Friday, July 9th, 2010
Zhangjiagang is a small city of one million inhabitants, which is not much by Chinese standards. But this particular city, 80 kilometres northwest of Shanghai, may prove essential for COWI’s future activities in China. COWI China has just signed a three-month contract with the Mayor of Zhangjiagang to develop a concept that focuses on sustainability
Friday, July 9th, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – According to WRI estimates, the potential damage to marine ecosystem services as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be up to $875 million for marine ecosystems and up to $60 billion for coastal ecosystems. This map shows the ecosystems most at risk – coastal
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Submit a presentation about your experience in 3D for the following themes: 1) your 3D experience to plan, manage and promote your city or your territory. 2) your adoption of « Geo-referenced » 3D model in the context of your project studies. 3) your experience of 3D applied to the preservation of landscape and natural areas). Over the last few years,
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The gvSIG workshop that was held at OSGIS 2010 (Nottingham – United Kingdom) in June, is available in the gvSIG website. It contains a course about gvSIG Desktop , and another one about gvSIG Mobile . The gvSIG Desktop course was made on a Live-DVD, that is also available to download. We would like to
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The Synco building automation system has been upgraded to include the OZW772 web server. This compact device allows remote operation and control of HVAC systems via internet and, in addition to simple set-up, offers excellent performance at an attractive price. Read More
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Earth observation data experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) and its user community can now rely upon a very efficient access to TerraSAR-X radar satellite data. Infoterra GmbH, the EADS Astrium subsidiary responsible for the commercial marketing of this satellite, has tailored the TerraSAR-X data deliveries to ESA and its GMES users to the
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
FORESTRY TASMANIA – People who want to find out details of planned forestry activities now have the convenience of purchasing copies of Forest Practices Plans (FPPs) online. The plans can be purchased for $20 each from the FPP online shop which can be accessed at the top right hand corner of the Forestry Tasmania website
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
GeoSamba Universal version 2.6 represents a significant step forward in delivering a smarter and faster framework for sharing location based intelligence across business processes and enterprise systems. The mapping and geographic analysis system has undergone further development in support of iintegrate Systems’ continued commitment to providing the fastest to deploy, easiest-to-use business integration tool available
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired a minority interest in Charlotte, N.C.-based BLUERIDGE Analytics, Inc., provider of SITEOPS – breakthrough site design optimization technology that utilizes cloud computing to save substantial time and cost while improving land development outcomes. SITEOPS, a patented web-based application, empowers civil engineering professionals, real estate developers, and
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The Planning and Architecture and Place Divisions Performance and Improvement Plan sets out: 1) The roles and responsibilities of the divisions, 2) Performance in 2009/2010, and 3) Improvements for 2010/2011. Read More
