Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Children at state and independent schools across Britain have begun learning with the most highly detailed Ordnance Survey digital maps under a new ‘mapping on demand’ agreement. Local studies, field work and controlled assessments are all being supported by the move which widens an existing map subscription service to include all schools, academies and teacher training
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
OpenGeo has announced the official opening of it’s office in Victoria, Canada. This location accommodates a significant growth in OpenGeo staff and will serve as a hub to support West Coast and Canadian clients. Amongst others, the office will house geospatial veterans and winners of the prestigious Sol Katz Award for achievement in open source geospatial software
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
NAVTEQ has been selected by Ford Motor Company to be their exclusive map supplier for the Sync MyFord Touch. The agreement positions NAVTEQ as the map data provider for the SYNC with MyFord Touch SD-card based navigation system in Europe, Russia, Middle East, North America and South America. NAVTEQ maps power over 24 million in-vehicle
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Leica Geosystems announces “Leica CloudWorx for Revit”, the latest addition to Leica Geosystems family of CloudWorx point cloud processing plug-ins for CADD and VR modeling software. CloudWorx for Revit provides a faster way for AutoCAD®Revit® professionals to efficiently create accurate BIM deliverables of existing buildings based on rich laser scan data collected by 3D laser
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Leica Geosystems today released the Leica mojoXact, the new high accuracy upgrade option for the Leica mojo3D guidance display, as well as further features for the Leica mojo3D and Leica SteerDirect. The new features include an improved look and feel, better product usability, more accuracy options and an increased coverage of Leica SteerDirect vehicle support.
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
ShaleNavigator, a web-based news and mapping system, is now available to help landowners and operators stay current with and interpret what the recent developments mean for their property, property group, or company’s position within the quickly evolving Shale Gas landscapes.
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Powel, Inc., has released version 8.0 of its WorkStudio® mobile work management software platform that synchronizes office, customer and engineering data from utility construction and maintenance operations for accurate, streamlined work management.
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
The Ethiopian Ministry of Urban Development & Construction, Urban Development Capacity Building Office (UDCBO) has recently completed the sale and installation of 29 SUMMIT Evolution workstations from DAT/EM Systems International. DAT/EM Systems International, along with its representative in Ethiopia, Corporate Computer Center (3C PLC), has dedicated effort and time to fulfill its obligation under a
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The benefits from improving Earth observation have been the subject of decades of research and discussion. The need for understanding environmental dynamics is even more urgent now given the recognized issues of climate change, sustainable food sources and increased need for energy. Scientists are increasingly being called upon to provide impartial scientific information to support decision makers. Read
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (Twelfth Edition), Geoscience Australia Record 2011/36, was released by Geoscience Australia on 14 October 2011. The new edition, which is available for free download from Geoscience Australia’s website, is the latest compilation of metadata of Australian open file government airborne surveys and supersedes the previous 11th edition (May 2010). The Index includes
