Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
The team behind creating the map used radar observations from a number of international satellites to create the fullest picture of Antarctica to date. In fact, the new map even provided previously unseen geographic features. Among the new discoveries was a ridge, nearly splitting the 5.4 million-square-mile landmass in half. Read More
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Magnolia River and partner 3-GIS have implemented 3-GIS’ Express Solution to track maintenance of the City of Albany’s street network as part of the Pavement Management Program. Express Solution leverages Esri’s ArcGIS Server to seamlessly flow network data between an office administrator utilizing Network Express and field technicians with the mobile Field Express. Three departments,
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
The rising senior at Bucknell University started out putting together model airplanes when he was a child but later became more interested in the technology that makes them work. This summer, Urban, a computer science major from New Jersey, has combined the two interests in a research project in which he is designing, building and flying a remote-controlled
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Lowrance announced the release of its Version 1.5 software update — a performance-enhancing upgrade for its Endura handheld GPS devices. The new software provides the Lowrance Endura Sierra, Safari and Out&Back models improved speed and responsiveness, sharper contrast and redesigned graphics for better sunlight readability, and performance functions that enhance the overall user experience. With
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
A new Work In Progress (WIP) build of Rhinoceros 5 for OS X is now available. This Mac build is up to date with the Windows build. There is a new Windows WIP release every week or so and an updated Mac Rhino WIP will be released shortly after each Windows release. The Mac V5
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
We are proud to announce that on August 15th we officially became Williamson Chong Architects. The merger of Donald Chong Studio Incorporated and WILLIAMSONWILLIAMSON INC. has been in the works for a while now and we couldn’t be happier to finally share the news. We are long-time friends and colleagues. Don and Betsy met and worked
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
International Land Systems (ILS), Inc., now a company of Thomson Reuters, and the Anhui Agriculture Commission today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop a rural land registration and mapping program for Anhui Province. The memorandum comes immediately after concluding a successful United States Trade and Development Agency-funded technical assistance pilot.
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
You are invited to attend our 2011 Airborne User Group Meeting being held Nov 1 – 3, in Toronto at the Toronto Rogers Centre / Renaissance Hotel. This meeting will focus on Advanced Product Training as well as on the latest developments in georeferencing technology, and will include special information sessions on:
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Garmin International Inc. announced the unveiling of Vector – a high-precision pedal based power meter – designed for cyclists, by cyclists. Vector is the lightest weight direct measurement power meter on the market, and designed for quick installation, portability, and ease-of-use. Taking only minutes to install, Vector provides accurate and reliable power data and uniquely
Friday, August 19th, 2011
On 16 August 1981, the Meteosat-2 geostationary weather satellite began operationally to supply data relevant for climate monitoring. The imager on Meteosat-2 and subsequent satellites in the series has now provided 30 years of data, which are archived in and accessible from the EUMETSAT Data Centre. Read More
