Monday, August 8th, 2011
The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association is dedicated to international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national, and international spatial data infrastructure developments that would allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance. We are committed to bringing about an infrastructure that will allow users globally to access
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Intergraph Corporation, a world leader in public safety, security and infrastructure management software, has acquired Augusta Systems, Inc., an innovator in the intelligent convergence of cameras, sensor systems, and networks that enable detailed, real-time information from facilities, infrastructure, and remote locations. Augusta’s customers have included businesses, governments and defense organizations, such as the U.S. Navy
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Information is only useful if you are able to find it. The city of Naples is taking a trove of information about properties in the city, and putting it all together in one place. City records on easements, water and sewer lines, property boundaries and legal descriptions, the coastal control line, fire hydrants — and more
Friday, August 5th, 2011
WindSonic is a robust, low cost ultrasonic wind sensor with no moving parts. This 2-axis ultrasonic wind sensor offers maintenance-free wind speed and direction monitoring for true ‘fit and forget’ wind sensing. The Gill WindSonic is a genuine low cost alternative to conventional cup and vane or propeller wind sensors, with all of the advantages of
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Ubisense announces that its Series 7000 real-time location system (RTLS) industrial tags and sensors have been certified for use in China by the country’s stringent regulatory authorities – a development that opens up enormous commercial opportunities to the business, which listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in June.
Friday, August 5th, 2011
The Betsiboka estuary in northwest Madagascar is pictured in this image from Japan’s ALOS observation satellite. Here, the country’s largest river flows into Bombetoka Bay, which then opens into the Mozambique Channel.The red colouring of the sandbars and islands between the ‘jellyfish tentacles’ comes from sediments washed from hills and into the streams and rivers during
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Esri will exhibit and teach a course about CityEngine, its software for 3D modeling and urban planning, at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference in Vancouver, Canada, August 7–11. The SIGGRAPH conference is one of the world’s largest exhibitions for the computer graphics industry.
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Magellan GPS today introduced a new series of worldwide satellite and aerial imagery-enhanced maps for its Magellan eXplorist and Magellan Triton handheld GPS units. The new maps provide Magellan handheld GPS users with high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery from DigitalGlobe, a leading provider of earth imagery solutions. Detailed and precise overhead pictures of their surroundings will
Friday, August 5th, 2011
May 5 to September 16, 2011, the National Geographic Institute is organizing the second edition of the Geoportal. The best applications made from the Geoportal API by professional developers and amateur, will be rewarded. Read More
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies is proud to announce the launch of Orbit GIS X, the new generation desktop GIS. Orbit GT today announces the availability of Orbit GIS X. Totally reworked, Orbit GIS X is the new engine for the Orbit GT portfolio. Being specialized in government, public safety and mapping industry solutions, the release of Orbit GIS X
