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Friday, August 2nd, 2013

New Developer Subscriptions for ArcGIS Online

Esri announced today that it is providing a free developer subscription for its web, mobile, and online tools and services. This new plan includes access to powerful geoservices as well as the ability to host your own data in the Esri cloud as RESTful web services that can be consumed by a wide variety of

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

URISA Announces 2013 Exemplary Systems in Government Award Winners

URISA is pleased to announce the recipients of 2013 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA congratulates all of the participants in the 2013 Exemplary Systems in Government Award

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Ten Members Receive MAPPS President’s Award for Service

MAPPS, the national association for private sector geospatial firms, recognized ten individuals for their significant contributions to the association and the geospatial profession at an awards banquet held at association’s annual  summer conference in Rockport, Maine.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Safe Software Adds Support for ArcGIS 10.2 and ArcGIS Online

Safe Software, makers of FME and the leaders in spatial data transformation technology, today announce the release of the FME 2013 Service Pack 3 (SP3) which features compatibility with ArcGIS® 10.2 – the latest version of Esri®’s flagship product – as well as support for several ArcGIS Online services. These developments ensure that FME users

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Esri Technology Maps the American Futures Project

Earlier today, The Atlantic and American Public Media announced the American Futures project, a joint reporting effort that will take their journalists on a cross-country trip to document changes occurring in small towns across the country. This project relies on mapping technology from Esri to plan and record the trip and showcase the project’s findings.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Get to Know Britain Better this Summer with Ordnance Survey

Remember to pack a map with your mac and get to know Britain better this summer, says Ordnance Survey. From planning the perfect family day out to on-the-spot navigation for outdoor activities, it’s an essential piece of staycation kit.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

American Sentinel University Details How Badge System Tracks Student Achievement in Online Geospatial Programs

American Sentinel University’s GIS program chair, Stephen McElroy, Ph.D., GISP, will highlight how the university’s badge system is used to document competency-based geospatial learning as part of its new online Geospatial Learning Lab in his presentation ‘Badge System to Document Competency-based Geospatial Learning’ at the 2013 National Conference on Geography Education (NCGE) on August 3,

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Select Cadcorp to Supply Corporate GIS

A web mapping application from specialist British GIS software developer Cadcorp, has been selected to become the corporate GIS for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). SFRS will provide all 23 of its fire stations with access to geographic information through an intranet application, Cadcorp Web Map Viewer.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

1Spatial Chosen for European Location Framework Project (ELF)

1Spatial Group Limited has confirmed it is taking a consortium role in the European Location Framework (ELF) project, set up to deliver up-to-date, authoritative, interoperable, cross-border reference geo-data to be accessed by the European public and private sectors.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

NASA Selects Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center Contract

NASA has selected the University of Colorado Boulder for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center. This cost, no-fee completion contract is worth about $42 million. The base performance period is from Aug. 1 through May 31, 2014, with four one-year extension