Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Esri Press has released the fourth edition of Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers, the seminal book on planning and implementing a geographic information system (GIS). Roger Tomlinson, widely known as “the father of GIS,” has updated this edition to include the latest trends in geospatial technology.
Friday, March 25th, 2011
The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X will acquire co-seismic data and a post-seismic time series of three months duration, covering the area around Sendei, Japan, in ascending (orbit 156, strip 9, incidence 35 degrees) and descending (orbit 42, strip 10, incidence 37 degrees) orbits in 3m resolution (StripMap Mode). The data will be made available free of
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Garmin International Inc. raised the bar today with the announcement of the GTN 650 and GTN 750 series. These panel-mount units are certified and approved for installation in hundreds of makes and models of general aviation aircraft. The GTN 650 and GTN 750 feature new capabilities for GPS/NAV/COM systems like touchscreen operation, graphical flight planning with
Friday, March 25th, 2011
No one would be surprised to know that there are challenges to making a national geospatial agenda happen. When I think across the many conversations, presentations and discussions I’ve been a part of, it often comes back to one thing – an issue that can be summed up in one line. It’s what I’m characterizing
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Siemens’ Mobility Division established its “Rail Innovation Centre of Competence” – the first of its kind worldwide – in the United Kingdom in March 2011. At this Innovation Centre, Siemens will lead the development of new concepts and technologies for the international rail vehicle service business. The demand for these services is ever increasing: The
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Ronen Zioni has been appointed HP’s marketing director for its Graphics Solutions Business in EMEA. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Zioni with his team will provide cross-portfolio marketing support to the three businesses of GSB across the EMEA region to continue to drive awareness and support growth of its HP Designjet, HP Indigo and IHPS and
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Marine scientists from five research agencies have pooled their skills and resources to compile a directory of life on Australia’s continental shelf.They examined the shelf seascape during a three-year program of the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Marine BiodiversityHub. They examined the shelf seascape during a three-year program of the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Marine Biodiversity
Friday, March 25th, 2011
FMS, Inc. an In-Q-Tel portfolio company, has released Version 4.6 of its Sentinel Visualizer data visualization and link analysis software. Originally released in 2005, Sentinel Visualizer offers link charts, social network analysis, geospatial mapping, and the examination of timelines based on a user-customizable knowledgebase. The Professional and Premium Editions of Sentinel 4.6 now provide enhanced
Friday, March 25th, 2011
The program, chosen following a competitive review to replace its existing modeling solution, will support CWWL’s commitment to improving its operational efficiency while taking its customer service to new levels. CWWL provides drinking water, sewerage, trade waste and recycled water services to over 855,900 people in Melbourne’s central business district, inner and western suburbs. Its boundaries
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies officially announced its exclusive partner in Italy, where Helix S.r.l. is authorized to distribute SuperGIS series software. Helix S.r.l. is located in Macerata at the northeast of Italy. With its founders merging their expertise in Geographic Information System (GIS), territory management and geology, Helix S.r.l. has been offering services including geographic information and workflow
