OGC calls for Industry input on
Geospatial Fusion
The Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC®) has issued a Request for
Information to solicit industry input
into a Fusion Standards Study to be
conducted in preparation for the planned
OGC Web Services, Phase 7 (OWS-7)
Testbed. It will also partner with other
Standards Development Organizations
(SDOs) having technology relevant
to fusion. www.opengeospatial.org
Delhi 3 months away from geogovernance
For the first time ever Delhi city will have
a utility map through aerial photographs
and also real-time monitoring of the ground
situation throughout the city with the help
of 64 wireless internet protocol cameras.
31 departments and agencies will be able
to access this data in real time. The Rs 120
crore project called the Delhi State Spatial
Data Infrastructure (DSSDI) project is in
the last stages of completion. It is being
done by Delhi government along with
Survey of India (SOI). Times of India
Google shows properties for sale
Homebuyers will be able to fi nd houses
and units listed for sale or rent across
Australia through Google Maps.
Listed properties will be marked on an
interactive map, along with prices and
descriptions supplied by a range of real
estate agents. www.thewest.com.au
Bangladesh digital mapping project
The 'Improvement of the Digital Mapping
System of Survey of Bangladesh' at an
estimated cost of Tk 181.43 crore, will be
launched soon by the Bangladesh Survey
Department at all divisional headquarters
across the country. http://bdnews24.com
Swine flu pandemic planning
NHS emergency planners in Bristol and the
Avon region are developing their swine flu pandemic response strategy with spatial
data from Dotted Eyes. The data has been
used to identify the optimum number
and locations of antiviral collection
points. Key factors are population
statistics and travel times to community
pharmacies. www.dottedeyes.com
Pune to use GIS for mishaps
A GIS-based Accident Report and Analysis
System (ARS) is to be launched in Pune,
India. It will have details of every accident
taking place on the roads will be plotted on
the city's geographical map, which would
make it possible to generate analytical
reports. http://timesofi ndia.indiatimes.com
JDA to use Google earth
Jaipur Development Authority (JDA)
will take a bird's view of Pink City to
ensure that it drafts city's development
plans to perfection. It plans to buy aerial
pictures of the city and has applied
for license to acquire the pictures.
http://timesofi ndia.indiatimes.com
GIS to monitor greenhouse gas
The New Zealand Ministry for the
Environment shall soon use GIS to
monitor gas emissions and land-use
change. Built on ESRI's ArcGIS software,
Land Use and Carbon Analysis System
(LUCAS) combines carbon assessment
calculations with core geospatial change
analysis and forest plot sampling to
produce the carbon-per-hectare report for
Kyoto land-use classes. www.esri.com
ITT Corporation announces a new
image processing product
ITT Corporation and ESRI shall
integrate their respective software to
deliver image processing and analysis
capabilities to the ArcGIS platform ITT
has introduced a new product, ENVI
EX, an image processing and analysis
solution integrated with ArcGIS has been
designed specifi cally to meet the needs
of GIS professionals. www.itt.com
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