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Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Exprodat’s Data Directory Nurtures New ArcGIS Desktop 10 Users

Exprodat’s Team-GIS Directory was released today for the ArcGIS 10 platform, enhancing usability for ArcGIS Desktop users.  Team-GIS Directory can make ArcMap much easier for novice users to operate, increasing the rate of user adoption during ArcGIS Desktop implementation projects. Team-GIS Directory is an ArcMap extension combining an easy-to-use data catalogue with powerful search, preview and

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

California Department of Transportation Selects Autodesk for Road and Highway Design Projects

Autodesk, Inc. today announced that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), one of the largest Departments of Transportation in the United States, has selected AutoCAD Civil 3D for road and highway design projects statewide. The contract is over a five year period and includes access to Autodesk’s AutoCAD Civil 3D software, training and services. Civil

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

College Students Study The Earth From NASA’s Flying Laboratory

Twenty-nine undergraduate and graduate students are participating in a six-week NASA Airborne Science Program field experience designed to immerse them in the agency’s Earth Science research. The students represent 28 colleges and universities from across the United States. NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates and early graduate students majoring in

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

South African Railway Operator Largest Signaling Contract with Siemens

The South African railway company, PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa), has commissioned Siemens with the delivery of signaling equipment and the construction of the “Gauteng Nerve Center” (GNC) operations control center. It is the largest contract for signaling equipment ever awarded in South Africa. The contract is worth approximately 90 million euros. It

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Gridpoint Energy Manager – Visibility, Analysis and Control

GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart energy solutions, today announced the release of GridPoint Energy Manager, a unified platform delivering the future of enterprise and utility energy management today. The software-based solution complements existing hardware and service offerings to manage the deployment and operation of energy endpoints, such as building management systems, solar arrays,

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

National League of Cities Tour – Sustainable Infrastructure for Competitiveness

The National League of Cities (NLC) announces “Building Cities, Building Futures,” a national tour centering on sustainable infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth.  Sponsored by Siemens, the tour will bring together local business, community and governmental leaders to discuss how to effectively plan and prioritize funding and the options available to promote resiliency and

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

SuperGeo to Release SuperGIS Desktop 3.1

SuperGeo Technologies announced that its latest desktop GIS software, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1, will be released officially soon.  As the newest desktop GIS software of SuperGIS 3 series products, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 is equipped with diverse GIS tools, considerably improves the performance in editing, displaying, analyzing and managing spatial data.

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

National Land Survey of Iceland to Deploy ArcGIS for INSPIRE

The National Land Survey of Iceland (NLSI) is implementing Esri’s ArcGIS for INSPIRE to meet compliance with the European Union’s Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) Directive. This will ensure that the country’s public data is visible and accessible to institutions, companies, and individuals for improved governance. By recent law, NLSI is the key

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

ABACO Launches DbMAP 3D

Abaco announces DbMAP 3D, a suite of professional applications to design, create and publish geographic content, which can be visualized in 3D thorough the web. Abaco’s achievements are the result of the great experiences both nationally and internationally. Specialized know-how supported by major research and professional development of technologies for the design, implementation and publication

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

New BlomMETRO – Sharpest Aerial Photography Available

Blom UK is excited to be launching a brand new portfolio of geospatial data, simply called BlomMETRO. Comprising a wealth of information derived from aerial surveys, from false colour infrared imagery and 3D models to building and land use intelligence, BlomMETRO provides the clearest insight into the UK’s towns and cities currently available. MetroHD is