Thursday, February 16th, 2012
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has pledged IMO’s support for the Philippines in all facets of the country’s maritime development. In wide-ranging talks in Manila with Philippines’ President Benigno S. Aquino III, as well as the country’s Secretaries for Foreign Affairs, Transport and Communication, and Labour and Employment, Mr Sekimizu expressed his appreciation for the efforts made
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani today announced in London that the consortium led by OHB System AG and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) will build a further eight satellites for the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation programme under the supervision of the European Space Agency. Read More
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Dozens of ships are waiting on ice escort at the entrance to the Kerch Strait and at the Azov Sea. ScanEx RDC in behalf of the EMERECOM of Russia carries out a combination of optical and radar imagery used to both analyze the ice situation and to detect ships. For ships identification signals from the
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
To better serve the global community, Esri has localized ArcGIS Online in nine additional languages. The translation of the ArcGIS Online website into languages other than English makes it easier for users around the world to create maps, share their organizations’ content, and collaborate with other users in their local language.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert, Ariz. There it will be integrated into the next Landsat satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM).
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Budding innovators and entrepreneurs are being asked to contribute ideas that could improve neighbourhoods and communities across Britain, with a £115 000 prize fund available to help develop the best entries. The GeoVation Challenge, run by mapping agency Ordnance Survey, is looking for great geography, technology and design based ideas, which will deliver solutions to a
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Golden Software, Inc., the leading developer of affordable scientific graphics software announces the release of Strater 3, a powerful, user-friendly upgrade to Strater, a well log, borehole and cross section plotting software package for geoscientists. Strater 3 enables users to quickly create professional well logs, cross sections and location maps from interval, depth, and well
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
In order to improve service efficiency, ease staffs’ loading and provide abundant healthy information, Miaoli County Public Health Bureau, Taiwan is trying to share information through the internet system effectively. Besides, with the development of geographic information, the bureau also wants to present information in a different way with new technology to have people and
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®, announces its latest achievement for its award-winning PDF Maps app with the number of Avenza Map Store vendors topping 100. Avenza brings mobile map technology to the forefront of Apple iOS devices and map producers are
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
NAVTEQ announces an agreement with Farmacos Especializados, the leading Mexican firm in the distribution of specialized medicine, to provide map data and content for its location intelligence and business optimization needs.
