Thursday, December 15th, 2011
IDV Solutions, developer of Visual Fusion data visualization software, today announced a partnership with Tamarack Geographic Technologies, a company based in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that focuses on enterprise geographic information systems (GIS) services and solutions. Visual Fusion is innovative software that unites data from virtually any source in interactive, web-based visualizations. Applications created with
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
In an increasingly complex GNSS environment, simulation and testing activities are playing a pivotal role, helping developers to reduce the time to market and ensuring that their GNSS product meets the performance requirements reliably. However, choosing the right GNSS testing tool depends on many aspects and is not an easy task. This is particularly the
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Raven Industries Electronic Systems Division announces a new distributor relationship regarding their Raven StarLink Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) products through NavtechGPS. NavtechGPS is a technology driven small business with more than two decades of experience in global positioning systems, geolocation technology and GPS/GNSS technical training. Beginning December 15, 2011 NavtechGPS will receive and process
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Belarus is planning to launch a remote sensing satellite from the Baikonur space launch facility in Kazakhstan in the first half of 2012, the republic’s Academy of Science reports. The satellite will be launched together with a Russian-made one. Read More
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Caspian Sea is related to the category of partially freezing seas with shallow water northern part of the sea freezing every year. In 2011 the sea water temperature dropped below 00C in the first ten-day period of December and young ice formed near Volga river delta. Prevailing strong winds moved the ice edge from north-west to
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Gatewing, manufacturer of the revolutionary X100 unmanned aerial system (UAS) for mapping and surveying, introduces Gatewing Stretchout, a breakthrough image processing solution which automatically converts your X100 image data to accurate orthophotos and DSMs. “With Gatewing Stretchout we’ve challenged the accepted way of traditional photogrammetry by introducing highly advanced vision technology that changes the way you process your
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
The Mentor Graphics offering of AUTOSAR design tools (available since 2009) is accompanied by the AUTOSAR BSW. The Mecel offerings include Mecel Picea BSW, RTE and configuration tools, also available since 2009. In their collaboration, Mentor Graphics and Mecel implemented different portions of the configuration tool and software stack with jointly ensured interoperability, enabling both parties
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
A proposed rail link from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland to Kirkenes in the north of Norway has taken centre stage in discussions on upgrading the transport network in the Arctic region. The prospect of less ice in the Arctic Ocean through global warming means that the ocean could become more navigable. This would make it
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Almost a quarter of the European Union’s citizens have never used the internet, according to official research. The survey of 16- to 74-year olds by statistics agency Eurostat suggests 24% have never gone online. It said that was an improvement on the 42% figure reported in 2006. Romania topped the list, with 54% of its inhabitants classed
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
IIED will host a major international event immediately before the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) is held in late June 2012. ‘Solutions for a sustainable planet’ will present a set of recommendations for action drawn from 40 years of work on sustainable development. It will showcase the expertise and perspectives of practitioners and researchers
