Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
A South African company is pioneering the latest laser scanning technology with plans to mount high speed scanners on a variety of mobile platforms including a gyrocopter, 4×4’s and even a golf cart. Supplied by 3D Laser Mapping, the Riegl VZ-400 will be used by Land and Marine Surveys, a survey company based in Umhlanga
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Spectra Precision introduced today several additions to itsbgrowing portfolio of solutions focused on mainstream surveying and construction needs. The announcement was made today at its Worldwide Distribution Conference held in Nuremburg, Germany. The expanded product portfolio will be showcased at INTERGEO 2011, the world’s largestconference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management. Spectra Precision ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver Spectra Precision,
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Leica Geosystems announces the CGR10 and CGR15 radio modems for its Leica Viva CS 10 & CS 15 Controllers. Both modems are an ideal extension to the Leica Viva NetRover and Leica Viva GS12 rover. They can also be used with the Leica Viva GS10, GS15, and the new GS25 receiver. Read More
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
On September 24, 2011, conservationist and primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, United Nations (UN) Messenger of Peace and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), presented Jack Dangermond, president of Esri, the Jane Goodall Global Leadership Award for Excellence in Conservation Science during the Institute’s program, A Conversation with Jane Goodall, in Hollywood, California.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
To achieve a robust GIS practice while reducing overhead costs in multiple offices, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a leading global provider of environmental, health and safety, risk, and social consulting services, has signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri. The ELA provides unlimited access to Esri desktop and server software products and extensions throughout
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
3-GIS, a GIS software solutions company based in Decatur, Alabama has announced Decatur Utilities has deployed 3-GIS’ Express Solution to its gas operations division to perform gas valve inspections in an initial step toward complying with the Federal Government’s Distribution and Integrity Management Program (DIMP) Guidelines.
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Spectracom, a company of the Orolia Group introduced new capabilities for its GSG line of GPS / GNSS constellation simulators. These features reinforce Spectracom’s leadership position for flexible, user-friendly and affordable characterization and test of GPS and GNSS devices and systems. Key features include :
Monday, September 26th, 2011
The US-based global positioning system (GPS) major Garmin has launched its second model in the country and is targeting to garner a 20 percent share of the growing personal navigation devices market in the country over the next 12 months. “The PND (personal navigation devices) market in the country is at around 50,000 units a year. We
Monday, September 26th, 2011
So relevant to all life forms and our climate, the sea’s salt has now been estimated by NASA’s Aquarius/SAC-D satellite observatory. After two and a half weeks, since only August 25th, the preliminary data have been exemplary, providing us with an early view of large-scale ocean patterns. Read More
Monday, September 26th, 2011
On-site data capture has never been so easy! With Mipela GeoSolutions new X-Info Aware for iPhones, users can easily capture and share information about their location. X-Info Aware is now available from the App Store for free. It allows users to create geonotes, and associate text, images, video and audio recordings with map locations. X-Info Aware also
