GRID3 (Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development) works with countries to generate, validate and use geospatial data on population, settlements, infrastructure, and boundaries. GRID3 combines the expertise of partners in government, United Nations, academia, and the private sector to design adaptable and relevant geospatial solutions based on capacity and development needs of each country.
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Rapid population and urbanization, combined with extreme climatic events, are causing a swift increase in the vulnerability of communities to hazardous events. Unplanned growth in both urban and non-urban areas calls for preparation to reduce the impact of disasters. There is also a great need to utilize disaster risk information to design effective coping mechanisms.
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The Geomapplica 2018 International Conference is an international event, aiming to present ongoing research activities and advances at the various applications of Geomatics, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications. The conference will explore the use of Geospatial Data in providing solutions to real-world problems. New forms of data like LIDAR imagery & UAV Photography are being used in the quest for results on applied problems. More sophisticated processing techniques are developed in photogrammetry and the uses of GISs are converging to imagery.
The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of South Sudan officially launched the South Sudan Geoportal in Juba on 28 February 2017. The geoportal serves as a platform that facilitates creation, sharing and use of geospatial data. The objective is to enhance the capacity of South Sudan government agencies and non-governmental institutions in geospatial data creation, sharing and management.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2015 was released yesterday, 6 June. The results presented serve as the basis for the upcoming sustainable development agenda that will be adopted this year.
On the occasion of the launch of the Smart Nation initiative, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stressed the necessity to provide open geospatial data to the country.
The innovative approach aims at spreading the spirit of innovation and technology advancement in Singapore and at understanding new ways to employ technology for making societies more responsive to people's needs, thereby building a "smart nation".
The Global Land Component in the framework of GMES Initial Operations (GIO) is earmarked as a component of the Land service to operate “a multi-purpose service component” that will provide a series of bio-geophysical products on the status and evolution of land surface at global scale. Production and delivery of the parameters are to take place in a timely manner and are complemented by the constitution of long term time series.
East View Geospatial (EVG), formerly known as East View Cartographic (EVC), is a leading provider of authoritative geospatial data and GIS production services and solutions.
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Over twenty years, EVG has acquired and built a vast archive of global maps and geospatial data, including topographic maps, raster and vector datasets, elevation models, remote sensing imagery, geological maps, nautical charts, atlases and books.
IntraSearch, Inc. (dba MapMart) is a full-scope geospatial data and services company headquartered in Lone Tree, Colorado in the United States. Founded in 1951, IntraSearch, Inc. has been providing aerial photography, photogrammetry, image processing, topographic and custom mapping services to commercial and government customers worldwide for over half a century.