Plans for Britain to join the space race with its own satellite navigation system face being scrapped as officials conclude that the ambitious post-Brexit project would be a waste of taxpayer funds. The Telegraph understands that mandarins in the Cabinet Office and Department for Business are pressing ministers to shut down work on the programme, […]

Boon-Khai Tan* Today this data is all around us, incorporating where we are, what we do and who we meet. Location data is increasingly woven into the fabric of our daily lives, whether it be in point-to-point navigation, delivery, ride-sharing, urban development, or natural disaster management. The future is now rarely planned without the consideration […]

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department in Dubai Municipality on Thursday said it has completed 3D photography of all landmarks and buildings in the emirate and transferred them to its main database through its smart systems as part of its project to provide accurate and high-quality GIS data. Eng. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of […]

In the last couple of decades, many cities around the world have adopted new innovative technologies to help them address some of the most fundamental challenges of the 21st century. More and more cities are becoming what is often referred to as ‘smarter’, by utilizing a wide range of emerging technologies that collect, analyse, monitor […]

The analysis of cell tower tracing data of those testing positive for Covid-19 has revealed that the primary carriers of the infection have been the ones who rampantly violated the lockdown orders. The analysis has further revealed that in several cases, the primary Covid-19 patients, who at a later stage were found to be silent […]