Sunday, July 18th, 2010
CoreLogic announced that their ParcelPoint® parcel database will be available through ArcGIS Online, an Internet-based system for using geographic information. CoreLogic, an industry leader in spatial and natural hazard risk solutions, has converted digital and paper maps, as well as legal descriptions, from most of the nation’s counties into a single standardized spatial database called ParcelPoint.
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – Bulgaria’s Solarpro has sold its solar park near the southeastern town of Malko Tarnovoto United Solar, the company announced. The 2.4 Mwp park is yet to be completed and will spread over 11.2 Ha plot. The total investment is expected to reach EUR 8M. Read More
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – Germany will not deliver on financial aid promises made at the Copenhagen climate summit to help developing countries deal with climate change, according to draft budget plans for the next two years. Read More
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
As the 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference is about to begin in Edinburgh, DMCii has launched a new service specifically tailored to help in the fight to conserve global forests. DMCii’s Global Forest Monitoring service uses satellite imagery to produce easily-understood maps of forest cover change. Uniquely, the service’s wide-area forest surveys can be updated annually,
Sunday, June 13th, 2010
Visualization of three-dimensional spatial data is a challenging task which can be efficiently solved using various kinds of oblique views. Oblique views are common in 3D computer graphics: for instance, a perspective view is an intuitive and illustrative way of presenting, for example, architectural or land use plans. Perspective has also been used for years
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
DUTCH NEWS NL – The national grid operator Tennet has asked the treasury for a capital injection of €500m to invest in its high tension networks in the Netherlands and Germany, the Financieele Dagblad reports. Read More
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Today the discussion surrounding maps and cartography is growing. The Internet is allowing more people in different places to experience map use digitally through a wide variety of devices. This use is creating questions about maps, mapping and cartography. Editors Martin Dodge, Rob Kitchin and Chris Perkins have gathered togather a collection of contributors, each
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Autodesk, Inc. has announced that Max Bogl Group has been selected to receive the latest Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The Max Bogl Group is the largest private construction company in Germany. Founded in 1929, the group provides services for large-scale projects in structural engineering, transportation and civil engineering, tunneling, steel and plant construction, and system
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The Network Drafting Team has finalised the next version of their proposal for the Download service. Implementing Rules and the accompanying Technical Guidelines.? The Draft Legislation for the Download Network Service is currently being prepared by the European Commission for submission to the INSPIRE Committee. The Draft Implementing Rules, the Technical Guidelines and the comments
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
MASDAR – Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the world’s first graduate academic institution dedicated to the research of alternative energy, environmental technologies and sustainability, has commenced with classes for the inaugural intake of graduate students. Lectures began today for the 92 pioneering students who were selected from more than 1,200 applicants from 82 countries
