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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Bluesky Launches SolAR Service

Bluesky has launched a new on demand service to complement its existing solar mapping product. The service provides detailed solar panel suitability assessment reports for individual properties and developments. Suitable for commercial, industrial, public sector and even large domestic properties the Bluesky SolAR (Solar Assessment Report) service provides an interactive 3D model of the property

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Iron Ore Mine Safety Assured with 3D Laser Mapping

A state of the art laser scanning system supplied by 3D Laser Mapping has been used to improve safety of iron ore extraction in South Africa. The Riegl laser scanner forms an integral part of a Waste Spreader Positioning System (WSPS) developed by Stone Three Venture Technology in partnership with Reutech Mining. The WSPS is

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Bluesky Release Stunning Photomap of Glastonbury Festival

Bluesky and Blom UK have worked together to release a stunning ultra high-resolution aerial photomap of the 2011 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. Captured on the afternoon of Sunday, 26th June by Blom UK the 6cm resolution imagery shows the entire site as 150,000 festival goers basked in the summer sun on one of

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Blom Increases UAV Operations in UK

Since 2009 Blom Germany have been working with SmartPlanes to develop a cost effective light weight UAV solution for the European market.  With more than 100 trials and now some 10 commercial projects completed since early 2010, the Personal Aerial Mapping System (PAMS) technology is being rolled out to other countries in the Blom Group. 

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

GRAPHISOFT Strategic Partnership with JZFZ in China

GRAPHISOFT Asia Sales Director Robert Greenfield and General Manager of JZFZ Zhang Yuhua signed an agreement that lays out the terms for a strategic partnership. The parties will cooperate in an effort to promote the application of GRAPHISOFT’s leading BIM application, ArchiCAD, as well as foster the development of China’s architectural design and construction industries. 

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Port Moresby from Space: New 50cm Sat Imagery

The GeoEye-1 satellite has recently imaged the Port Moresby region over the last few months and obtained some remarkable, cloud free datasets.   “Given the economic activity in this region and elsewhere in New Guinea, the interest in current high resolution, satellite imagery has been growing,”  says Dr Gail Kelly – AAM Satellite and Aerial Project

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Integrated Multi-Altitude Remote Sensing System

Although remote sensing is one of the most powerful and cost-effective monitoring tools, some processes require high spatial (less than 500 meters) and temporal (less than a few hours) resolutions that current remote sensing systems cannot provide. Furthermore, satellite and air-borne imagery is expensive and dependent on weather conditions, target locations, revisiting periods, and satellite

Monday, July 4th, 2011

WiFi Temperature Sensor Available

Temperature@lert WiFi Edition 220 is a high-performance device that monitors the ambient temperature in your server room, office, lab, residence, commercial building, heating and air conditioning system or other points of interest and alerts you via email when the temperature rises or falls outside your acceptable range. The WiFi 220 can be configured with one

Monday, July 4th, 2011

National Land Survey of Iceland to Deploy ArcGIS for INSPIRE

The National Land Survey of Iceland (NLSI) is implementing Esri’s ArcGIS for INSPIRE to meet compliance with the European Union’s Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) Directive. This will ensure that the country’s public data is visible and accessible to institutions, companies, and individuals for improved governance. Read More

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Rail Linking Europe Expected to Open Up China’s Less-developed West

A cargo train filled with laptops and LCD screens has left Chongqing, a mega-city in China’s less-developed western regions, starting its 13-day trip to Duisburg, Germany, which marks the official launch of the new transcontinental rail freight route. The new rail route witnessed its official opening on Thursday night, after three test runs since March last