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Friday, August 5th, 2011

Esri to Exhibit CityEngine at SIGGRAPH 2011

Esri will exhibit and teach a course about CityEngine, its software for 3D modeling and urban planning, at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference in Vancouver, Canada, August 7–11. The SIGGRAPH conference is one of the world’s largest exhibitions for the computer graphics industry.

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Magellan Adds DigitalGlobe Satellite and Aerial Maps for eXplorist

Magellan GPS today introduced a new series of worldwide satellite and aerial imagery-enhanced maps for its Magellan eXplorist and Magellan Triton handheld GPS units. The new maps provide Magellan handheld GPS users with high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery from DigitalGlobe, a leading provider of earth imagery solutions. Detailed and precise overhead pictures of their surroundings will

Friday, August 5th, 2011

IGN France Geoportal Contest 2011

May 5 to September 16, 2011, the National Geographic Institute is organizing the second edition of the Geoportal. The best applications made from the Geoportal API by professional developers and amateur, will be rewarded.  Read More

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Orbit GT Launches Orbit GIS X

Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies is proud to announce the launch of Orbit GIS X, the new generation desktop GIS. Orbit GT today announces the availability of Orbit GIS X. Totally reworked, Orbit GIS X is the new engine for the Orbit GT portfolio. Being specialized in government, public safety and mapping industry solutions, the release of Orbit GIS X

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Hexagon Plummets on Slowdown in China Rail Investments

Measurement technology group Hexagon AB  said on Thursday a slowdown in rail investments in China had hit its second quarter sales, sending its shares sharply lower. Shares in Hexagon which sells products under brands such as Leica Geosystems as well as its own name, fell 11.76 percent by 1130 GMT. Geosystems, Hexagon’s largest business area,

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

TGRS Special Issue on the Chinese Fengyun-3 Satellite Instrument

In the Chinese weather satellite program, the first two research and experiment satellites FengYun-3A (FY-3A) and FengYun-3B (FY-3B) were successfully launched into orbit on May 27, 2008 and November 5, 2010, respectively, and the remaining five operational satellites will be launched once every two years. FY-3A/B satellites cover the mid-morning and afternoon orbits. The following

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Control Point Surveying Gets $7.5M Navy Contract

Control Point Surveying Inc. has been awarded an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract valued at $7.5 million from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific at Pearl Harbor. The Honolulu-based design firm will provide architect and engineer services for various locations in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific area of responsibility, which includes Hawaii, Guam and Asia,

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Survey Solutions Scotland Joins Pointools Sales Partner Program in UK

Survey Solutions Scotland, a leading supplier of Trimble and FARO laser scanners, has joined the Pointools Partner Program in the UK. Pointools software streamlines scan-to-model workflows by enabling project teams to reference and reuse the largest point cloud models – the billions of measurement points taken by 3D laser scanners – inside the broadest range

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Autodesk Simulation CFD Software Now Available

-Autodesk, Inc. announced the availability of Autodesk Simulation CFD, the latest offering in the Autodesk simulation software portfolio, which builds on computational fluid dynamics capabilities that Autodesk gained in the Blue Ridge Numerics acquisition in March 2011. Autodesk Simulation CFD software helps automate fluid flow and thermal simulation decision-making for designs, while eliminating costly physical

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Cityworks Partners with InfoGraph for Software Distribution in the Middle East

Cityworks announced its collaboration with Information & Graphics Systems Consultants L.L.C. (InfoGraph) as the primary distributor of Cityworks software products within the Middle-Eastern Kingdom of Jordan. In addition to distribution, InfoGraph will be providing Cityworks for Arabic versions. As a result of this alliance Cityworks anticipates growth within the Middle East in the near future.