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Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

Raising the Bar – Boynton Beach, Florida GIS

December 1, 2015 — GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) — GIS has become a mature technology. Over the past two decades, most cities in the United States have implemented a GIS program. The City of Boynton Beach, Florida is no exception. They began their GIS program in earnest in the year 2000, by

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100

December 1, 2015 — Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16 to 24 percent by the end of the 21st century under widely accepted climate scenarios.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

US Environmental Protection Agency Chooses SimActive’s Correlator3D

Montreal, Canada, December 1st, 2015 — SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, has been selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). They are using Correlator3DTM to create 3D datasets of vegetation for input into biophysical models. The software will also support generation of urban landcover maps for their GIS, EnviroAtlas.

Monday, November 30th, 2015

MAPPS Announces Judges for Ninth Annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards

November 30, 2015 (Reston, VA) — MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced the panel of judges for the ninth Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards Competition.

Monday, November 30th, 2015

GSDI Association Announces GSDI 2015 World Conference in Taiwan in 2016

November 30, 2015 — The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association and the Taiwan Association of Disaster Prevention Industry (TADPI) announce the GSDI 15 Conference, to be held in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) from 28 November to 2 December 2016, with strong support from Ministry of the Interior (MOI). The theme of the conference

Monday, November 30th, 2015

Gateway to Maps for Europe Takes Centre Stage at European Commission

November 30, 2015 — National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities have demonstrated how their maps and land information can help the European Commission to achieve the EU’s priorities.

Friday, November 27th, 2015

Scenery Not Just Greenery has an Impact on Health

November 27, 2015 — People feel healthier when they live in a more scenic area, a new study has found. Researchers have found that this link holds across urban, suburban and rural areas of England, and cannot simply be explained by the income of local residents, or how green an area is.

Friday, November 27th, 2015

Ready for Best Mobile GIS Solution on Windows Mobile Platform Ever!

November 27, 2015 — The product team at Supergeo is getting ready to launch an updated version of SuperPad 3.3! The usability and reliability have been improved, and we have included some robust and practical new features targeted to field workers.

Friday, November 27th, 2015

More Bandwidth for Earth Observation

November 27, 2015 — DLR makes progress with a new radar mission at the World Radiocommunication Conference. Mobile telephones, high-speed Internet, up-to-date meteorological data and navigation programs available anytime, anywhere – all thanks to satellites. Bandwidth and frequencies that are revised every three to four years at the World Radiocommunication Conference play an important role

Friday, November 27th, 2015

Romanian Surveying Company Uses SuperGIS Desktop

Novemner 27, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the professional GIS software and solution provider, announces that its well-developed and stable desktop software, SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 Professional, has been recently selected by SysCAD solutions, a Romanian surveying company.