Thursday, November 8th, 2012
The “Thinkers Dinner” concept was developed from a need for government to discuss with industry pressing challenges and innovative solutions.
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, join hundreds of Canadians as they celebrate the transforming power of geographic information system (GIS) technology on GIS Day. This year marks the 50th anniversary of GIS, which was invented by Dr. Roger Tomlinson in Canada in 1962. Dr. Tomlinson conceived the idea of using computers to automate mapping analysis for
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of five satellites announced today that it is now part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Third Party Mission (TPM) Program. Through this program, ESA provides data to the European and international scientific user community, as well as to supplement its own internal projects for research
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Safe Software and Actian Corporation today announce that as a result of their continued alliance, read/write support for Ingres tables is now a core capability of the FME platform in the FME 2013 Beta. This development simplifies support in Ingres 10S for the additional geospatial formats offered by FME by eliminating the need for an
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Following the acquisition of the world’s first fully integrated LiDAR, thermal and imagery system, Bluesky has made two significant personnel appointments. Dan Taylor joins the UK based aerial survey specialist as Airborne Sensor Operator and will be responsible for managing and operating the state of the art data capture system as well as flight planning for
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
1Spatial, a geospatial company which manages the world’s largest spatial data, has signed a contract with Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi). 1Spatial will give OSi the capability to maintain their entire national spatial database and be confident in the quality of the data. Having accurate spatial data will give Ireland a national framework, which will underpin efficient government
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
The Department of Defence’s silver bullet for seamlessly uniting joint taskforce operations lies in a technology they already widely use, according to a leading Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist. Speaking from the Department of Defence’s Land Warfare Conference in Melbourne today, Esri Australia Defence specialist David Eastman said the integration of the Australian Defence Forces’ (ADF)
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
Location is a vital aspect in how people interact with the world. Understanding how to incorporate location in analysis and the decision-making process has become a vital skill in both the public and private sectors. Professionals with an education in the theory and practice of geographic information systems (GIS) have gained entry into a new
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
The Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) is celebrating the unprecedented success of the Indiana Data Sharing Initiative, with 87 of the 92 counties in the state now voluntarily contributing locally stewarded data streams to a central, statewide GIS resource – IndianaMap. Made possible with the collaboration of several Indiana organizations, including the Indiana Office of Technology,
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
If you’re a homeowner in New Brunswick who would like to know if your property contains a wetland, a developer looking for new sites, or an emergency manager in the province planning flood mitigation strategies, you only need to visit the GeoNB portal (snb.ca/geonb) to find the information you need. Created by Service New Brunswick,
