Thursday, July 21st, 2011
TÜV Rheinland has announced Suzanne Murtha’s appointment as business development manager for its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) group. In her new role, Murtha will develop and manage TÜV Rheinland’s North American consulting, assessment, analysis, verification, validation, testing and certification of ITS components and systems.
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Power Analytics Corporation, the leader in advanced electrical power software solutions, today announced the offering of the industry’s first power systems modeling course focused on the design of electrical power infrastructure that incorporates photovoltaics (PV), the process of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into electricity.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Esri have partnered in the implementation of a fully cloud-based geospatial portal. USDA’s prototype portal, Enterprise Spatial Mapping Service (ESMS), is built with Portal for ArcGIS, managed by Esri, and hosted on the Amazon cloud within USDA’s secure environment.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Cadcorp, the UK based developer and supplier of GIS and web mapping software, has appointed Dr. Martin McGarry as managing director. The appointment was announced recently by CEO, Mike O’Neil. “It is a logical progress for both Martin and Cadcorp,” he explained. “Martin has nine years’ service with the company and in that time has
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
There isn’t a single part of Britain that doesn’t see some change to its geography. From bustling city centre to wind-swept moorland, change is everywhere. And to help illustrate the fact, we’ve made this short film that shows the cumulative changes made to the OS MasterMap database, the nation’s 21st century geographic Doomsday Book, which
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0 for Android is now officially released by SuperGeo Technologies. In order to provide a light, convenient, and swift system in surveying, Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0, which is particularly designed for cadastral position and measurement, now integrates with GIS, GPS, and e-compass technologies to help field surveyors quickly recognize their current location
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Tascomi today announced a reseller agreement that will bring the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition to the UK and Ireland. Chris Holmes, OpenGeo president, noted: “We are excited to see growing interest in the OpenGeo Suite in Ireland and the UK. Our partnership with Tascomi will add local expertise and support to this market as well as
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
A new methodology for quantifying emission reductions from projects that reduce unplanned deforestation could help unlock carbon market revenues for countries and poor communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America, boosting the conservation of forests and creating new livelihoods.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
With encouragement from the National Association of Regional Councils, Esri is now offering enterprise license agreements (ELAs) to regional governments in the United States. Thousands of federal, state, and local governments already leverage Esri’s government ELAs to centralize geospatial data and enhance operations across departments. Extended availability of government ELAs brings unlimited use of ArcGIS
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
You may have seen the stories today about Microsoft’s relationship with Gigwalk – a company that organizes thousands of people to do small local tasks using their mobile phones. If you use an iPhone 4, and live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Seattle, or Philadelphia, you can earn $4-$7
