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Balancing global positioning with local needs
by Raoul Hodges, CSIR SAC
 Appreciation for the contribution of space exploration to resolving major societal challenges is growing. Countries worldwide are becoming increasingly reliant on space-based applications. Many now realise the importance of coordinating space capabilities and efforts are afoot to better manage space activities and strengthen the technology base of the space industry globally to increase economic prosperity... ( more) |
SA Space Agency launch
by Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology
 It gives me great pleasure to launch the National Space Strategy and the South African National Space Agency. The space industry is now big business. It is not simply a matter of space travel, although the possibilities of space travel have excited and fascinated many of us. No, it's also about an industry that has enormous potential future growth... ( more) |
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The land survey tariff
by Steve Blackenberg, Land Surveyor
 A tariff should be an open contract between a service provider (the surveyor) and the public, filed with a regulating body (PLATO/SAGI). At a minimum, tariffs imposed must cover the cost of providing the service, maintaining this service at an optimum quality that is acceptable to the customer, additional research and other indirect costs... (more) |
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EE Publishers for Citizen Journalism
by Chris Yelland, managing director, EE Publishers
 EE Publishers has established a facility at its website for citizens to upload articles, files and supporting documents under the category of Citizen Journalism. In addition, a Facebook page entitled EE Publishers for Citizen Journalism has been set up to post commentaries, pictures, captions, links, audio/video clips, etc., following familiar procedures... (more)
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Surveying on the Medupi Power Station project
Information from Optron Geomatics
Confirming that structures are built correctly is a key activity in any construction project. At a new power station in South Africa, Trimble technology was used to make quick work of a tall order. Covering 883 hectares, Medupi's size and complexity called for expert surveyors... ( more) |
Creating a new base map of Maputo
by Matt Murphy, Geosense South Africa
Geosense in a joint venture with Esri South Africa has completed a modern survey of Maputo, acquiring highly accurate aerial, colour infra red imagery (CIR) and orthophotos. The 500 km2 area covered includes the city and its environs and the islands of Xefina and Inhaca... ( more) |
From Dwelling Frame to a Service Delivery Information Framework
by Ashwell Jenneker, Statistics South Africa
Imagine living in a country where every structure on every inch of land within its borders has a physical address, a description of its attributes and its geographic coordinates all recorded in a single database. Information about informal shacks in Soweto, farm houses in rural KwaZulu-Natal and big businesses in the Western Cape are all captured uniformly. Now imagine what this would mean for South Africa... (more) |
Using spatial analysis as an approach to rural development
by Fanie Minnie, Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Comprehensive Rural Development Programme projects are showing that it is possible to assist rural communities on the road to independent growth by providing essential planning services enabled by spatial analysis.To better explain how GIS is used to ensure responsible spatial planning I will use one of our implementation sites which received national publicity. The area of Riemvasmaak in the Northern Cape is situated... (more) |
Using GIS and systematic conservation planning software
by Boyd Escott, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
As with all other disciplines, conservation agencies are increasingly being asked to provide accurate and objective guidance using spatial planning. Systematic conservation planning software offers a means of incorporating into the spatial planning realm the environmental perspective in a manner that is both scientifically justified and easily understood... (more) |
An introduction to lidar-based aerial surveys
by Adriaan Combrink, CK Aerial Surveys
Since the early 1960s laser has often been referred to as "a solution looking for a problem" to solve. Today this still rings true, as lidar-based aerial survey (LBAS) technology continues to provide an increasing number of solutions to survey needs, especially in large-scale projects or in areas that are difficult to access for conventional surveys... (more) |
Eyes on the Earth
by Helen Sedlmeier, Siemens
Satellites collect measurements that provide insight into volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and climate change. Siemens is developing special test systems designed to download the huge volumes of data gathered by these costly scouts back to earth.eys... (more) |
GIS: Giving a new dimension to media research
by Judy Cronjé, TNS Research Surveys
In 2010 Primedia Unlimited commissioned consumer knowledge and information company, TNS Research Surveys, to conduct research to provide quantifiable evidence of the efficacy of different media types in terms of campaign recall. A geographic information system (GIS) was used to represent and interrogate the data at a spatial level... (more) |
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