MundoGEO, a leader in hosting events and publishing magazines and portals to the geospatial industry in Latin America, announces the launch of the new magazine: MundoGEO in Spanish. The current edition, which covers story is the Spatial Data Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean, is available for “browsing” and download in PDF format.
The new magazine MundoGEO in Spanish, bimonthly, brings a story about how the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) are part of everyday life for those who work with geographic information in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as public institutions, especially the federal, state and municipal governments.
“Today, the role of government is changing quickly, from the official provider of geospatial information to the coordinator and data manager, besides facilitating partnerships between producers and consumers. As a result, many countries are developing national policies and practices that make it formal how geospatial data can be collected, stored, shared and used” (by Alexandre Scussel and Eduardo Freitas).
Other news
Among the news that the Spanish magazine MundoGEO presents to the GIS user, its Who’s Who section. In this space, readers have access to information on renowned professionals in Latin America, from the geotechnology industry.
Another news is the section MundoGEO#Connect LatinAmerica in 2012, an enduring editorial that brings the latest information on the largest gathering of geotechnology industry in Latin America, taking place May 29 thru 31 at the Frei Caneca Convention Center in Sao Paulo ( SP).
Also in this edition, Santiago Borrero, General Secretary of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History, from Mexico, speaks exclusively to MundoGEO magazine about the performance of institutions related to cartography in Latin America and the Caribbean. Borrero also comments on the importance of FDI information in Latin America and the Caribbean (SDI-LAC) for the development of the geoinformation industry in the region. The newsletter (http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters ) is published monthly in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with contributions from a group of volunteers spread across several countries.
MundoGEO magazine, in Spanish, continues to bring articles written by professionals engaged in several branches regarding the geotechnologies: Scale, Geoprocessing in the 2014 World Cup, Geo Law, High Accuracy, etc. so check out the Latitude column, written by Emerson Granemann, Web sections (about MundoGEO forum and social network GeoConnectPeople), Browsing (with notes on the geotechnology market), Releases, and also an exclusive article about the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC, its acronym in English).
