Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Figures on how flood spending will increase between 2008 and 2011 were announced today by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. Mr Benn announced in July that spending on flood management would increase from £600m in 2006/7 to £800m by 2010/11. Today he said annual budgets would rise to a minimum of £650m in 2008/09, and a
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Topcon Europe Positioning is proud to present its new laser scanner to the surveying and civil engineering community. The Topcon GLS-1000 handles like a total station but delivers a total scanning solution. At an affordable price it takes the pain out of investing in a laser scanner, offers reliable measurements and opens a whole new
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
CR Kennedy, Leica Geosystems partner in Australia, has won a tender to supply new Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) to Spatial Information Infrastructure of the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) in Victoria. The tender requested Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) equipment to support GPSnet modernization and densification.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Wallingford Software announces today the launch of InfoNet Exchange, a new module for InfoNet, the asset management software solution for the water and wastewater industries. The announcement coincides with the release of InfoNet v8.5, which features a number of additional and important product improvements. InfoNet Exchange is a new optional module for InfoNet users that
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, has teamed up with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Alibre, Inc. and TraceParts, Inc. today announced immediate availability of a new TraceParts online portal providing the rapidly growing Alibre customer base direct access to the entire TraceParts parts library. The TraceParts library is one of the biggest parts libraries in the world, offering 100+ million 3D CAD models & 2D drawings, including both industry-standard
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
5th International Conference on Geographic Information Science Call for Papers September 23-26, 2008 Park City, Utah, USA TOPICS: Emerging topics and basic research findings across all sectors of geographic information science. The conference attracts leading GIScience researchers from all fields to reflect the interdisciplinary breadth of GIScience, including cognitive science, computer science, engineering, geography, information
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
EU – Helping small and medium-seized companies use energy and resources efficiently is the aim of a recently published Commission Communication. It does this by providing a legal framework and measures that reinforce existing policies and initiatives in line with the particular characteristics of smaller companies. To this end the Communication proposes to create a
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
BBC – The way people in Scotland use water must change to protect the environment and adapt to the pressures of climate change, according to a new study. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) report found supplies were being put under pressure from user demand and environmental influences. Read More
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Southern Louisiana is one of the most prolific petroleum provinces of the world. Proven plays have produced billions of barrels of oil and continue to provide sustainable opportunities for a broad cross section of the industry. Even with all that has been produced, significant reserve adds for exploration and development companies are available in this region
