Saturday, July 24th, 2010
AME INFO – Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has made its broadband service accessible to 92% of the Kingdom’s population, the company announced on Friday. Broadband connectivity allows users fast internet and value added services such as video telephony and mobile television. Read More
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
AVIATION WEEK – The new U.K. minister in charge of space, David Willets, says he will study the feasibility of providing Britain with an independent remote sensing capability. The remote sensing system would likely be patterned after EADS’ Paradigm’s Skynet 5 satellite telecom system, which provides secure communications to British armed forces on a private
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
EBR – Laredo Ridge Wind, an affiliate of Edison Mission Group (EMG) of Irvine, California, has broken ground on an 81MW wind project near Petersburg. For the Laredo Ridge wind project, which has been developed by Midwest Wind Energy of Chicago, the company has already entered into a 20-year power purchase contract with the Nebraska
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Autodesk has announcedthe release of LandXplorer Studio Professional 2011 and LandXplorer Server 2011. The focus of the release is the integration of data from geospatial, engineering including BIM, and 3D visualization applications such as Civil 3D, Map 3D, Topobase, Revit, and 3ds Max to create city-scale infrastructure models. Read More
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
THE STANDARD – A War of 1812 Bicentennial map has won first prize at the world’s largest geographic information system (GIS) conference. The map, launched by the Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council, won first prize in the map category for best cartographic design at the ESRI International User Conference held last week in San Diego. It
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
TAMPA BAY BUSINESS -The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce has applied cartography in an effort to add value for its members. The 2010 Greater Sarasota Street Map and Resource Guide was produced in collaboration with the cartographic and marketing firm of Target Marketing Inc. Read More
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
WSJ – Vestas Wind Systems said late Wednesday it has received a 570MW order for 190 V90-3.0 MW turbines for Terra-Gen’s Alta Wind Energy Center near Tehachapi, California, U.S.A. -The order has been placed by subsidiaries of Alta Wind Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, LLC. Read More
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
The European Union has opened its latest round of financial support for collaborative research and innovation announcing nearly €6.4 billion in new investment under its 7th Framework Research Programme (2007-2013) and there are opportunities relevant to the Irish marine sector. This new call offers a range of competitive opportunities to support collaborative pan-European research across a
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Bionatics, the technology leader in 3D territory modelingsoftware, announces the introduction in Scandinavia of the latest release of LandSIM3D, its 3Dsimulation and visualization software dedicated to city and territory planning as well as landscapepreservation. The introduction will be managed by Mr Enrico RAUE, Area Sales Manager, and a nativeSwedish speaking employee at Bionatics. The version
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
EARTH TIMES – George Mason University’s Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science graduated its first cohort of students from its Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence program. USGIF President Keith J. Masback attended the department’s 2010 Awards and Convocation Luncheon Celebration where he presented 22 students certificates on behalf of George Mason University’s Geospatial Intelligence Certificate Program,
