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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Geographic information (GI) experts across the globe are being given an exciting opportunity to gain professional recognition from Ordnance Survey under a new accreditation scheme. The new professional accreditation programme will create a specialist network of GI experts who will work with the national mapping agency in supporting, and providing technical advice to government, commercial and
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Getmapping is providing a high performance WMS map data feed to the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences (IGES) at Aberystwyth University. The data includes OS Mapping, Getmapping high resolution aerial photography, colour infrared imagery, and elevation data. This comprehensive suite of data delivered via the Internet from Getmapping’s Data Centre is being used by
Monday, March 19th, 2012
How do we understand what’s happening today by looking back millions of years? Scientists are looking at what climate conditions were like 3.3 to 3 million years ago, during a geologic period known as the Pliocene, and they are confident in the accuracy of their data. The Pliocene is the most recent period of sustained
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Esri president Jack Dangermond affirmed his commitment to making map content accessible to everyone with a monetary donation to the OpenStreetMap Foundation. The OpenStreetMap Foundation’s initiative, OpenStreetMap (OSM), strives to create and provide free geographic data, particularly street maps, for use worldwide. The mission of this nonprofit organization parallels Esri’s efforts to empower people to
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in archaeology and cultural resource management has grown exponentially over the last 10 years. Not only does GIS technology play a very important role in managing critical data, it also supports significant archaeological digs while preserving history.
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Plan cadastral is the French equivalent of the UK’s land registry where all departmental areas in France are sliced up into numbered plots. It is very important when you buy a property in France. Your properties’s boundaries are identified by the place name ‘lieudit’ and its individual cadastral number. Read More
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announces the opening of its Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR). The LASR facility will integrate science and technology components into research prototype systems and will become the nerve center for basic research that supports autonomous systems research for the Navy and Marine Corps. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Sokkia announces a new reflectorless total station – the FX – that includes on-board MAGNET™ Field application software, a telematics-based communications module TSshield, and a long-range wireless communications system utilizing Bluetooth® Class 1 technology.
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that ProjectWise V8i and Bentley Navigator V8i have each won a commercial 2012 Constructech Top Products award in the “Trusted Products” category. The award honors technology solutions that have demonstrated the greatest innovations geared toward the construction market. Products and solutions eligible for the Trusted Products category comprise core technology offerings
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Russia plans to install ground support stations for its GLONASS global satellite positioning system in 34 countries across the globe, Russian Space Systems General Director and General Designer Yury Urlichich said. “We are considering 34 countries in which the stations can be installed. There are a lot of such countries. Negotiations with Australia are likely
