The shortage of skills and skilled professionals in the surveying profession is a well-documented crisis that has been found to affect both developed and developing countries worldwide. Many reports have shown that this problem is threefold. Firstly, it is has been noted that some universities battle with poor student enrolment for surveying programmes. This […]
SANSA’s Dr. Jane Olwoch recently presented some of the key findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) AR5 Working Group 2 Report. The IPCC is an international scientific body that assesses climate change, and was established by the UN Environmental Programme and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988. The panel, consisting […]
The AfriGEOSS initiative has received endorsement and support as a coordination mechanism by representatives of six SADC countries during the AfriGEOSS-EOPower-GEOGLAM Southern Africa sub-regional workshop. The initiative has the ability to link existing programmes in Africa for beneficiation by other countries and institutions. GEOGLAM is the Global Agricultural Monitoring initiative of the Group on […]
SAGI’s (South African Geomatics Institute) Northern Provinces branch celebrated the tenth anniversary of its existence at its annual general meeting in May at the Pumulani Lodge in Pretoria. Chairman Altus Strydom opened the meeting with the news that Mof Muller was retiring after 25 years in the profession and was stepping down from his position as […]
Consulting Engineering South Africa (CESA) is concerned about the pressure put on its members to certify payment for work not done, and have said their members will not bow to pressure from greedy, unscrupulous and unqualified contractors and corrupt officials. CESA CEO Lefadi Makibinyane cautioned that CESA will not allow such elements to hold […]
Everyone who is anyone in the building and building services industry will be exhibiting at Interbuild Africa. The exhibitor profile covers a broad range of products and services, which will attract high numbers of possible new customers to the exhibition. It’s an excellent, results-driven opportunity that makes good financial sense. Exhibiting at Interbuild Africa […]
Advisory Notice from the US Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) Issued 15 May 2014 Recently, many GPS users have reported intermittent GPS outages in their devices. After investigating, the US government has linked the problem to flawed processing of GPS satellite data within certain GPS receiver chipsets. The GPS satellite service continues to function as […]
The Esri Climate Resilience App Challenge 2014 challenges and encourages developers to develop apps that promote climate resilience, using the growing pool of openly available data and Esri apps, maps, services, and APIs. Competitors in the initiative are encouraged to explore all aspects of climate resilience and create tools that help communities see, understand, […]
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has proposed the reintroduction of quality as part of the total procurement point’s calculation, alongside price and BBBEE – Construction Industry Development Board Method 4 for routine projects, as well as the separation of procurement of Built Environment Professionals (BEPs) from the procurement of general goods and services. The […]
