GEO: connexion articles from June 2002

GEO: connexion archives from June 2002

World Cup-it is. (Up Front).
June 1, 2002... As World Cup fever mounts, it's more than just the participating teams that are eager to score at this quadrennial celebration of the 'beautiful game'. Of course, there was the usual fanfare of political initiatives, with Japan's IT...

First SPOT 5 image. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... First images from High Resolution Geometric (HRG) instruments aboard the SPOT 5 satellite were obtained on Tuesday 7th May. Initial analysis shows that the quality of the data matches the expected technical specifications. The satellite was...

German mosaic from Euro Map. (News).(Euromap GmbH)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Euromap GmbH, Munich, a subsidiary of GAF AG, has launched Euro-Maps, a new high resolution orthophoto mosaic suitable for planning and mapping for the whole of Germany. Euro-Maps is processed from 400 images received from the Indian IRS 1C and...

DMG Information Acquires RMSI. (News).(PLM Railcar Management Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... RMSI has been acquired by DMG Information, the business information division of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc., from its portfolio company, Risk Management Solutions, Inc. (RMS), Newark, California. RMSI and RMS will operate as separate...

British Government pays OS [pounds sterling]1.9m ([euro]3m) for national datasets. (News).(Ordnance Survey)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Digital map data will be shared across more than 500 Government departments and agencies under a pilot one-year, pan-government agreement between DTLR (Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions) and Ordnance Survey. This will...

The AIGLE(c) is taking off. (News).(CIRIL introduces AIGLE[C] for automatic generation of user-oriented geomatics applications and Internet interfaces)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The French company CIRIL has launched AIGLE[C] for the automatic generation of user-oriented geomatics applications and Internet interfaces. AIGLE[C] is the result of a research & development program lasting 8 years which has focused on...

GeoConcept Internet Server V2. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... GeoConcept (Paris) has announced its Internet Server V2 enabling users to extend access to interactive mapping across their intranets or extranets and via their websites. Examples include portrayal of retail store networks or the creation...

HP scan + print = copy. (News).(Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... HP have launched the Designjet Copier cc800ps, a large format, multi-function colour printer, copier and scanner. Integral copy and scan software are controlled through LCD touch screen and no external PC is required for stand-alone copying....

Public sector benefits from MapInfo V 7.0. (News).(MapInfo Corporation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... MapInfo Corporation has launched MapInfo Professional[R] v7.0, an enhanced version of its location-based intelligence (LBI) software as well as MapInfo Professional for Microsoft[R] SQL Server[TM], a specialised version for users on that...

Intermap expands in Europe. (News).(Intermap Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Intermap Technologies Corporation (Calgary) has acquired assets and intellectual property of Aero-Sensing Radarsysteme GmbH, located near Munich, Germany. Intermap is also opening a German office to service the broad European community. "The...

Geomedia v 5.0 from Intergraph. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions has launched GeoMedia[R] version 5.0, delivering new levels of performance, flexibility, and scalability for mapping, GIS, and IT professionals. The GeoMedia product suite comprises GeoMedia and GeoMedia...

OS to be Interwoven on-line. (News).(Ordnance Survey)(Interwoven, Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Interwoven, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) has been selected by Ordnance Survey to provide its Interwoven enterprise content management solution to underpin the OS public presence online. "The Web is integral to our long-term strategy, and in...

Os Improves GPS to National Grid transformation. (News).(Ordnance Survey)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Ordnance Survey has launched an improved coordinate transformation between the satellite based GPS system and the OSGB36 National Grid for Great Britain. Civil engineers, land and hydrographic surveyors, field data collectors and earth...

Cadcorp version 6 for MasterMap & NLUD. (News).(Cadcorp SIS--Spatial Information System--Version 6 to offer Ordnance Survey MasterMap support as standard)
June 1, 2002... Cadcorp SIS--Spatial Information System--Version 6, (scheduled for release in Summer 2002) will offer Ordnance Survey MasterMap support as standard throughout the product range. In February 2001, Cadcorp SIS was the first commercial GIS to...

Getmapping refused injunction against Ordnance Survey. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Getmapping plc has failed in its High Court bid to obtain an interim injunction that would oblige Ordnance Survey (OS) to make the company's Millennium Map available on its Web site. Getmapping claims that, up until March 2001, 05 was committed...

OGC seeks comment on Styled Layer Descriptors. (News).(Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC) releases Request for Comments on OpenGIS [R] Styled Layer Descriptor Implementation Specification)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) has released a Request for Comments (RFC) on the OpenGIS [R] Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) Implementation Specification. The OGC membership is considering adoption of this draft specification. The SLD...

