Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Intergraph continues to be the leading provider of Outage Management System (OMS) solutions and Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) with the announcement of general availability of InService 8.3.1. InService v8.3.1 completely supersedes v8.3 announced earlier this year. This product release further integrates real-time operations data within a consolidated command-and-control environment to better manage field crews
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Galileo will use the most accurate atomic clock in space to provide the most accurate positioning services. In fact time is the key for satellite navigation systems. The launch of the first pair of Galileo satellites, set for October 20, will open the road for Europe’s satellite navigation programme. Another In-orbit Validation pair will be lofted
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
HP will offer an exciting and informative programme focusing on performance–enhancing wide format digital inkjet printing technology at the Esri European User Conference (EUC), October 26th – 28th, North Convention Centre, IFEMA, Feria de Madrid, Spain. HP will demonstrate how its feature-rich HP Designjet printing technology revolutionises the way GIS, AEC, and MCAD professionals manage their design
Monday, October 10th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce that nineteen GISCorps volunteers have recently been deployed to three new missions and one existing mission.
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is today celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of Surrey’s first satellite, UoSAT-1. Launched into orbit on 6th October 1981, UoSAT-1 was designed and built by a team from the University of Surrey led by SSTL founder Sir Martin Sweeting.
Monday, October 10th, 2011
From today, Ordnance Survey staff across the country will be using the social networking site Twitter to provide live updates as they map the ever changing Great British landscape. Anyone interested in maps, geography and the vital role they play underpinning daily life is invited to follow their updates to learn more about the extraordinary range
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Expanding GE’s footprint in India and connection with one of the country’s fastest growing clean energy developers, GE Energy Financial Services and Indian-based Greenko Group plc have agreed to invest in a new venture to develop wind energy projects across India. The GE unit will invest US$50 million – its first renewable energy investment in
Monday, October 10th, 2011
South Africa is planning to build its third satellite, to form part of a new African satellite constellation, as part of a government drive to grow the country’s share of the global market for small- to medium-sized space systems. “Our intention is to expand our investment in ‘micro’ satellites, building on the existing SumbandilaSat platform,” Science
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com ) has been awarded a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA). Blue Marble is excited to now be able to offer their products to Federal Organizations through the streamlined process this organization manages for federal purchasers. As an approved commercial vendor, government organizations can feel comfortable knowing they are not
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
When Rebecca Moore was working with Amazonian tribes back in 2007 on ways to use Google Earth to map forest cover, the consensus was that the satellite imagery program was useful, but they wanted more. Last year, Google launched its Earth Engine, which complemented the standard, but static, satellite images with “trillions of scientific measurements dating
