Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Esri, the world-leading provider of location analytics and GIS software, and GeoDecisions, an Esri gold-level partner, have aligned to empower insurance organizations with performance optimization from the office to the field. Working together, the two companies are creating solutions that allow insurers to track events, such as inclement weather and other natural disasters, so they
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Esri Location Analytics enables organizations to maximize data and applications by revealing the where in their corporate data. Esri Location Analytics extends the value of traditional enterprise applications by incorporating GIS to help you visualize, question, analyze, interpret, and understand data. It consists of a scalable platform that works in the cloud, on mobile devices,
Monday, March 11th, 2013
ScanEx RDC specialists took part in the 14th All-Russian Scientific Conference “Geoinformatics in Oil and Gas Industry” (February 19-21). The report “Express.Kosmosnimki: access to satellite imagery data at unprecedented price” was delivered at its plenary session on February 20.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
In its User Group meeting at the 2013 ASPRS conference in Baltimore, Maryland, Microsoft’s UltraCam product team will introduce its latest technological advancements that the company expects will set new standards for the aerial mapping industry. The meeting will take place on Monday, March 25th from 8:00am – 12:00 noon eastern time in Harborside Ballroom
Friday, March 8th, 2013
In 2012 there were 24 civil, commercial and military spacecrafts for Earth observation launched, belonging to 13 world countries and organizations. The undisputable leader in the number of launched national Earth remote sensing spacecrafts is again China for the fourth time in a row since 2007 (8 satellites), well outrunning Russia (3 satellites), France (satellites),
Friday, March 8th, 2013
A recent major milestone to develop the next-generation of polar-orbiting satellites was reached when operational control of America’s newest environmental satellite was transitioned to NOAA. These satellites are critical to providing advanced warning for severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy snowfall, hurricanes, heat waves, floods, and wildfires.
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
STRaND-1, the nanosatellite carrying a smartphone, has been declared operational in orbit by the mission team from the University of Surrey’s Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). The satellite successfully separated from the Indian PSLV launcher in low Earth orbit after its launch on 25th February, and first contact with STRaND-1
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Cutting-edge mapping technology is critical for successfully ‘flood proofing’ the nation, according to one of Australia’s most reputable water management advisors. The message comes as calls for a nationwide approach to flood mapping have increased after extreme weather in New South Wales and Queensland over the past summer resulted in the second flood crisis for
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Following warnings from the UK energy regulator Ofgem of an ‘horrendous’ energy crunch, aerial mapping company Bluesky is helping electricity companies ensure their power networks are resilient to the threats from falling trees and overgrown vegetation. Using Bluesky’s digital tree map data, known as ProximiTREE, agricultural and environmental consultancy ADAS has helped a number of
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Exprodat, the oil & gas software, consultancy and training supplier, has made their popular suite of petroleum ArcGIS training courses available through a ‘virtual classroom’. Virtual classroom training attendees will learn how to implement spatial technology and data in the E&P environment without having to travel to join a public course.