Java and Metadata with ESRI ArcIMS 4. (News).(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ESRI has released ArcIMS 4 to enhance and extend the product's capabilities for distributing mapping and CIS data and services on the Web. It is a powerful, scalable, standards-based tool for the design and management of Internet mapping...

Enigma variations. (LBS News in Brief).(GeoCodex in Arlington, Virginia, hopes that geo-encryption will be useful in mobile society and for firms that deliver data in specific areas)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Allied code breakers during WWII struggled long and hard to break the cipher employed by Germany's Engima machine. How much harder would it have been had it used a different encoding for each location? With difficulty one suspects! And that is...

Emergencies, friends and games bring in the cash. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... David Hose, founder and CEO of SignalSoft, a developer of wireless location services, spoke at the keynote session of the Mobile Location Services Conference in Amsterdam in May. The company demonstrated SafetyFirst[TM] emergency services...

Forestry giant goes for GISnet. (LBS News in Brief).(Metsalitto Group)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... GISnet Solutions, Finland, will supply Metsaliitto with unlimited usage license for its MapLT component. Metsaliitto will be using MapLT for map-based user interfaces in its mobile mapping solutions. Metsaliitto Group, one of the worlds largest...

Maporama teams with Pixxures. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Pixxures, Inc., Denver, an online mapping company have announced a strategic partnership with Maporama, the French based provider of online location-centric solutions. Pixxures will incorporate Maporama's worldwide street maps, driving...

Trimble and TTP combine technology. (LBS News in Brief).(TTP Communications PLC)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Trimble, (Sunnyvale, California) and TTP Communications plc (Cambridge, England) have formed an alliance to develop a range of products that combine TVPCom's GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Bluetooth technologies with Trimble's...

Multimap.com develops 'shop locator' for Thomas Cook. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Multimap.com has designed and implemented a 'shop locator' service for Thomas Cook's website: www.thomascook.com Visitors to the site can now locate their nearest ten (out of 700) Thomas Cook shops with accompanying maps and location...

Eurochambres. (Euro Handy Facts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... www.eurochambres.be Represents more than 1,500 Chambers of Commerce and Industry and their national organisations in 36 countries. Founded in 1958, Eurochambres is the acknowledged voice of SMEs in Brussels.

European Commission. (Euro Handy Facts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... http://europa.eu.int/eurol The definitive euro information resource for citizens, businesses and public sector agencies. Constantly updated with euro essentials and euro-related news and educational material.

The European federation of accountants. (Euro Handy Facts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... www.euro.fee.be Provides information and advice to the public and private sector on euro-related matters. Since 1997, and with the support of the EC, its dedicated Euro Information Service Web site has disseminated news and other useful...

Eurosystem. (Euro Handy Facts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... www.ecb.int Eurosystem comprises the European Central Bank and the national central banks of EU Member States that have adopted the euro. Information from this Web site on defining and implementing monetary policy in the euro zone;...

Promeuro. (Euro Handy Facts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... www.promeuro.org A non-for-profit organisation that promotes citizens' awareness of the implications of a common European currency.

Terrafix Ltd. (Awards).(Scottish Ambulance Service Board)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * The Scottish Ambulance Service Board has awarded a contract for an AVLS to Terrafix Ltd.

Project Management Services. (Awards).(United Kingdom. Department of Education and Science)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Britain's Department of Education and Science has awarded a contract to Project Management Services for the development of an inventory system for school accommodation.

Axis Conseils. (Awards).(Conseil General d'Eure et Loir )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Conseil General d'Eure et Loir in France has placed a topographic services contract with Axis Conseils.

Enterprise CEBTP. (Awards).(Conseil General de Ia HauteVienne lets contract to Enterprise CEBTP for geotechnical engineering services)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Also in France, Conseil General de Ia HauteVienne has awarded Enterprise CEBTP a contract to undertake geotechnical engineering services.

Stereokart Ing GmbH. (Awards).(contracts with Stadt Frankfurt)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Germany's Stadt Frankfurt (Oder) has awarded an aerial mapping and photogrammetric services contract to Stereokart Ing GmbH.

Ingeniera Idom International SA. (Awards).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * The Spanish airport and navigation centre has commissioned Ingeniera Idom International SA to supply photogrammetric and surveying services.

Imtech Telecom. (Awards).(contract with REMU Infra NV)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * A digitising contract has been placed by REMU Infra NV of The Netherlands with Imtech Telecom.

