CSI adopts solution to overcome SA data custodian hurdle
A full quorum of the Committee for Spatial Information (CSI) met on 1 October 2012 and agreed to adopt several recommendations proposed by its Data Sub-committee relating to the definition of base...
View ArticleThe geospatial professions: where to from here
During the course of this year, it has been interesting to hear people debating the need to keep the geospatial professions relevant and to heighten their perceived value to a range of key players in...
View ArticleDemand for digital mapping services set to climb
According to a recent survey, digital mapping services have emerged as one of the most powerful growth areas in information technology in South Africa. The survey of 111 corporate and 400 SME...
View ArticleAvoiding the revolution
Naren Bhojaram, President of the Consulting Engineers of South Africa (CESA), warned that corruption is paralysing South Africa and eating away at the moral fibre of our society. He said that all South...
View ArticleGeomatics Profession Bill: the saga continues
Reading through the submissions at the recent parliamentary public hearings into the Geomatics Profession Bill, it was evident that GISSA, SAGI, IMSSA, and PLATO had common concerns about the somewhat...
View ArticleWho needs national development planning anyway!
Geomatics is key to planning, infrastructure development and service delivery. Geospatial data, services and tools are essential for achieving the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP). It is...
View ArticleSurveying work acquisition and allocation methods to change
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) is evaluating alternative procedures for acquiring survey work to meet the mandated service delivery levels. Henk Bresler from the GDRT has called...
View Article3D mapping the Tower of Pisa
Australian researchers have created the first ever interior 3D map of Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa by using a breakthrough mobile laser mapping system, the ZEB 1. This detailed record will be of great...
View ArticleSBAS – building South Africa’s satellite navigation capacity
SANSA Space Operations, in conjunction with the SA-EU strategic partnership The Dialogue Facility, hosted an event to disseminate the results of the SATSA (SBAS Awareness and Training for South Africa)...
View ArticleReservation of work for planners
Land surveyors are outraged about a call for comments issued by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on the Draft Regulations for The Planning Profession Act, (ACT No. 36 of 2002). Their...
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