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Aviation regulatory bodies play catch-up
by Clare van Zwieten, EE Publishers
 While unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in SA have taken off in recent years, it is actually illegal to fly or operate UAS or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in SA. Reiterating this point, the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) recently warned that it intends clamping down on the flying of UAS. The SACAA's threat of a clampdown is pretty toothless however, as it is unable to detect UAS use via radar... (more) |
Do graduates in SA's built environment meet industry's expectations?
Information from the Council for the Built Environment
 A recent study by the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has found that poor service delivery in South Africa relates directly to competency and to whether the skills sets of employees in the Built Environment are suited to their work... (more)
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Programme spotlights geomatics practice in AfricaInformation from AfricaGEO
The AfricaGEO 2014 conference is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 1 to 3 July 2014. To date six hundred delegates have registered for the event which promises a range of interesting papers with a focus on geomatics practice in Africa... (more)
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PositionIT Inbox, April/May 2014Letters from our readers
This month's letters focus on legal issues relating to GIS and the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill... (more) |
Orientation solution for mining parallel tunnelsby Jochem Erasmus, Optron
This article outlines a simple solution to an orientation problem experienced when using a multi-million rand machine to mine parallel tunnels. A mine located close to Witbank recently implemented a unique mining method, called the Addcar Highwall Mining System... (more) |
Subsea jacket installation
by James McCawley, Fugro
The offshore installation phase of one of Australia's largest domestic gas developments was undertaken between October 2010 and June 2012. At over 600 days, this incorporated Fugro's longest running offshore construction support project in Australia... (more) |
High speed rail tracking
Information from Topcon
In many parts of the world, from a passenger's point of view, railways can be one of the quickest, easiest and cleanest ways to travel from place to place, whether it is a daily commute, or you are visiting family in distant places. However, the management of rail infrastructure requires a unique approach... (more) |
Adhering to the SDI Act
Information from the NSIF
This article from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform's National Spatial Information Framework explains how users of spatial information can communicate their spatial data/information requirements to the Committee for Spatial Information... (more) |
What is big data, and could it transform development policy?by Emmanuel Letouzé, University of California
In just a few years "big data" have affected industries and activities from marketing and advertising to intelligence gathering and law enforcement, stirring much excitement and scepticism... (more) |
Mapcodes: a new standard for representing locations
by Pierre Potgieter, EE Publishers
Mapcodes, a new location-referencing standard, are short codes, easily recognised, remembered and easy to communicate verbally. Mapcodes are also unambiguous, sufficiently precise, allow access to locations that have no address... (more) |
SPOT 5 National Mosaic and SPOT 6 ortho-bundle imagery
by Hugo de Lemos, SANSA
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has announced the availability of the 2013 SPOT 5 National Mosaic for South Africa. This is an annual product which SANSA delivers to its stakeholders... (more) |
Unified service, asset, and work management
by Bouke Spoelstra, Vetasi
Whether they are called cities or towns or municipalities, local government organisations of all forms around the world shoulder the same responsibility to provide essential services to their constituents. Amid flat or shrinking budgets, local governments today are expected to accomplish more with fewer resources... (more) |
Multi-disciplinary city management through web-based GISInformation from Geo Data Design
City governments need to implement more efficient and effective management procedures to counteract increasing rates of urbanisation and plan for the future. GeoMedia SmartClient is a planning, management and maintenance tool for the increased infrastructure demands evident in cities... (more) |
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