Thursday, November 14th, 2013
URISA is pleased to open up the 2014 Vanguard Cabinet application process. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative which debuted in 2011 to engage young GIS practitioners (35 and under), increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the GIS community. The Cabinet’s mission is
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
Astrium, the world’s second-ranking space company, has announced that Astrium Services’s SPOT 6 high-resolution satellite has been qualified by the European Space Agency (ESA) to take part in the Copernicus Earth observation programme.
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
The shortage of public facilities for funerary service and the traditional social custom in Taiwan inevitably cause the NIMBY (not in my backyard) confliction when locating funerary facilities such as funeral home, memorial pagoda, and cemeteries, which might bring sustainability issues for landscaping, air pollution by crematorium, and noise pollution of traffic.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of geoimaging software and systems, announced today that it has signed an Industry-Academia Cooperation Agreement with Feng Chia University (FCU), located in Taichung, Taiwan, and Lotus (H&R) Inc., exclusive reseller of PCI Geomatics technology in Taiwan.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
1Spatial , a spatial big data company which manages the world’s largest spatial data, and its LSI partner, have signed a contract extension with the U.S. Census Bureau. Following the success of the initial contract to supply 1Validate & 1Integrate licences, the contract extension will focus on the provision of software licences and services in
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Safe Software today expands its proven data integration technology into the iPaaS (integration platform as a service) market with its new cloud-based service. The Canadian-based company and leader in spatial data transformation today announced the public beta offering of its new FME Cloud service.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall early on November 8 in Guiuan municipality, Eastern Samar province, Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines. The storm hit with 150mph winds and gusts up to 170mph. Communications and power lines are down in many areas. Roads have been impacted, limiting access to the most affected areas. The Digital
Monday, November 11th, 2013
Close to 01:00 CET on Monday 11 November, ESA’s GOCE satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere on a descending orbit pass that extended across Siberia, the western Pacific Ocean, the eastern Indian Ocean and Antarctica. As expected, the satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere and no damage to property has been reported.
Friday, November 8th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, today announces that it has successfully delivered to the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department (SLSD) a Historical Airphoto Processing (HAP) system, a customized workflow developed by PCI Geomatics. Installation and training, which took place in September of this year, were included in the delivery
Friday, November 8th, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, GIS Program Management, via instructor-led web based training. URISA’s GIS Program Management workshop is regularly presented at URISA conferences, chapter events, and at regional conferences (last month in both Illinois and Kentucky). Normally a full-day classroom session, the workshop has
