Category Archives: GIS

Brunei launched New Geocentric Datum

In Bunei the Survey Department under the Ministry of Development launched its Brunei Darussalam Geocentric Datum (GDBD 2009). Through the project, the department will gain the advantage of mapping GDBD coordinates that are immediately compatible with global coordinates obtained from … Continue reading

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Yashada will undertake GIS mapping of all districts

Pune, India: The Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (Yashada) will map all the districts in the state using the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. According to the director general of Yashada, V Ramani, the mapping of all districts would … Continue reading

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New Digital Elevation Model Covers 99 Percent of the Earth

Dear readers,found this good news on map room recently and thought of sharing with the world.Click here to read this interesting post.

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay develops low-cost GIS software

Indian Institute of Technology here has developed a low-cost Geographic Information System (GIS) software which can be used for resource management by community development programmes, government sectors, NGOs and industries. “The software is now made commercially available so that developing … Continue reading

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