Thursday, January 27th, 2011
For a province which loves its cars and trucks, Alberta is receiving close attention from Canadian rail manufacturer Bombardier Transportation. The province and its two biggest cities are considering multibillion-dollar investments in rail transportation, a fact not lost on North American president Raymond Bachant, whose Quebec-based company supplies commuter trains, light rail vehicles and electric locomotives
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
The RapidEye constellation of five earth observation satellites have been focused on the East Coast of Australia, dedicating resources to capture valuable images of the ever-changing face of our flooding landscape. The readily enhanced RapidEye satellite data has been of interest to a range of Government agencies in recent weeks. Currently, the movement of the Loddon
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The GMON3 uses an innovative, non-contact method of measuring snow water equivalency (SWE) for any type of snow or ice. This new sensor offers a reliable alternative to snow pillows and other methods for monitoring SWE. Benefits of the GMON3 include measurements that cover a large surface area (approximately 1000 sq ft) and performance that
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
ERDAS announces that the Mexican Navy is now using ERDAS APOLLO to manage and serve geospatial imagery and data in support of its national protection initiatives. Since 1941, the Mexican Navy has carried out the presidential mandate to oversee and safeguard 11,000 kilometers of Mexican coastlines, navigable inland water bodies, and the territorial sea and
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
2011 is now upon us and, as ever here at Blom, we are committed to building towards a successful future. Part of this strategy has seen Blom UK expanding their commercial team with a focus on developing Blom services throughout existing and emerging markets.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Leica MobileMatriX, together with Leica Geosystems instruments, is the most advanced solution for mobile GIS applications in combination with GNSS, Total Stations, Level, Digital Cameras, and Laser Range Finders (LRF) on the market today. With the imaging support of the new TS15 and TS11, Leica MobileMatriX users can simply take an image with the Total
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Lockheed Martin plans to increase the affordability and efficiency of space system development with the opening of a new advanced technology and virtual simulation facility, known as the Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL). The CHIL, located at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company headquarters in Littleton, Colo., integrates several virtual reality technologies enabling engineers and technicians
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI) announced that Lincolnshire County Council has successfully consolidated its roads engineering asset management and maintenance management systems into one integrated software solution. Confirm, PBBI’s market-leading infrastructure asset maintenance and management system, has enabled the rationalisation of Lincolnshire’s legacy systems into a single resilient system, which will realise cost efficiencies of £1
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) was established in 1993 to enhance space activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Space agencies, governmental bodies, and international organizations, such as the United Nations, as well as companies, universities and research institutes from over 30 regional participants take part in APRSAF, the largest space-related conference in the Asia-Pacific region.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The award-winning Moonstone Project, designed using GRAPHISOFT’s ArchiCAD BIM software, is one of the UK’s best performing houses, exceeding the UK’s Code 6 Sustainable Homes Guide; the house also exceeds the German ‘Passivhaus’ top standard for energy efficiency by over 65%. At 16,000 square feet (1,500 square meters), with a third of its structure underground,
