Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Ecopetrol S.A., the national oil company in Colombia, acquired an Esri enterprise license agreement (ELA) to support its extensive operations. The ELA software program simplifies procurement of essential ArcGIS technology supporting Ecopetrol’s strategy and growth objectives. Esri is the world leader in GIS.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is further accelerating its AGILE transformation plan by swapping roles for two of its three divisional chiefs. The move will make Astrium more competitive and enhance its technical and commercial capability in the satellite and space services markets.
Monday, October 15th, 2012
Esri, the world’s leader in geographic information systems, announced today that Geoloqi, a powerful platform for next-generation location-based services, will merge its staff and capabilities into Esri’s existing geospatial platform and launch a new Esri Research and Development Center in Portland, Oregon, where the company is headquartered. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
The potential of GMES for crisis management and environmental monitoring is highlighted in a new publication with users demonstrating the importance of Earth observation data to European regions. The joint ESA-NEREUS (Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies) publication is a collection of articles that provide insight into how the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
In conjunction with showcasing current products and services DigitalGlobe are previewing a pilot program called Change Indicator at The GEOINT 2012 Symposium. Change Indicator is a customized solution for identifying the location and nature of changes occurring every day around the globe. Change intensity maps provide a signal or cue for changes allowing customers to manage map updates, account
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced funding of more than $10 million awarded by Interior’s regional Climate Science Centers to universities or other partners for research to guide managers of parks, refuges and other resources in planning how to help species and ecosystems adapt to climate change.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a commercial property and the successful relocation of the company to Hallowell, Maine. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software, oil and gas, mining, civil engineering, surveying, and technology companies, as well
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
The demand is higher than ever for educated geographic information systems (GIS) professionals who can apply geospatial concepts and insights to strategic development and decision-making. American Sentinel University invites you to learn how advanced GIS degree programs strengthen a GIS professional’s credentials in data-visualization, statistic-based analyses, mapping and modeling to help advance their careers.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
DigitalGlobe ( NYSE : DGI ), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, was awarded today the USGIF Industry Intelligence Award at GEOINT 2012, the nation’s largest intelligence event, for its work with the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP).
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today a new version of its Inpho® software products for aerial photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. Inpho 5.5 includes Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) data processing and LPMaster, a new software product specifically designed for the production of Trimble Harrier aerial LiDAR and imaging data.
