Monday, June 25th, 2012
The role of Earth observation for sustainable development was analyzed during the Rio+20 Summit, a three-day conference held in Brazil. A blueprint to ensure environmental protection, reconsider economic growth and advance social equity was accepted in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Now, after 20 years, members from governments, non-governmental
Monday, June 25th, 2012
Sancor Insurance, based in Sunchales, Argentina, recently signed an Esri enterprise license agreement (ELA) to implement GIS technology in services that include risk research, impact assessment of the newly insured, and planning and risk management. Sancor Insurance, a general insurance company with extensive experience in agricultural insurance, serves customers in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Google Maps Coordinate is a new tool designed to improve communication between businesses and their employees in the field. As the number of mobile employees continues to grow, so does the need for a location sharing solution that works in real-time. Research firm IDC estimates that there will be over 1.3 billion mobile workers by
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced it has expanded its office in the Amsterdam World Trade Center to meet rapidly growing demand in western and eastern Europe for the world’s highest resolution commercial satellite imagery. The expansion comes just five months after GeoEye successfully established its European sales
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the only national association of private geospatial firms, has announced the formation of its fourth state chapter with the establishment of MD-MAPPS in Maryland. The initial Board of Directors will be President Richard Crouse (Richard Course & Associates, Frederick, MD); Vice President Justin Lehman (Axis Geospatial, Easton, MD); Secretary Tim Stagg (AeroMetric, Inc., Easton,
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Intergraph proudly announces that Dotka Data in the Netherlands has selected ERDAS APOLLO to manage its data in conjunction with an exciting new e-commerce project. Dotka Data maintains a large and growing collection of historical aerial photography and maps, reflecting more than 200 years of history in the Netherlands. The collection includes topographic maps from
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Last night, Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt, sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, IPCC Chair Rajendra K. Pachauri, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard and 150 VIP guests celebrated the first concrete outcome at Rio+20: The launch of Sustainia100. Esri is proud to announce that Eye on Earth has been chosen for this prestigious
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Esri Canada congratulates PCI Geomatics for being named Company of the Year at the recent York Technology Association (YTA) Leadership Awards event. A longstanding Esri Business Partner, PCI designs and develops geographic image processing software and systems, including GeoImaging Tools for ArcGIS, a suite of tools for processing and analyzing imagery in Esri’s geographic information
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Maps of solar potential, created by Bluesky, have been rigorously compared with more traditional site survey data. The field testing, undertaken by solar panel specialists Sunbright Solar in the UK, compared Bluesky’s solar mapping with site surveys on properties that had already had solar panels installed. The ground truth project concluded the Bluesky data provided
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Policy-makers must rethink economic growth, promote social equity and ensure environmental protection, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD). Among the key issues are the green economy and an institutional framework in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
