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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Intergraph Launches “Introduction to GeoMedia” Online Training Course

 In February 2012, Intergraph is adding “Introduction to GeoMedia” to its growing roster of online course offerings. Intergraph also offers online courses in ERDAS IMAGINE, LPS, ERDAS APOLLO and ERDAS Extensions for ArcGIS. These courses enable students to obtain hands-on experience with the software with live guidance from an Intergraph trainer, from the comfort of their

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Kristina Yamamoto: A Modern Geographer

Meet Kristina Yamamoto, a geographer for the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science at the U.S. Geological Survey, part of the National Geospatial Program. She is also in the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). As a SCEP, I mainly work on remote sensing and GIS projects to support the research goals of the Geospatial

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Feasibility Reports for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Uganda & the Kingdom of Jordan Now Available

Esri Canada today announced the successful completion of feasibility studies for building a national Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) in Uganda and the Kingdom of Jordan. The results and recommendations from each study have been published by infoDev, as part of a World Bank project on using SDIs to monitor development outcomes.

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Ian Davies Joins Pelydryn

Pelydryn welcomes Ian Davies this month as he joins Pelydryn to take up the role of Commercial Manager. Ian comes to Pelydryn from NetSurvey. A well-recognized face in the hydrographic industry he brings considerable commercial acumen along with a broad knowledge base as an experienced project manager and IHO Cat A surveyor. A busy first month

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Smart Grids for Water Crucial for Future Water Utility Operations

Sensus outlined the benefits a smart water network can deliver to water utilities for their operations and customers.  With a wide range of challenges on the industry through population growth, droughts and operational issues including increases in electricity prices, Sensus identifies a smart water network as the answer to increasing pressure on water companies to

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 Beta Released

SuperGeo Technologies announces that the latest desktop GIS product—SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 Beta is released. SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 is the latest desktop GIS software of SuperGIS 3 series products. Based on the brand new SuperGIS Engine 3, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 provides more various GIS tools and assists GIS professionals in efficiently displaying, editing, managing and analyzing spatial

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

North Korea Maps, GIS Data & Rare Atlas Materials

With the recent passing of longtime leader Kim Jong-il, the international community’s eyes are once again focused on North Korea. The succession of Kim Jong-un and military provocations over the past year with South Korea bring an uncertain status to the region’s stability. Now is the time for zealous study of this nuclear armed country.  East View

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Fastrax Decreases GPS Power Drain and Reduces Time to First Fix

Fastrax Ltd. today introduced the Fastrax IT530, an ultra-low power consuming and super-sensitive OEM GPS module in a tiny form factor. Advanced powersaving features ensure very fast time to first fix (TTFF) without sacrificing battery life − a critically important issue in location-aware, battery-powered consumer devices. Read More

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

New gvSIG Courses Available

The gvSIG-Training e-Learning platform opens its registration period for the first courses in 2012. These courses, that are included in the Certification Program of the gvSIG Association.  Restricted Registration, which registration period starts on January 30th: Read More

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

PCI Geomatics renews Gold-Tier Partnership with Esri Inc.

PCI Geomatics announced today that is has renewed its Gold-Tier Partnership with Esri Inc. for 2012 through the Esri Partner Network (EPN). An Esri partner since April 2009, PCI Geomatics provides leading-edge technology that integrates with Esri’s ArcGIS solution and allows users to automatically process and analyze satellite imagery from many different sensors. “Imagery can be