Monday, November 21st, 2011
BlomSTREET is a collection of georeferenced, high-resolution, 360 degree panoramic images that are photographed on street-level. The camera equipment used is mounted on the roof of a specially equipped car taking an image every five meters on average in the collection process. The technology comes from the Dutch company Cyclomedia. Blom signed a partnership agreement with
Monday, November 21st, 2011
An important milestone has been achieved in the English Heritage ‘Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project’, designed to substantially increase understanding of the Hoo Peninsula’s historic landscape and enable better informed inputs to the future changes envisaged for this part of the Thames Estuary.
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Intergraph has unveiled a best-of-breed spatial data infrastructure (SDI) utilising ERDAS’ data management technologies. This includes uniting its proven GeoMedia® SDI suite with the superior data management capabilities of ERDAS APOLLO. Addressing the demand for geospatial information and services among GIS and non-GIS users, the combined package delivers a geospatial management platform that enables direct
Monday, November 21st, 2011
The government is set to invest millions in the construction industry to encourage the take-up of Building Information Modelling.BIM systems see all parties working on a project enter data into a central system streamlining communication and potentially making large financial savings and more effective buildings. It forms a core part of the government’s construction strategy
Friday, November 18th, 2011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has stopped acquiring images from the 27-year-old Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite due to a rapidly degrading electronic component.
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Vietnam is planning to spend over $600 million for its planned space centre in 2018. Under the plan, the Vietnam Space Centre, covering an area of nine hectares at Hoa Lac High-tech Park in Hanoi, will specialise in researching and producing small satellites to be used in domestic weather forecast, geodesy, exploration, radio- television broadcast and
Friday, November 18th, 2011
DLT Solutions and Percussion Software today announced an agreement to provide government agencies with cloud-ready WCM solutions. Percussion’s WCM products purchased through DLT are designed to be readily deployed in the cloud and are optimized for rapid delivery. This cloud-ready solution will enable government agencies to move beyond static information web sites to create deeper
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Epson has just unveiled its latest home cinema and enterprise multimedia projectors based on its 3LCD technology. Among the entries are the MG-850HD, EH-TW6000 and EH-TW8000 entertainment-oriented models, which have garnered two world firsts according to the company. Read More
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Users of Aligned Assets’ gazetteer management systems have dominated this year’s National Gazetteer Exemplar Awards. With entry open to public sector bodies across England and Wales, the Awards were designed to showcase best practice in the use of gazetteers, foster innovation, recognise and reward hard work in the local government community, and to provide a benchmark
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that a second full coverage of Lithuania has been delivered and accepted by the Institute of Aerial Geodesy (AGI) in Kaunas, Lithuania. This fulfills two-thirds of a multi-year, full coverage contract that was negotiated last year.
