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Articles in December, 2006 issue of GEO: connexion

• INTERGEO--Sokkia B.V.: Sokkia B.V. is charting a new direction toward the high accuracy market with new products leading the way.
• Changing models; Spatial data licenses: what your Lawyer needs to know.
  by Pomfret, Kevin
• Measuring 3D.
• Reach-out.
• Support software.
• Protecting Poland: Jozef Hernik shares some insight into the issue of land protection and anti-erosion in Poland as they relate to local spatial development planning.
  by Hernik, Jozef
• Agreement.
• New RTCM.
• 1st GNSS contract.
• SAPOS connected.
• The power of data quality in the field: the ability to capture data in the field and perform quality checks onsite provides many powerful benefits. Graham Stickler describes the advantages and how the process works.
  by Stickler, Graham
• Flood defence: Trevor Burton and David Scott explain how LiDAR data can be used to abstract flood defence data from low level LiDAR surveys to provide valuable information that meets policy guidelines while also assisting communities.
  by Burton, Trevor; Scott, David
• Measuring up: how do you ensure power in remote locations where continuous monitoring is needed?
• Intelligent traffic tomorrow: the future is now. New technologies are enriching the driving experience.
• Royalty Free.
• Leica Geosystems and Geospatial imaging: with the growing awareness and use of imagery in many applications, new products and services are arriving on the market. GEO decided to catch up with Richard McKay, Vice President, sales & marketing for Leica
• New open source director.
• Roads in GML.
• New robotic total station: surveying just got easier. Automated measurement opens opportunity.
• LIDAR GIS extension.
• eEarth: crossing borders; The EC-funded project electronic access to the earth through boreholes (eEarth) has developed a framework for multilingual cross-border geo-data exchange between six EU countries.
  by Tchistiakov, A.
• Working together.
• Visualise this!
• New analysis.
• Now shipping.
• Spatial awareness: or, 'how do GI-experts use Geo-Information'?
  by Brodersen, Lars
• Megacity transport: Anna Sinitsyna and Kira Shingareva summarise the work experience and concept for the Moscow Megacity Road and Transport Complex.
  by Shingareva, Kira; Sinitsyna, Anna
• Eye in the sky.
• Next generation.
• Germany done!
• GIS for better health: Stefanie Henke and Jurgen Schweikart explain the role of GIS and demographic data for providing better health in Tanzania.
  by Henke, Stefanie; Schweikart, Jurgen
• Appointed.
• Double launch.
• Certified for action.
• Classified = confusion? My hypothesis is that "classification" of imagery and mapping products leads to greater confusion and misinformation.
  by Thurston, Jeff
• Crossroads of opportunity: the Autodesk conference was held in London, UK during October 23-24 with about 600 in attendance at the event.
• eMapBoard: collaborative mapping; During a crisis, effective response and recovery require incident mapping, establishing priorities, developing action plans, and implementing the plan to protect lives, property, and the environment.
  by Blaschke, Thomas; Schmidt, Dirk
• Stock watch: a short summary of recent stock market events and emerging GI related business information.
• Branded: with a new name and new brand, one company is 'geospatially empowered'.
• Processing faster.
• Roads to prosperity: in the first of a two-part article, Parviz Tarikhi relates how Iran is moving streets ahead with its implementation of a nation-wide Web GIS.
  by Tarikhi, Parviz
• Contract award.
• 2007 summit expanded.
• ParkCAD & AeroTURN.
• INTERGEO--Munich, Germany October 10-12, 2006: INTERGEO rates as one of the world's largest and most well known geoinformation, geodesy and land management conferences.
• eLandjamaica: Marla Maniacco describes how Web-GIS is being used to drive sustainable development in Jamaica.
  by Maniacco, Marla
• GMV awarded.
• Roads in GML.
• New DGPS.