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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

New Chairman for EuroGeographics’ Network of Cadastre and Land Registry Specialists

EuroGeographics has announced that Julius Ernst from Austria’s Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying is the new Chair of its Cadastre & Land Registry Knowledge Exchange Network (C&LR KEN). Mr Ernst succeeds Professor Bengt Kjelsson who has become Director General of The Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authority.

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

MasterGraphics Launches Data Management Division

Serving all markets that utilize digital design data, DataWorks MGI focuses specifically on comprehensive solutions to manage information created within an organization’s product development and operational process, leading to more efficient collaboration among all stakeholders, including designers, engineers, manufacturers, marketers, suppliers and customers, throughout every phase of the project.

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

China’s State Grid and BYD Launch World’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Station

-BYD and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) have finished construction on what may be the world’s largest battery energy storage station. This large utility-scale project, located in Zhangbei, Hebei Province, combines 140 Mega-Watts of renewable energy generation (both wind & solar), 36 Mega-Watt-Hours (MWh) of energy storage and a smart power transmission system.

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Applicability of Geoinformation in Bahrain Vegetation Survey

Dr. Khalid A.Rahman Al-Haidan Director of GIS Directorate, Central Informatics Organization said that the GIS Directorate represents the centre of GIS in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since the establishment of the GIS Directorate in 2002, in the new organisational structure, the Directorate is keen on undertaking and executing projects that reflect positively on the development of

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Dynamic Map Gives Harrison County Citizens Access to Elections Information

Citizens of Harrison County, West Virginia, can easily determine their election districts and poll locations through an interactive map developed using free web templates from Esri. The county, which has just under 70,000 residents, also plans to use Esri templates to offer a real-time election results viewer.

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

SuperGIS Server 3 Selected by Comune di Recanati, Italy for Area Planning and Land Management

SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that Municipality of Recanati in Italy selected SuperGIS Server 3 Value Edition to integrate and distribute large spatial data to multi client users. SuperGIS Server 3 is designed to create, manage, and share various GIS resources across an enterprise via Web effectively.

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Vestas Signs 51 MW Wind Energy Order in Poland

Vestas has received a wind power order for 17 wind turbines V112-3.0 MW turbine for a wind farm in Poland. Vestas has received an order for 17 units of the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine for Poland. The wind power contract comprises supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 12-year service

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Gecko Systems Eyes At The Russian Logistics Market And Glonass

Gecko Systems is a Finnish technology company that has taken an out-of-the box approach to location based services and markets. Instead of thinking of the obvious (which by Nordic standards usually means Western markets, USA, etc.), they have turned east towards Russia and their solutions, namely Glonass, a competitor to the GPS (Global Positioning System).

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Aker Solutions to Houston

International oil services group, Norway’s Aker Solutions is about to open North America’s most advanced drilling equipment simulator in Houston, Texas. The simulator will be available to rig operators with the objective of making offshore drilling operations safer and more cost effective. Aker Solutions is investing USD 2.5 million in the new state-of-the-art drilling equipment simulator, which will

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

World Wireless Sensors Market for Environmental & Agricultural Monitoring Reviewed in New Report

Which are the high-growth segments/cash cows and how is the market segmented in terms of applications and materials? What are market estimates and forecasts? Which markets are doing well and which are not? Where are the gaps and opportunities? What is driving the market? Which are the key playing fields? How is the competitive outlook