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Sunday, March 31st, 2013
Operational satellite imagery help to arrange ship traffic around whelping grounds of harp seals in the White Sea and prevent death of animals. Images from satellites equipped with radar and detail optical sensors are received and processed by specialists of ScanEx RDC to produce and promptly transfer data to the Ice Operations Headquarters of the
Saturday, March 30th, 2013
More than half of all Americans, 153 million people, currently live on or near a coast and an additional 12 million are expected to move to the coasts over the next decade. Yet despite this population density and economic magnet, much of the 95,000 miles of U.S. shoreline does not have current, accurate maps and
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
After nearly 10 years as the head of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stu Shea is stepping down as CEO. Shea announced his decision at the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, held earlier this month. The Board appointed USGIF President Keith J. Masback to replace
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
A three year research project that will help the European Commission achieve ambitious renewable energy targets has reached the halfway point. The 2.4 million Euro project aims to support thousands of businesses across the region and help them take a world lead in the design, manufacture and installation of Renewable Energy Technologies. Known has EAGLE,
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is opening a new chapter in European space flight. On the occasion of the celebrations to mark five successful years of service by the Columbus space laboratory on Wednesday, Astrium underscored its key industrial role in shaping the future of European space flight in the presence of Peter Hintze,
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Plexus Controls Corporation of Ottawa, Canada announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of solutions that leverage positioning technology, wireless supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solutions and mobile field management tools to enhance productivity for consultants and professionals in the environmental industry. Under the
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Esri announces that the Catastrophe Services Department of the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) has released a mobile version of PLRB Map, a mapping service that provides real-time severe occurrence data and information to members of PLRB, an association of 900 property and casualty insurance companies. Esri Gold Tier partner GeoDecisions created this new service
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Wiser Company(Wiser) and TerraGo announced a strategic partnership that will allow for the coupling of TerraGo’s location intelligence and geospatial collaboration solutions and Wiser’s analysis and visualization platform in order to advance location intelligence and foster situational awareness across a broad range of industries, including defense and intelligence, oil and gas, public safety, and state
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Educators and students have realized the benefits of online education, but now American Sentinel University’s new innovative educational strategy offers a way for students to explore given geospatial topics in greater depth that go beyond a typical classroom environment.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
A bi-partisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to create a current, accurate Federal inventory or “cadastre” of all Federal real property has earned praise from MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms. The Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (“FLAIR)” Act, H.R. 916, was introduced on February 28 by Representatives