AED takes control at SICAD GEOMATICS. (Business Xtra).(AED Graphics AG)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... :AED Graphics AG, headquartered in Bonn and with offices in Potsdam, has acquired a controlling interest in SICAD GEOMATICS. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Formerly a Siemens subsidiary, Munich-based SICAD GEOMATICS will retain its...

Intergraph. (Results).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Operating results reported by Intergraph for its first quarter ending 31 March 2002 show a net income of [euro]4.8 million ([euro]E5.4 million in Q1 2001) on revenues of [euro]134 million ([euro]157 million). The company attributes the decline...

LBS: "we must work together". (Business Xtra).(location based services)
June 1, 2002... :"The revolution in locational information is transforming the way organisations make decisions. There are going to be huge benefits for the country, the citizen, and our organisations. But to achieve success we must all work together as a...

PriceWatch.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2002... PriceWatch * stock price change Autodesk [euro]14.29 [down arrow]-7.27 Intergraph [euro]19.59 [up arrow] +0.59 MapInfo [euro]11.80 [down arrow] -0.68 Trimble Navigation...

MapInfo. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... MapInfo is expanding its global partner, developer and alliance programs to tap new revenue opportunities in location-based services and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The move follows the creation of new business units to address...

UAE awards [euro] multi-million mapping contract. (Middle East).(United Arab Emirates)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The British Geological Survey (BGS), the Nottingham-based arm of the UK's Natural Environment Research Council, has scooped a [euro]11 million contract to map the geology of the north-eastern United Arab Emirates. Won against fierce...

Telemorphic's free-and-easy offer. (Middle East).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Telemorphic Inc., of Berkeley. USA, has launched a public access Internet GIS and satellite image visualisation site dedicated to Israel and neighbouring countries. The service provides the committed and curious alike with free, easy access to...

Making the most of scarce resources. (Middle East).(sewerage resources map)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Water and sewerage are critical considerations in Gaza, the most densely populated place on Earth. This sewerage resources map, created in ESRI ArcView, is from a range of material relating to Palestinian-controlled areas of Gaza and the West...

Meris goes fishing for answers. (Africa).(a look at phytoplankton)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... These spectacular 'blooms' of phytoplankton off the West coast of Africa are among the first images captured by the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) aboard the European Space Agency's Envisat Earth Observation satellite. The...

Managing risk from on high. (Africa).(RADARSAT International)(World Bank)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... RADARSAT International (RSI) of Canada has been awarded an agriculture-related contract by the World Bank to assess the advantages of Earth Observation satellite data for verifying the occurrence of extreme weather events. The project...

Location 2002 tours the nation. (Connect).
June 1, 2002... In a departure from their separate User Group meetings, ESRI (UK) and its local government software arm, CAPS Solutions, joined forces in April and May to stage LOCATION 2002, a nation-wide series of seminars. Some 1,400 delegates...

Bremen hosts LBS expo. (Connect).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A brand new Hall (No.7) at the Conference and Exhibition Centre in Bremen, Germany, plays host to the Mobile Business Geomatics Congress and Trade Fair later this year. Scheduled for 7-9 September, the event reflects the business potential...

Reaching the summit in Silicon glen. (Connect).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The imposing Millennium Tower served as a beacon for several hundred delegates who braved chill March weather to attend VisSummit 2002 at Glasgow's new state-of-the-art Science Centre. Show host Silicon Graphics (SGI) served-up a feast of...

AGI Conference 2002: the event. (Connect).(Association for Geographic Information)
June 1, 2002... Looking for an opportunity to network with other GI users? Then this year's Conference of the Association for Geographic Information (September 17-19) is for you! Its theme--Finding your place in the GI Network--says it all in focusing on...

French Riviera welcomes MapInfo. (Connect).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Following-on from last Year's successful gathering in Amsterdam, MapInfo users and partners this month check-in to the Sofitel Royal Casino Hotel in Cannes for the company's annual EMEA Conference (June 5-7). A keynote address by President...

Mapmakers meet in Portsmouth. (Connect).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The 39th Annual Symposium and Map Curator's Workshop of The British Cartographic Society is scheduled for 12-14 September 2002 at the University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England. The event has been structured as six sessions, each...

The Danish Mapping Agency. (User Group News in Brief).
June 1, 2002... Britain's Laser-Scan holds its 2002 User Group meeting at the business centre in Wyboston, Cambridgeshire, 1-3 July. Oracle and the Danish Mapping Agency (KMS) are among those giving keynote presentations. Full details from: ...

The Moscow-based Racurs Co. (User Group News in Brief).
June 1, 2002... The Second International Conference for users of PHOTOMOD digital photogrammetry software from the Moscow-based Racurs Co. takes place 1-5 July at he Saint-Petersburg Hotel in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Full details (in English) from: ...

