The Portuguese West Coast is a beautiful yet harsh landscape to explore due to high slope cliffs and very accelerated erosion process. This landscape conceals a very rich paleontological heritage: fossils of large vertebrate animals (mainly dinosaurs, turtles and crocodiles) from the jurassic period. Mobile GIS technology enabled paleontological researchers to better explore this area by determining exact location of fossils.
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Paleontological research in Portugal  Antalya Water and Sewerage Administration, Turkey Antalya, with a population of over 1 million people is a well-known holiday destination located in a bay of the Mediterranean Sea in Southern Turkey. The drinking-water supply of local inhabitants and guests is provided by Antalya Water and Sewerage Administration. To keep up with the challenges of rapid growing urban area, the company introduced and operates a GIS system, supported by handheld Topcon GRS-1 GNSS receivers with DigiTerra Explorer. Alert system supported by mobile map orientation Altötting, a well-known destination for pilgrims in Bavaria, and Neuötting in its neighbourhood have almost become one town by now. The drinking-water supply of local inhabitants and guests is provided independently in both towns. To save costs the towns have recently set up a common alert system and apply DigiTerra Explorer in this project. Plotting retaining walls with DigiTerra Explorer DigiTerra Explorer helps to plot retaining walls on highways. Scott Wilson Group offers global integrated design and consultancy for the built and natural environment, mainly in the Railways, Buildings & Infrastructure, Environment & Natural Resources and Roads Sectors. The Group, listed on the London Stock Exchange has a global network of 80 locations and employs over 6,000 members of staff with over 3,500 based in the UK. |
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