Crypto-Cadastre: is the future of land administration written in The Blockchain?
In 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto[1] published a paper[2] on the cryptography mailing list metzdowd.com[3] describing a method for preventing double-spend of digital currencies using digital signatures, peer-to-peer networks and a concept called ‘proof-of-work’. His idea resulted in the first cryptocurrency Bitcoin, market capitalisation at time of writing $4.2 Billion USD[4]. The success of Bitcoin generated a slew of imitators […]
Automated Vehicles: why the GI industry should be paying attention
The development of autonomous vehicles has received considerable attention in the technology press lately. So far this hasn’t translated into a lot of interest from the geospatial sector, despite this emerging technology’s reliance on geographic data. This article examines self-driving cars from the perspective of the geospatial industry, it examines the technology’s requirements for hugely […]