Landsat 9 enters orbit, improves and expands the Landsat open data mission
The satellite will operate in Landsat 7’s orbit, replacing it, and will work in tandem with Landsat 8 to collect global imagery every 8 days.
Pierre Potgieter
Using open-access geospatial data to automate tailings dam management
New monitoring models, such as the one discussed here, aid mining tailings-facility management and monitoring as well as ESG compliance.
South Africa’s national mapping agency proposes changes to its map series, calls for input
The CD: NGI has embarked on a map design project to update symbologies, annotations, map languages, graticules and other aspects on its 1: 10 000 Orthophoto and 1: 50 000 Topographic map series.
Geospatial data ethics catches up with other industries, stands to learn from them
Data ethics concern everyone in an organisation, and places an obligation on everyone. Codifying data ethics will bring consistency and psychological comfort to you and everyone in your organisation working with data.
New chair Janusha Singh talks about her priorities for growing GISSA and the geo-industry’s prominence
Janusha Singh was recently appointed as the Geo-Information Society of South Africa chairperson for 2020/2021, and shared her aspirations for the organisation in this interview.
Novum Intel becomes Novum Intelligence, launches new services
Eagle-eyed audience members will have noticed the subtle change in our company name, logo and domain name from Novum Intel to the full name, Novum Intelligence.
South African national water quantity data now available for all government departments in spatial and non-spatial formats
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has signed a multi-user government licencing agreement to distribute GeoTerraImage’s Mzansi Amanzi national monthly water data products to all South African government departments and their consultants.
BIM Institute takes new direction under new leadership as the BIM Academy launches its online syllabus
The BIM Institute has appointed Gregory Mofokeng, the secretary-general of the Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE), as its new director from July 2020. The institute has also spun of its education and research arm, the BIM Academy Africa, as an independent training service for BIM professionals.
Novum Intel – a new voice for Africa’s geospatial and location intelligence industry
Novum Intel created an intelligently-designed, comprehensive news and information service platform for geospatial and location intelligence professionals across Africa. Through multimedia (video, audio, text and infographic) articles, we aim to build a strong and united African industry and promote localised location solutions in all their splendour!
How mine surveyors created self-service data for every user on one of Africa’s largest coal mines
When Thys Smith, Exxaro’s survey manager on Grootegeluk coal mine, realised that 60% of his work day comprised serving information request about geospatial data, he tasked draughtsman Beyers du Randt to start work on a digital mapping system that would allow users to access the data themselves.