CAGI: Czech association for Geographical Information. (Eurogi Member Profile).(Czech Association for Geographical Information)
June 1, 2002... Czech Association for Geographical Information Date of foundation: June 12, 1997 Type of association: Non-profit umbrella association President and chairman of the Board/Secretary General: Josef Hojdar Executive Director:...

Towards a GI Commission. (AGI View).(Geographic Information Commission for Europe )
June 1, 2002... : Across Europe, there is a growing interest in establishing a Geographic Information (GI) Commission. Such a body would provide independent advice to government, commerce and citizens alike. As the Information Age Society develops, there is...

EC funding for GSDI 6. (EUROGI Update).(European Commission; 6th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The European Commission has approved a [member of]142,000 grant in support of the 6th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, 16-19 September 2002. The theme of the event, 'From global to local'...

Infotech appoints Boxer. (People).
June 1, 2002... Alan Boxer has joined the Infotech Enterprises Europe main board as a Non-Executive Director. Alan brings many years of commercial experience from his career that has included Procter & Gamble, EMI Group, McDonnell Douglas Information Systems...

Thomason heads Infrasoft Australasia. (People).
June 1, 2002... Infrasoft Corporation, Horsham, UK which acquired its Australian distributor Infrasoft Pty Limited in December 2001, has appointed David Thomason as general manager of Infrasoft Australasia and vice president designate of Asia Pacific...

Hickey becomes COO at MapInfo. (People).
June 1, 2002... MapInfo Corporation has announced the appointment of Michael Hickey to Chief Operating Officer. Hickey, who has been with MapInfo Corporation for seven years, will lead MapInfo's sales, marketing, product management and engineering functions to...

Dalim appoints Deckers. (People).
June 1, 2002... DALIM Software, Kehl, Germany, developer and supplier of production tools and workflow solutions, has appointed Stephane Deckers as Business Development Manager. With direct responsibility for the Nordic countries as well as Eastern Europe,...

Cohen to Claritas. (People).
June 1, 2002... Eric Cohen, former head of the Financial Services Group at CACI Ltd. in London, has joined Claritas Inc. as vice president of Software Product Management based in Arlington, Virginia. Until acquired by ESRI, CACI Internationals U.S. business...

Katz to Manage Knowledge at OGC. (People).
June 1, 2002... Carl Katz has joined the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) as Director of Documentation and Knowledge Management. Prior to joining OGC, Mr. Katz was the Director of Knowledge Management for USPowerSolutions, where he developed programs to improve...

The tortoise and the hare: Robert Barr sounds a cautionary note by putting a new twist on an old tale. (Dangling Segment).(competition emerging between established GI powerhouses of Western Europe and those in Eastern Europe)
June 1, 2002... Readers will doubtless be familiar with the fable of the tortoise which, when challenged to a race by the hare, reached the finishing post first by overtaking his over-confident challenger who stopped to doze along the way. A similar...

Public sector information: resource or commodity? (European Data Policy).
June 1, 2002... Christopher Roper concludes his survey of public sector data pricing, policies by exploring the middle ground between full cost recovery and open access. In a rare study, the Dutch Ministry of the Interior commissioned the Netherlands...

Luxembourg: taking pole position: Wolfgang Steinborn says that while Luxembourg may be small in size, it nevertheless plays a leading role on the European GI stage. (Central European Eye).
June 1, 2002... :When Virenque, Armstrong and Zabel take to the saddle next month for the Tour de France, the world's toughest cycle pursuit, spectators lining the route through Luxembourg for the opening stage can get in practice by logging-on to...

New applications will fuel GIS market development. (Talk).(geographic information systems)
June 1, 2002... As autodesk celebrated its 20th anniversary, we asked Frank Ostyn, the company's director for GIS in the EMEA region, to take a considered view of GIS and where it's heading. A lot has changed since Geographical Information Systems were...

Site matters: Mark Shaw relates a modern-day tale of retail segmentatin. (Futures).
June 1, 2002... Open a shop, and what you sell depends on where you are. Take off licences as an example. There's scotch in Scotland, cider in the South-West, and fine wines in Chelsea. There are local variations, too: young people drink more than their...

Power [& gas, water, heating, telecoms...] to the people: as Norway's electricity supply sector undergoes profound structural change, Jim Baumann reports on the changing role for GIS. (Utilities).
June 1, 2002... Though relatively small in size and population, Norway is a highly industrialised nation and, in common with others, has an ever-growing appetite for electrical energy. The suppliers and distributors of that energy are currently in the throes...

