Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Minneapolis-based ObjectFX, LLC, a provider of location-based technology and software, on Thursday announced that it has been acquired by TransVoyant, LLC, a group of private equity investors from Alexandria, Virginia. The company said that it will maintain its offices in Minneapolis and has opened offices in Alexandria, Virginia. ObjectFX’s consultants and developers create solutions designed to help
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Liquid XML Studio provides the ability to author, edit, transform, debug, and validate XML documents. It has an easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI) providing a graphical view, text view or split view of your documents for ultimate productivity. The Graphical XML Editor simplifies the job of authoring and validating XML documents. It allows intuitive editing of XML data in
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is working actively to support establishment of the National Land Imaging Program (NLIP), a long-range operational moderate resolution imaging program. For the past several years, ASPRS has strongly supported the NLIP strategy through continuing communication with the Administration and Congress, and fully endorses its immediate implementation.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar, aerial digital camera and survey instruments, announced today that de Bruin Spatial Technologies, based in Mount Gambier, South Australia, has taken delivery of Optech’s ALTM Orion M-Series airborne laser scanning system.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
iGeology is a new free smartphone App that lets you take a geological map of Britain with you wherever you go to help you learn about the rocks beneath your feet. And with the phone’s GPS, you’ll know exactly where you are. Read More
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
The 9th Court of Appeal satisfied on 4th August the appeal of ScanEx RDC company, which is operating with Earth remote sensing data, ruling illegal the restrictions, imposed by Roscosmos in its license. In 2008 Roscosmos granted a license to ScanEx RDC for Earth remote sensing data reception, processing and distribution. The document reads that the
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS) will be tested on 10 August. The purpose of the test of the warning system, first established in 2005 under the aegis of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), is to ensure effective communication between regional and national centres
Monday, August 8th, 2011
3-GIS, an Alabama based GIS software development company, is pleased to announce David Stoner has been promoted to Product Development Manager. David Stoner will assume the daily role and responsibility of executing the 3-GIS roadmap and ensuring that 3-GIS remain on schedule with the highest quality products. David will receive roadmap direction from Product Manager
Monday, August 8th, 2011
With decades of experience in developing country-scale geographic information system (GIS) databases and in performing major geologic mapping and resource assessment programs within the Middle East, Eurasia, Asia and South America, the USGS is working to develop an integrated GIS data framework for Afghanistan that will provide the fundamental databases and current, state-of-the-art maps to support natural resource
Monday, August 8th, 2011
FIZ Karlsruhe, an important information infrastructure organization in Germany, well known for its database services such as STN and its innovative eScience solutions, was recently evaluated by internationally recognized experts. The result of the evaluation is outstanding. It shows that FIZ Karlsruhe, a member of the Leibniz-Association, is a reliable and valuable partner for science
