Thursday, November 25th, 2010
GRAPHISOFT recently announced that it has agreed with the Norwegian Building Industry Association (BNL) to provide all secondary schools in Norway with free ArchiCAD licenses. The BNL is encouraging the schools to use the money saved on licenses to pay for courses for teachers. As a result of this agreement, students are assured that they will
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Designs for the Zayed National Museum have been officially unveiled today by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Conceived as a monument and memorial to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The first group of office staff are due to move in on Monday 6 December 2010 with a phased move for the rest of the 1000 staff planned throughout December and January. Building began in April 2009 when Director General and Chief Executive Vanessa Lawrence CB was joined by John Denham MP to ‘break the ground’.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
A computer-generated map of Manchester’s urban trees has been created by aerial mapping company Bluesky. The first project of its type in the world, the 3D map is helping authorities across Manchester understand the impact of urban trees on the environment, public health and the aesthetic qualities of the region. Derived from recent aerial photography
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced that Newport City Homes has selected Cadcorp SIS Map Editor, Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller and Cadcorp GeognoSIS software for its corporate GIS. Its IT department has been recognised at the Computing/BCS UK IT Industry Awards Ceremony as ‘Small IT Department of the Year’,
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
DCNS is one of the only companies to offer an expert service robotic structures using a multi-mode robot capable of swimming to reach the structure and then roll on the surface to be inspected. This system allows to appraise a wide variety of structures (ship hulls, offshore platforms, docks, dams …). With this multi-robot missions, DCNS teams
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The 112.pt was awarded with the 112 National System of Excellence by the Association of the European Emergency Number (EENA) in a ceremony held on November 8th, in Brussels. Critical Software was the chosen technology partner of the Ministry of Interior to operate a major overhaul to 112.pt, which has now been recognized as an
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Farm Market iD, a leading provider of farm-level U.S. agricultural data, announced today it has made available for commercial use previously unavailable information on more than 26,000 agricultural producers in Florida derived from local ownership records, and enhanced by GIS (geospatial information system) data and satellite imagery. Crops included in the data represent 1.7 million planted acres,
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
The OGC GovFuture membership category includes Local Government and Subnational Government membership levels. It offers public sector organizations an opportunity to learn about and benefit from new developments in geospatial technology, and to understand and address legal and policy issues related to these technology developments. GovFuture provides an opportunity for government organizations across the globe
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
European Space Imaging, a leading provider of very high-resolution satellite imagery,and Indra Espacio, a leading company in the Spanish space sector today announced that the two companies successfully completed a multi-year supply project to the Spanish Ministry of Defense. The supply project, with Indra Espacio as main contractor, started in September 2008 and involved the provision
