Mainframes and GIS: A New ESRI Solution on IBM zSeries Using Linux
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-
IBM and ESRI are leading the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) solutions away from a focused departmental technology into a more comprehensive enterprise-wide platform. Enterprise GIS now contains all the reliability, manageability, and performance requirements demanded by Enterprise Information Technology solutions. Customer demand buoyant IBM and ESRI to expand GIS enterprise solutions to use mainframe database repositories for spatial information and analysis. Therefore, IBM undertook a study at the IBM eServer zSeries Benchmark Center ....
The Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for the Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in Cyprus
[ Source: Frederick Institute of Technology ]
January 2008-
Numerous applications have been developed, in particular for land management, such as agriculture, forestry, land use and land cover and the management of cultural and natural heritage areas. The satellite images provide the only possibility for the mapping of the heritage areas because of their instant availability and high resolution. This white paper highlights the beneficial use of satellite remote sensing for the monitoring of cultural heritage sites in Cyprus. The methodology adopted for the ....
The IT Revolution: Applications and Strategies for Transgeographic Learning and Academia in the Twenty-First Century
[ Source: University of Maryland ]
January 2008-
Digital technologies are closing spatial and temporal gaps while engendering expansive new international communities. Replete with symbolic interactions, these transgeographic communities inspire new realms of educational possibility, allowing educators and learners to broaden perspectives through intellectual discourse and collaboration while eradicating cultural divides. The Summer Ecosystems Experience for Undergraduates (SEE-U) is a superior model of how such technology can be used to this end. Available to colleges and university students worldwide, the SEE-U program operates ....
GIS Teaching Via Distance Learning Experiences and Lessons Learned
[ Source: University of London ]
January 2008-
The rise of the Geoinformation Industry in the past decade has generated a high demand for suitably educated graduates worldwide. This demand has only been partly met by the higher education sector. This research paper draws on seven-years’ experience of postgraduate teaching GIS via distance learning mode. Experience has shown that in setting-up, maintaining and developing the GIS course via distance learning, particular consideration has to be given towards the cultural and geographical diversity of ....
TERIA: The GNSS Network for France
[ Source: International Federation of Surveyors ]
January 2008-
TERIA, the GNSS Network for France will be one of the largest GPS networks in the world. Till now, more than 600 surveyors (i.e. about one third of all French surveyors) have associated themselves to the project. The French Union of licensed (private) Surveyors, Ordre des Geometres Experts is launching its own permanent network of GPS stations, with the intention of covering all the French territory by the end of 2005.
Computer Vision Techniques Applied to Ejection Seat Trials Instrumentation
[ Source: Siemens ]
January 2008-
While trajectory measurement systems have existed for some time the extraction of the trajectory from raw measurements has been laborious and the accuracy has been questionable. This paper published by Computer Vision describes a number of alternative approaches which have been considered recently and discarded in favor of a computer vision solution based on high-speed digital cameras (initially digitized cine film) and manually supervised computer vision processing implemented on a standard PC.
Making Mobile Data a Reality: ANPR Solutions
[ Source: Brand Communications ]
January 2008-
Brand Communications technology enhances the ANPR value by putting crime information immediately at the fingertips of officers and users - giving them knowledge and power when combating crime! With various government objectives to reduce crime, Project Laser was introduced by the Home Office to maximize the number of offenders brought to justice using ANPR.
Telecommunications Billing From a Different Perspective: The Comprehensive Billing and Accounting System
[ Source: CoBilAS ]
January 2008-
The customization of the billing systems also means additional costs for consultants, maintenance, change requests and the necessary middleware. These expenditures eat up a huge portion of the operator’s revenue. With its generic kernel CoBilAS is the only system necessary for the reliable high-speed rating, billing and accounting of virtually any type of service regardless whether fixed line, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, content, interconnect, roaming, IMS, VoIP, internet with subscriber accounts handled either pre or postpaid. ....
ISIG/WEB: A Web-Based Tool for Viewing and Editing Maps
[ Source: CPqD ]
January 2008-
The Federal Government as well as the Brazilian private organizations have widely discussed about the Free Software. Brazilian politicians and economists are interested in the use of Free Software platforms for social services provisioning. Here one gets to know about a Web-based distributed platform for visualization, manipulation and edition of maps, which can potentially improve the government efficiency in planning, provisioning and management of social actions.
GIS & Mapping Systems for Public Safety
[ Source: Official Publications ]
January 2008-
What’s the best, surest, and fastest way to direct an emergency vehicle to the scene of an incident? Looking for a street address can eat up valuable time, and that address might not help much in a sparsely populated rural area in any case, since many residences are so far off any public road that they carry no house address at all. While E-911 systems have eliminated most of the problems associated with callers misstating ....