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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

CSR’s SiRFatlasV Multifunction Platform Powers PND Product Line

CSR pl announced that Mio Technology Corporation (Mio), a leading maker of mobile GPS devices, has extended its strategic collaboration with CSR, deploying CSR’s SiRFatlasV SoC and TriG RF-based platform to provide the multimedia and navigation capability for its new-generation line of personal navigation devices (PNDs). The new line is the latest member of Mio’s popular line

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software Enter Strategic Alliance Agreement

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Pitney Bowes Software, Inc., a global leader in customer data, location intelligence, analytics and communication software and services, today announced they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement. The new agreement will serve as a framework for both companies to

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Avenza’s Popular PDF Maps app Introduces Waypoint Importing and Exporting

Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, announces its latest social sharing feature to its award-winning PDF Maps app with the introduction of waypoint importing and exporting which allows users who have recorded specific map points of interest the ability to share them

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

UK Police Forces Embrace 3D Laser Scanning Technology with Leica Geosystems Ltd

Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce the largest ever order of Leica ScanStation C10’s as UK Police Forces embrace High Definition SurveyingTM (HDS). The scanners will be supplied as part of a £2.7 million investment from the Department of Transport to reduce motorway closures following a collision. Delivery of the instruments, full onsite training and

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Iberian Conference on SDIs 2011: Presentations Now Online Available

The presentations of the II Jornadas Ibericas de Infraestructuras de Datos Espaciales (November 2011)  can now be downloaded at the website:  II JIIDE 2011 

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

A New Vision for Water Management

Launching Defra’s water white paper last month, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman described the urgent need for a new approach to water management: “Making sure we’ve got enough water for everyone is going to be one of the major challenges this country will have to deal with in the years ahead.” Business has a key role to play: we look

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering Corporation Chooses Bentley’s ProjectWise Project Team Collaboration Platform

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering Corporation has chosen the ProjectWise platform, along with Bentley Navigator, for its project team collaboration and work-sharing needs. The company purchased the software through a value-creative Bentley SELECT subscription and will also be using Bentley’s professional training services. Through its use of ProjectWise, HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering anticipates

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

High Resolution OrbView – 3 Images Now Available from USGS

OrbView-3 satellite images collected around the world between 2003 and 2007 by Orbital Imaging Corporation (now GeoEye) at up to one-meter resolution can now be downloaded at no cost through USGS EarthExplorer. 

Monday, January 9th, 2012

New VERIPOS Management Appointment

VERIPOS has appointed Angus Scott as Regional Manager responsible for its Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) region.  Reporting to company Managing Director Walter Steedman, he will be responsible for continued  business development and operational aspects of the business on behalf of major contractors in the exploration seismic, survey, construction and drilling market sectors.

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Wind Speed and Direction Smart Sensor Set

Onset HOBO Weatherproof Sensors for Wind Speed and Wind Direction Recording 2 Sensor Set Measuring Wind Speed and Wind Direction Measurement Range of 0 to 100 mph (Wind Speed) and 0 to 355° (Wind Direction) >> Calculates Average Wind Speed, Highest 3-Second Wind Gust and Average Wind Direction >> Data Stored in Sensor & Automatically Communicates to