Digital mapping of Chinese cities by
2015
286 cities in China will complete digital
surveying and mapping to facilitate
planning and management by the end
of 2015, the State Bureau of Surveying
and Mapping said. The digital database
will serve as the sole authoritative
geographical information source for each
city. All the databases will be nationally
networked so governments at national,
provincial and municipal levels can share
information. http://news.xinhuanet.com
Xinjiang bans classifi ed topography
map trading
Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region have released
a joint notice to ban the online and offl ine
trading of classifi ed topography maps.
The notice banned trade and collection
of topography maps with "classifi ed"
titles and required people to report to the
authorities if they fi nd such trading or
collection. Any government department
which loses classifi ed maps will be
punished and any website involving
classifi ed topography map trading will
be closed. http://news.xinhuanet.com
Australia creates Research Centre
The Australian government has dedicated
funding to a domestic spatial information
research centre, setting aside $32.3
million (Australian) under its Cooperative
Research Centres (CRC) Program. The
centre is the Cooperative Research Centre
for Spatial Information (CRCSI-2).
One of the goals set for CRCSI-2 is to
create a coordinated national network
of satellite system reference stations
to permit real-time positioning to two
centimetre accuracy and establish a fully
functioning market place for spatial
information, the Australian Spatial
Marketplace. www.crcsi.com.au
MoU for base mapping of Haryana
An MoU has been signed between
Survey of India and Haryana Space
Applications Centre "HARSAC" for base
mapping of Haryana towns using High
Resolution satellite data. Digital Base
Maps for all the major towns of the State
will be prepared to effectively address
urban planning issues. http://pib.nic.in
NHS Lothian access to OS Survey data
NHS Lothian has signed the One Scotland
Mapping Agreement with Ordnance
Survey, giving it access to the Ordnance
Survey mapping data to aid the delivery
of patient services. The One Scotland
Mapping Agreement means publicsector
organisations can not only use
mapping to support their own work
but also easily share information with
others. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
ASPRS guidelines for mapping services
The Board of Directors of the American
Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing (ASPRS) has approved
the "Guidelines for Procurement
of Professional Aerial Imagery,
Photogrammetry, Lidar and Related
Remote Sensor-based Geospatial
Mapping Services." A copy of the
Guidelines is available online at www.
asprs.org/guidelines. www.asprs.org
OGC announces Learning Resources
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®)
announces new set of public resources
for learning about, developing and
implementing interoperable geospatial
capabilities. The OGCNetwork "Learn"
page (www.ogcnetwork.net/learn) is part
of OGC Network TM, a window onto the
dynamic, constantly changing Geospatial
Web as described by the OGC Reference
Model. www.opengeospatial.org
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