Monday, May 9th, 2011
German rail company Deutsche Bahn and engineering giant Siemens sign a multibillion euro contract for new high-speed trains on Monday, with reports saying the contract has safeguards against delays and technology failures. The contract, worth some six billion euros, commissions at least 230 new long-distance trains, called ICx, to replace Deutsche Bahn’s current aging inventory. Reports on
Monday, May 9th, 2011
While the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working to promote sustainability in this country, the Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) is pursuing a set of similar goals in the Federal Republic of Germany. Today, both agencies signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to work together to cultivate a
Monday, May 9th, 2011
DigitalGlobe today announced a cooperation with German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the German company 3D RealityMaps to provide a new range of high quality three dimensional (3D) data products. 3D RealityMaps will use the data, captured on an ongoing basis by DigitalGlobe’s fleet of earth imaging satellites and processed into 3D data by DLR, to
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Onset Computer Corporation today announced the HOBO UX120 Pulse Logger, a highly versatile, 4-channel energy data logger that combines the functionality of four separate data loggers into a single compact unit. The HOBO UX120 enables energy management professionals – from energy auditors to building commissioners – to easily track building energy consumption, equipment runtimes, and water and
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Havok, the leading provider of interactive software solutions for simulation and characters in the games industry, is announcing its collaboration with TerraSim Inc., a developer of advanced software solutions for geospatial technologies. The alliance will enable the research and development of new capabilities which will link Havok’s industry-leading simulation technologies to TerraSim’s rapid generation of
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Blue Mars has an iPhone client that allows users to change their clothes. There’s an app for Second Life and OpenSim that allows users to chat with other users. VenueGen is working on an iPad-enabled version of their virtual world client, which runs fully in the browser. But it’s a little-known Spanish company called Virtway that has actually
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
iXSurvey is a multinational company with offices in Australia, France and the UK that specialises in the measurement and understanding of the physical, chemical and biological marine environment. The company’s experienced and talented team of surveyors carries out a vast range of sea surveys, studies and investigations for clients around the World. To support their commitment
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
The winners share a prize fund of £160,000, which includes £10,000 for the best use of Ordnance Survey’s free mapping service, OS OpenData. They will now begin work bringing their ventures to life.
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
We at Depiction are very pleased to inform you that the long-awaited version 1.3 of Depiction is now available for download. This is the most significant upgrade since Depiction’s original release, offering major improvements in both performance and features. You can also register for next week’s Depiction 101, a special first session in a new
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
The Framework Agreement will run from April 2011 to March 2015 and sees Ordnance Survey developing its external supplier base for the supply and maintenance of topography, imagery and height data and services, which are used to maintain the currency, accuracy and information content of its core databases. The framework agreement is divided into three lots
