Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
Today, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on MSG-3 captured its first image of the Earth. This demonstrates that Europe’s latest geostationary weather satellite, launched on 5 July, is performing well and is on its way to taking over operational service after six months of commissioning.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and TerraGo Technologies, an innovative provider of widely adopted geospatial collaboration software solutions, have developed eIndex Server, a browser-based application to deliver on-demand maps and imagery from the AGC’s extensive library of geospatial resources.
Monday, August 6th, 2012
Esri has released Business Analyst Online (BAO), Canada Edition, for its US subscribers. BAO Canada Edition gives US-based multinational corporations that do business north of the border demographic, income, and business data for Canadian markets. BAO is a web application that generates maps, analyses, and reports on demographics, competition, and consumer lifestyles and buying behavior.
Monday, August 6th, 2012
Old aerial photographs are providing crucial information for global real estate services provider Savills. The photographs are proving useful in helping clients realise development potential and avoid risks.
Monday, August 6th, 2012
MAPPS, the only national association of private sector geospatial firms, elected new members to its Board of Directors and a slate of officers to serve the association for 2012-2013. Jeff Lower, Vice President of Operations, Magnolia River Services, Inc. (Huntsville, AL) was elected to the position of President-Elect and will succeed to the office of
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
The Google API Developers Challenge is open to developers and designers around the world. In this competition developers are asked to combine the power of the Google Places API and build an app that improves their community or government with a diverse set of municipal data sources.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
US geospatial services outfit MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates EarthSat is expanding overseas and is now offering wind generation forecasts for the UK, Ireland and Germany. The company already provides hourly forecasts for ERCOT, MISO, BPA and others in North America and said it “is pleased to accommodate those with interests in European wind generation”.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
The Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of the planet, and as a result, sea ice is receding opening northern sea routes. This will increase the level of commercial shipping and give an easier access to the resource wealth of the region (hydrocarbons, minerals, and fish). The detrimental effect on land and marine
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Some of Australia’s leading cardiologists have enlisted cutting-edge mapping technology in the war against Australia’s biggest killer – heart disease. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology from location intelligence experts Esri Australia, a national team of researchers have conducted a comprehensive seven-year study into access to cardiac services before and after cardiac events.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Esri has recognised more than 170 organisations during the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards at this year’s Esri International User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California. The SAG Awards acknowledge innovative and intelligent applications of GIS technology and this year’s winners include three from the UK: BT, Manchester Airports Group and National Grid
