Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Safe Software announced today that FME, the leading spatial data transformation technology, now offers unrivaled support for LiDAR and point cloud data. Organizations can now use the unmatched transformation capabilities in FME to quickly prepare LiDAR data to meet their precise requirements, enabling them to extract the full value from their LiDAR data assets to
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
For the utility division of MDU Resources Group, a diversified natural resource company, Esri technology emerged as the logical framework on which to build its Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP). DIMP regulations, put forth by the US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, aim to ensure better overall management of the risks
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announced that the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has approved the OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) Interface standard as an International Standard. This approval was the result of joint activity in the ISO Technical Committee: ISO/TC211 Geographic Information/Geomatics. WFS was approved by a ballot of the national bodies that make
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Autodesk, a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced that it has signed an enterprise licensing agreement with GHD, one of the world’s leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firms to provide Autodesk software and services. The contract value of the deal is more than AUD 5 million, making it the
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
DigitalGlobe and Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) have partnered together to use on-the-ground photography and satellite imagery to monitor the state of the world’s glaciers. In this report, the first of its kind for both companies, we have collected recent satellite imagery from three of the world’s most renowned glaciers: Khumbu Glacier at Mt. Everest, the
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
GeoSam Oy, a newly-formed Finnish distributor of global positioning and surveying equipment, has been selected to represent Ashtech® machine control, GIS, GNSS and GPS products. GeoSam Oy has teamed with Ashtech “because the Ashtech brand and its heritage, Magellan® and Thales®, are well-known and respected in Finland,” said Jukka Lindstrom, GeoSam Oy Manager and Director.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
To make this possible Nokia has partnered with C3, the leading provider of 3D mapping solutions, offering photo-realistic models of the world. C3 uses modern camera equipment to capture as many as one image per second of the same object from up to 100 different angles. The images are then used to automatically reproduce the shape
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Following an intensive international search and selection process, CSIRO has appointed one of its own, Jonathan Law, as the new Director of the organisation’s Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship. Mr Law brings with him a strong network of government, industry and research contacts gained through working across the value chain in the resource industry in an operational and research
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Utility companies in the Middle East and Africa now have a local source for sharing ideas, success stories, and information about Esri technology. The first Middle East and Africa Utility User Group held its inaugural meeting March 15–16, 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event was hosted by Esri along with Esri partners GISTEC
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) $75 million to develop a revolutionary launch escape system that will enable the company’s Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts. The Congressionally mandated award is part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) initiative that started in 2009 to help private companies mature concepts and technologies for human spaceflight.
