optimizations increase the positive user experience.

Leica GNSS Spider is an integrated software suite for GNSS networks that is modular and scalable. It can be tailored to suit various GNSS surveying, machine automation, GIS, seismic, and structural monitoring applications. Professional service providers world-wide count on the Spider infrastructure software.. Read More

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