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Esri Releases National Geographic World Basemap

January 5, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, ESRI, Geomatics, GIS, Land Surveying, News, Surveying Software

Highly Detailed Basemap Accessible via ArcGIS Online

ESRI ArcGIS National Geographic Basemap

This section of the National Geographic World Map shows Europe at a small scale.

January 4, 2012

Redlands, California—In cooperation with National Geographic, Esri released the National Geographic World Map. Esri and National Geographic collaborated to produce a distinctive basemap that reflects National Geographic’s cartographic design, typographic style, and map policies. Designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the National Geographic World Map is for users who want to display minimal data on a vibrant, highly detailed background. The map is currently available at ArcGIS Online in the basemap gallery.

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Building of Digital China-Geographic Info Summit to Showcase Digital Breakthroughs

July 1, 2009 in Associate Membership, Business, GIS, Land Surveying, News, Surveying Software

China vows to foster the development of the geographic information industry and boost the “building of Digital China” through the National Geographic Information Summit, which opens in Beijing today, according to Xu Deming, vice-Minister of Land and Resources.
Surveying and mapping has become a fundamental safeguard for the development of the economy, Wang Chunfeng, vice-chief of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, said last month.
Professional Land Surveyor Source: China Daily

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