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Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Urban Soil Sealing in Europe

Soil is the earth’s living skin and provides us with essential services for life in our planet: production of food; infiltration and cleansing of water and protection against flooding; habitat for plants; areas for recreation and mental health; micro climate regulation, etc. It is such a crucial resource that it can’t be ignored. However, particularly

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Robotic Glider to Map Moreton Bay Impacts

A $200,000 CSIRO coastal glider is bound for Queensland to be deployed in Moreton Bay to investigate the impact of the recent flooding on marine ecosystems. Dr Andy Steven from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship says the glider’s deployment is part of a research program to monitor the extent of the flood plume into Moreton

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Esri Announces GovMaps

Today, Esri president Jack Dangermond announced the new website GovMaps.org during the plenary session of the Esri Federal User Conference in Washington, D.C. The prototype site offers a customized view into commonly used nationwide layers and maps in ArcGIS for a better understanding of national issues and trends. Quick access to this authoritative geospatial information

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

ERDAS APOLLO Assists Restoration of German Forests Ravaged by Tornado

ERDAS APOLLO was used last year to assist in the cleanup of storm damage after a tornado swept through the forests in the state of Saxony in Germany, leaving behind a path of destruction approximately 100 km long and 6 km wide.The state agency Sachsenforst protects and manages the forests of Saxony, and first obtained

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Data and Online Maps Foster Better Decision Making

Vast amounts of data, along with instant reports and online maps, are now available through Esri’s web-based Community Analyst. With this new tool, government agencies, civic organizations, and policy makers can quickly explore the geographic characteristics of any area and develop the right strategies for policies and resource allocation.

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Trimble’s Next Generation TSC3 Handheld Controller Allows Surveyors

Trimble introduced today its next generation field device—the Trimble® TSC3 controller. As part of Trimble’s portfolio of Connected Site™ survey solutions, the new controller allows surveyors and geospatial professionals to collect, share and deliver data for improved accuracy, efficiency and productivity between the field and office.

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

LizardTech Exhibits at ESRI Federal User Conference

LizardTech, a division of Celartem Inc. is exhibiting in Booth #624 at the ESRI Federal User Conference in Washington, D.C., this week. “The GIS professionals at this week’s ESRI Federal User Conference can expect to see the latest version of LizardTech’s GeoExpress® product which introduced the MrSID® Generation 4 (MG4™) format for compression of raster

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Alabama Moves Its Redistricting Process to the Web

This year, the state of Alabama is redrawing its district lines using a flexible geographic information system (GIS)-based online platform. The Alabama Legislative Reapportionment Office procured a web-based redistricting solution from Esri that incorporates the collaborative capabilities of the Web with sophisticated geospatial analysis tools required for redistricting. While the sharing of proposed district plans on

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Trimble Launches VRS Now Service in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

Trimble announced today the launch of the Trimble® VRS Now™ RTK correction data services for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg delivering centimeter-level positioning for RTK receivers throughout these countries. The Trimble VRS Now service supplies fast, easy-to-use and accurate Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning for a variety of applications including precision agriculture, surveying, construction,

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Safe Software Launches FME 2011

Safe Software today launched a new version of its spatial data transformation platform, FME 2011. Built to address industry advancements and customer feedback, FME 2011 offers extraordinary new powers to help organizations take command of spatial data and smash through the latest data interoperability barriers more quickly and easily than ever before.