Slovak oil runs smooth with PipeGIS. (Utilities).
June 1, 2002... When GAMO a.s., of Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, was commissioned to develop a prototpye Oil pipeline Information System for Transpetrol, the state-owned pipeline operator, the project got away to a smooth start... and stayed that way. ...

GIS paves the way. (Utilities).
June 1, 2002... In its war against disintegrating paper records, one of Europe's leading pipeline operators found a willing ally in GIS. But, as LOTHAR KREUTZWALD explains, the move from analogue to digital unearthed some tricky problems. While liquids...

Topology in the data base. (Data Base Technology).
June 1, 2002... Steven Ramage and Peter Woodsford outline a development that is set to demystify topology and bring it into the mainstream of data base management. From its prime position on the world-famous Science Park in Cambridge, Laser-Scan has been...

Swiss precision is highly prized. (Data Base Technology).(GeoTask AG)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Showcase 1 g.server Since its foundation in 1998, GeoTask AG of Basel, Switzerland, has specialised in developing geodata server technology for government and business processes. At the heart of its geospatial offering is...

A winner from Idevio. (Data Base Technology).
June 1, 2002... Showcase 2 RAVE Geo Also basking in the limelight is Swedish start-up company, Idevio, which took third place in the Venture Cup, one of Sweden's top technology competitions. Its successful entry was for RAVE Geo, a new storage format...

Innovative, intelligent, inexpensive...India! (Geodata Processing).
June 1, 2002... If global processing is the name of the game where large volumes of data are involved, then India heads the premier league. In the first of a two-part series, ROBERT BARR captures the essence of a thriving industry and dispels some outworn...

Laser rangefinders: a technology analysis: Christian Schorr reviews the state of play against the backdrop of a burgeoning market for these useful devices. (Laser Rangefinders).
June 1, 2002... Looking for different ways to measure data for a project? If so, a laser rangefinder could be just the answer. In essence, the device measures the point offset between instrument and target without the operator physically moving. As such, it...

Big blue's tool for the times. (New Product Focus).(examination of Graphic Interface Pilot System by IBM France )
June 1, 2002... Although no newcomer to GIS, IBM has noted the decentralisation trend in public services, the opening-up of markets to competition, the ubiquity of information systems and the explosion of the Internet to revise its software development...

Management Information Systems 2002 Conference papers. (Bookshelf).
June 1, 2002... This 430-page hardback from WIT Press contains written versions of more than 40 papers presented at the International Conference on Management Information Systems (including GIS and Remote Sensing) held in Halkidiki, Greece, earlier this year....

The Cadcorp SIS Internet Developer Kit. (Business Briefs).(City of Melle and the Municipality of Bissendorf, Lower Saxony purchase licensing agreements)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The City of Melle and the Municipality of Bissendorf, Lower Saxony have purchased Cadcorp SIS licences through their local reseller, Promegis. The Melle pilot installation has now been enhanced with the Cadcorp SIS Internet Developer Kit (IDK)...

Cadcorp. (Business Briefs).(distribution agreement with Geo Graphics AS)
June 1, 2002... Cadcorp has signed a distribution agreement with Oslo based Geo Graphics AS. Geo Graphics offer a wide range of geo-spatial services to the Norwegian market including the provision of GIS solutions for environmental management, planning!...

IGN France International. (Business Briefs).(compant purchases licences from Cadcorp)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... IGN France International (IGN-FI) has purchased 20 further licences of Cadcorp SIS bringing the total number of 'seats' to 76. These will be used to update urban map information as part of IGN-FI's new contract to maintain and update geographic...

Space Imaging Inc. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Space Imaging Inc. will be using eCognition from Definiens Imaging GmbH of Munich for image classification and feature extraction from earth observation data. eCognition is being uses by Space Imaging for several national projects, where land...

ESRI (UK) Business Solutions. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ESRI (UK) Business Solutions has been chosen by Hoots to help it identify the optimum location for its UK retail outlets and manage its property programme. Boots has 1400 outlets and needs to monitor the pattern of customer demand around each...

Eurimage. (Business Briefs).(price list, terms published)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Eurimage have published a new Price List and Terms and Conditions of Licence with effect from May 8. Quickbird licencing has been simplified which also reduces the cost of data for multiple users. A License for a Single Organisation is now...

The European Space Agency. (Business Briefs).(awards contract for crop information system)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a two-year business development contract to fund the design and development of a crop information system. This will use RADARSAT-1 and ENVISAT data, related agronomy information, and modelling to...