As part of a various amendments under the “Twentieth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2019”, Part 101: Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) fees are being adjusted. The amendments follow recommendations made by the Civil Aviation Regulations Committee (CARCom), to amend the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011. Also to be amended are the Technical Standards, including […]
In 2018, Here Technologies took the top spot as highest-ranking vendor in the location platform market, toppling Google in the Ovum Location Platform Index. The data and location platform has done so again in the firm’s 2019 index. The company has made innovative and collaborative developments from growing its global team to expanding its products […]
Pitney Bowes, a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, data, and financial services, has entered into an agreement to sell its software solutions business to Syncsort for $700-million in cash. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the calendar year, pending regulatory approvals and […]
A revised Land Use Scheme that considers the environment first and most importantly Joburg’s Land Use Scheme, has been operational from 1 February 2019. The land use scheme allows citizens to build another dwelling on their property or use a residential property for business if it’s zone 1, 2, 3 or 4. The city prepares […]
The American Geographical Society (AGS) EthicalGEO Initiative seeks to encourage thinkers, innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, practitioners, students, and everyday citizens and bring them into a global dialogue about the ethical challenges and opportunities posed by the many geospatial technologies and data sources that are reshaping our society. Just as the EthicalAI dialogue has enabled a broad-based […]
The all-new ArcGIS StoryMapper of the Year contest is now open. Esri is giving away a $5000 grand prize to the contest winner, who will get to decide how it will be used to help their community. The winner will be named StoryMapper of the Year, and their original story map will be featured on […]
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has urged the Department of Human Settlements to rapidly improve its title deeds-issuing programme. This comes after the fifth Parliament’s legacy report suggested that the department should improve on the issuing of title deeds, as deeds are a wealth legacy that can be passed on from […]
Cabinet has approved an integrated service delivery model that will see the three spheres of government work together to accelerate the implementation of service delivery programmes to communities. The District-Based Service Delivery Model is expected to ensure coherence and integration in planning, budgeting and the implementation of service delivery projects and programmes in all districts […]
