Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Esri UK reveals that Nottingham is the UK’s #1 ‘Smart Meter City’ – based on the potential for smart meters to benefit consumers by reducing electricity consumption and household bills. The study conducted in partnership with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) identified two key zones of the UK as smart meter hotspots
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Russia’s second Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) satellite with enhanced features, called GLONASS-K, is expected to be carried into orbit in February 2012, satellite maker Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems said, RIA Novosti reported. The exact date was not provided. The first GLONASS-K satellite was put into orbit in February 2011. Read More
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
A project providing a cloud computing solution to geospatial data for BP Deep Water Horizon event has been selected as the Grand Award winner in the 5th Annual MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards. AeroMetric, Inc. of Sheboygan, WI was selected for “Geospatial Cloud Solution for Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration” at the presentation
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
RoK-FOR is a three-year 1.7 million euro EU FP7 project, which aims to connect the forestry sectors of five partner European regions (North Karelia, Croatia-Serbia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Aquitaine-Basque country and Catalonia. It focuses on the fields of bio-energy, bio-based products and wood construction.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the 2011 William T. Pecora awards to Alan H. Strahler, professor of geography and environment at Boston University, and to the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing at a ceremony Tuesday in Herndon, Va.
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis, the new workbook from Esri Press, combines step-by-step tutorials with independent exercises to teach readers the skills needed to apply mapping and analysis to police work. Designed for both classroom instruction and self-study, the book includes a 180-day trial version of ArcGIS 10 for Desktop software and real crime data
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Corporate Strategist Oliver Rothschild has joined the board of Bluesky. In his new role as Non Executive Director of the Leicestershire based aerial survey company, Rothschild will bring a valuable network of contacts, extensive board experience and a successful track record of business development. He is active in a range of industries and holds a
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
TomTom today announces an extended contract with the USGS, the nation’s central repository and distribution center for geospatial information. Through the renewed contract, the USGS will continue to use TomTom’s highly accurate maps to support The National Map Viewer and the US Topo. The transportation layer of MultiNet, TomTom’s premiere map product, is available for
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
The TermWorks data mapping solution will help organizations map their current local clinical terminologies to the pan-Canadian standards. Apelon’s consultants will assist in Infoway’s deployment of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) Workbench software. The Workbench is a comprehensive international terminology tool for managing the pan-Canadian SNOMED CT release. Read More
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
From now until 31 st December 2011, orthorectified 4-band DigitalGlobe imagery provided with a resampled 2m resolution is available from Geoimage at a whopping 70% discount off the recommended retail price. DigitalGlobe satellite imagery has been used for a multitude of projects for almost 10 years, from mining to agriculture, engineering to forestry, and for many government mapping
