London-Based Bank to Cut 15,000 Jobs After Reporting 3rd-Quarter Loss : Standard Chartered

New chief executive William Winters announced the job cuts, which will come by 2018, as he announced a $139 million loss for the bank....
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Antarctica: Continent Is Gaining More Ice Than It Is Losing, Says NASA

NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses A new NASA study says that Antarctica is overall accumulating...
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Indian Grid System

Introduction to Indian Grid System General The Indian Grid System is a system of geographic grid references different from the Geog...
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Basics of a Topographic Map

Topographic Map : A topographic map is a detailed and accurate illustration of man-made and natural features on the ground such as road...
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UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator

UTM Projection  : As the name suggests, the Universal Transverse Mercator projection is based on the cylindrical Transverse Mercator p...
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3 Strategies for Making Money Using ArcGIS Platform

1. Move from Service Provider to Product Provider This was the theme of our Plenary presentation. As a company we are transforming f...
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GIS Technology in Health Care Industry

GIS Technology Helps Health Care Industry Save Lives Image Source :  jsbmarketresearch.com – GIS Provides Important Tools for Impr...
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GIS for Health Care - Today and Tomorrow

The tremendous potential of GIS to benefit the health care industry is just now beginning to be realized. Both public and private sectors ...
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Mapping the Earth – the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off on February 11. One of its missions is an ambitious mapping of the earth. Approximately 80 percent of t...
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Space Exploration - The Future of GIS

The future of GIS is bright. For those students who are willing to learn the ins and outs of geographic software then the future of GIS...
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Mapping a Mission to Mars - GIS

GIS Aids in Planning the Terrestrial Phase of Mars Science Laboratory Mission Mission planners at the National Aeronautics and Space...
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Developing an Understanding GIS

(GeoWorld, August 1996) Effective GIS applications have little to do with data and everything to do with understanding, creativity...
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Don’t Forget the Human Factor: An Experiential GIS

(GeoWorld, July 1996) It is often said that "experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." The coro...
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