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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

ASPRS Feedback Key to Continued USGS Camera Calibration

As a result of considerable discussion at the recent American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2011 Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has reversed its original decision to discontinue film camera calibration. On April 27, 2011, the USGS Land Remote Sensing Program (LRSP) and the Earth Resources Observation and

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

New atlasFX From Alta4

atlasFX is an innovative map publishing solution for ArcGIS Server. Creating tangible flex based online maps hast just become easier. Just drag & drop your map service using atlasFX as the central configuration tool. Within minutes you can create different online maps for different needs and different audiences. No programming required. Read More

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

New Ice Thickness Map of the Arctic Unveiled

The first map of sea-ice thickness from ESA’s CryoSat mission was revealed today at the Paris Air and Space Show. This new information is set to change our understanding of the complex relationship between ice and climate. From an altitude of just over 700 km and reaching unprecedented latitudes of 88º, CryoSat has spent the

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

SuperGeo Officially Releases SuperGIS Mobile Tour 3.0 Android Version

SuperGeo Technologies announces that SuperGIS Mobile Tour 3.0 for Android, its first Android application, is now available.  Designed for outdoor mobile tour navigation, SuperGIS Mobile Tour is a mobile GIS application equipped with SuperGIS Mobile Tour Manager, which provides users with abundant tour guidance to navigate and settle their journeys via Android operation system.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

SSTL Expands Into State-of-the-Art Technical Facility

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has moved its technical operations into The Kepler Building, a new £10 million state-of-the-art technical facility, providing assembly, testing and integration of satellites platforms and payloads for SSTL’s global customers in a single location.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

viaEuropa Express Rapid Response Service for Insurance Map Users

Geodata solutions provider Europa Technologies has launched a hosted mapping service to help the insurance industry react quickly to emergency situations. viaEuropa Express, to be unveiled at the ABI Biennial Conference in London, is a new online DaaS (Data as a Service) offering that brings the most detailed cartography of Great Britain direct to the

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Bentley – NCS Workspace for Civil with US CAD Standard in InRoads and GEOPAK

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the release of its NCS Workspace for Civil. The new workspace enables designers to incorporate the United States National CAD Standard (NCS) in Bentley’s industry-leading InRoads and GEOPAK 3D civil engineering design software.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Trimble Expanded Capabilities for Business Center Software and Access Services

Trimble introduced today version 2.50 of Trimble Business Center software for surveying offices and a new Data Processing Service, a component of the Trimble Access Services. “For many surveyors, Trimble Business Center software is already an indispensable resource,” said Anders Rhodin director of Trimble’s Survey Business. “It allows survey data managers to combine GNSS and

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Industry Leader Joins Esri as New Public Works Manager

David Totman, former asset manager at Colorado Springs Utilities, joins Esri as the new industry solutions manager for public works. Totman replaces Chuck Cmeyla, who is retiring.Employed in a variety of positions using GIS to solve analytic problems during the past 24 years, Totman brings a wealth of private- and public-sector experience to his new

Monday, June 20th, 2011

ESRI Canada Enhances National Emergency Management with Free Web GIS Tools

ESRI Canada today announced increased support for Canada’s emergency management community with the release of the ESRI Flex Tools for MASAS.  Leveraging ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology and the Adobe Flex framework, the tools interface with Canada’s Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System (MASAS).  The tools and associated code are provided free to emergency management and public