Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
ESRI Geoinformatik, GmbH and Intermap Technologies Corp. are teaming up to enable Geographic Information Systems (GIS) users to gain access to mapping data, applications, and solutions based on Intermap’s highly-accurate 3D elevation data and ESRI’s GIS and Mapping software. The two companies have agreed to develop and introduce a series of unique products that leverage
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division, known for award-winning, high-quality presentation and display products, has introduced the HL650U, its newest SXGA+ (1400 x 1050 pixels) resolution high-brightness LCD projector, designed for applications requiring high, accurate details and vivid colors such as CAD/CAM, geographical and tactical mapping, medical imaging and virtual simulation. The HL650U blasts
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that its Haestad Methods product line has been selected as the No. 1 water resources modeling software in a national survey. The survey, commissioned by Bentley, was conducted across the readership of CE News’ Civil Connection, a leading civil engineering newsletter published by ZweigWhite. This follows on the heels of
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
HINDU BUSINESS LINE – The Department of Science and Technology (DST) intends to soon roll out a mechanism to collect real-time data on health/stress status of standing crops and to advise State Governments and other stakeholders on how best to deal with it. The real-time monitoring of crops will be an invaluable input to the
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
OLDHAM CHRONICLE – A new colour map of the Greater Manchester rail network, similar to the world-famous London Underground map, has been launched. cartographers at the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) have designed a map of the county’s train routes to make it easier for people to explore different areas by rail. Read More
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Fifty years ago, a bleeping aluminium sphere the size of a basketball became the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. The launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1 took the world by surprise and ushered in the space age. Read More
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scientists have completed a series of maps providing both general and detailed information on the natural environment of Vietnamese coastal areas. Dr. Bui Cong Que at the Institute of Geophysics said that 70 maps were created using the latest Geographic Information System (GIS). Read More
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
BBC – The government has pledged almost half a million pounds to compensate rural communities affected by quarrying. Eight historical monuments that lie near quarries across England are to be repaired to lessen the environmental impact of mining sand, gravel or stone. Read More
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of image-centric software and solutions for the geospatial industry, is pleased to announce the release of Geomatica 10.1.1. This release features notable enhancements to sensor support as well as additional functionality within the software. Now supported in Geomatica 10.1.1 is Kompsat-2, the high-resolution satellite belonging to the Korean Aerospace Research
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Available today, October 1st 2007, a brand new geospatial product make’s its entry on the GeoBase Web portal: the National Hydro Network (NHN). GeoBase is a federal, provincial and territorial government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG). It is undertaken to ensure the provision of, and access to, a common,
