Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
An art contest for grades 2-4 invites young scientists and artists to explore the solar system and beyond, and then draw a picture showing what they learned. “My Place in Space!” is the 15th annual art contest held by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Arlington, Va. The contest supports national education standards for
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
SWEDISH SPACE CORP – This week two new antennas for satellite communication are being installed at Esrange Space Center. With these two new facilities we have 18 active antennas at our ground station for TT&C and data reception, for around 30 satellites in various orbits around the Earth. Read More
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
TIMES OF MALTA – Google will open a research and development centre in France aiming to lure young French IT engineers as part of a major investment programme, the internet giant said. Google boss Eric Schmidt met President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the plans that include “the opening of a new engineering centre in Paris and the
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Stay current on geospatial technology for the forest industry, from the new tools of ArcGIS 10 and important user techniques to the GIS enterprise and Web portals. See how GIS can further your field data collection activities; discover enhanced interoperability; and learn how to optimize the management of your inventory and imagery infrastructure. September 15
Monday, September 13th, 2010
On behalf of the AGILE council, we would like to invite you to participate at the 14th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, scheduled to take place in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The program will offer parallel paper presentation sessions, keynote sessions, poster sessions and pre‐conference workshops to share your ideas, explore on‐going research, future
Monday, September 13th, 2010
The establishment of Natura 2000 and the new transboundary EU approach for protected sites management has enforced the link between nature conservation and geo-information. This has generated the need for interoperable and accessible EU harmonised datasets. The link is also addressed by the INSPIRE Directive which pursues an EU Spatial Data Infrastructure to support environmental
Monday, September 13th, 2010
The Cannon Power Group, a Del Mar, CA-based wind power developer,said it has closed a $547 million deal to provide electricity for 20 years to the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), a group of municipal utilities throughout the Los Angeles region. Cannon says the deal is believed to be the largest transaction of its kind.
Monday, September 13th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Experts in the transportation sector are excited about CargoBeamer, a new German transshipment technology designed to shift more truck freight to the railways. The innovative system could ease congestion on the roads and help the environment. Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Binary loads of Ingres 10.1 with geospatial support are now available. This software is licensed under the GPL license version 2. A brief video introducing this software is available. Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010
FMS, Inc., an In-Q-Tel portfolio company, has released Version 4.5 of its Sentinel Visualizer data visualization and link analysis software. Originally released in 2005, Sentinel Visualizer offers link charts, social network analysis, geospatial mapping, and the examination of timelines based on a user-customizable knowledgebase. The Professional and Premium Editions of Sentinel 4.5 now provide integration
