GPS World, April 2016

WATCH MARKET Fugro Delivers Surface Current Data APRIL 2016 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 31 MAPPING 2 what3words Now on ArcGIS Marketplace W hat3words will be providing its three word address and location reference system to ArcGIS Marketplace ArcGIS Marketplace is a destination that enables ArcGIS users to search discover and get apps and content from qualified providers what3words is an addressing and location reference system based on a global grid of 57 trillion squares of 3 x 3 meters Each square has a unique pre assigned three word address For example recruiters infusions fastening is the location of a fire hydrant on inverness Drive East highway in Denver Colorado This what3words system is being used by Esri partner Metcom911 to manage 57000 fire hydrants serving over a million people to ensure fast and effective response to emergencies Containment booms hold back an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay after 58000 gallons of oil spilled from South Korea bound container ship in 2007 Photo CC BY SA 30 Recommended Oil Spill Response Published A new recommended practice has been issued for GIS and mapping professionals responding to an oil spill The final report of a joint project guides professionals in using GIS technology and geospatial information to form a common operating picture for a spill response so various organizations can deal with it effectively According to the report the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico showed the need for a coordinated response based on timely geographic data The International Association of Oil Gas Producers IOGP through the Geomatics Committee and IPIECA the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues issued the recommended practice in cooperation with the Open Geospatial Consortium OGC and Resource Data Inc The report lays the groundwork for coordinated act ivities by mult iple stakeholders that need to come together quickly to respond to a spill said Rob Cox Technical Director IPIECA Having the report endorsed as an OGC Best Practice gives it the authority it needs to act as a focal point in support of that coordination F ugro has successfully delivered near real time synoptic surface current data to characterize current and eddy conditions in the U S Gulf of Mexico Over the course of the five month program Fugro used the new Remote Ocean Current Imaging System ROCIS to survey currents over a distance of more than 125000 kilometers the equivalent of three times around the world The commercially available ROCIS can provide support in emergency situations such as oil spills and search and rescue and in oceanographic research programs as well as monitoring for customers offshore current conditions in specific locations AAGS Seeks Certification Input The American Association for Geodetic Surveying AAGS is exploring creating a geodetic certification program to provide official recognition that a person has the knowledge and skills to understand and solve practical problems in applied geodesy Visit https geodetic xyz survey index php 378997 to fill out a questionnaire