Get It Surveyed (GIS) always brings out a small roar of laughter at the local RPLS chapter meeting. Hardee, har, har. The irony is that if you laugh at that joke, then you might as well wear a sign on your head that says “GIS Dummy.” GIS isn’t about accuracy. More>>

Leica Geosystems' new Leica Zeno GIS series enters the U.S. GIS data collection market with rugged products. Leica Zeno GIS is part of the Leica Viva family of products.More>>

ESRI is assisting organizations responding to the recent 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile. Get shakemaps and resources.More>>

Last Sunday morning, I received a call from my sister who was in Hawaii (Kauai) along with my parents and my aunt. I hadn’t turned on the television yet nor been on the internet that morning so I hadn’t heard about the massive earthquake off the coast of Chile nor the tsunami warning in Hawaii. More>>

Leica Geosystems HDS and INOVx announced at the SPAR 2010 conference and at the ARC World Industry Forum a partnership to jointly develop advanced software for converting laser scan data into intelligent plant models. More>>

Trimble introduced an indoor mobile mapping solution for facilities management at the SPAR 2010 Conference on 3D Imaging and Positioning.More>>

The US Air Force has released more details surrounding the new 24+3 GPS configuration.More>>

Trimble has introduced today a new version of its Trimble 4D Control software, the core of Trimble monitoring solutions, that combines GNSS and optical technologies for real-time deformation monitoring applications. The software is designed for monitoring dams, bridges, buildings, pipeline support...More>>

INTERGEO East is being held in the Turkish capital Istanbul for the first time in 2010. The previously announced dates of 5 to 7 May have been changed and the sixth Trade Fair and Conference for Land Management, Geoinformation, Building Industry and Environment is now taking place from 19 to 21 May...More>>

I received some feedback on my last column entitled "What’s the Difference Between a Used Car Salesman and a GPS Salesman?" Most of the comments were positive in that the technical content was reasonably deep and thorough. However, I did receive a couple of e-mails from folks who were offended by...More>>