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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

A New Reseller for RapidEye: Hatfield Group

RapidEye announced today it has added Hatfield Consultants of Vancouver, Canada to its growing list of resellers. The recently signed contract between the two companies allows the Hatfield group to market and sell RapidEye products in Canada and the United States. “This cooperation will help us to further strengthen our key position in the geo-environmental

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture Recommends Ashtech MobileMapper CX

The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (HCA), a public national agricultural informational and advisory service assisting Hungarian agricultural producers, has recommended that Hungarian farmers purchase MobileMapper® CX, GPS/GIS receivers to measure and calculate the size of land parcels they farm.  The recommendation was made following HCA tests of several competing brands.  The HCA, which purchased and

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

53rd Photogrammetric Week in Stuttgart – 2nd Announcement

This regular event was initiated by Carl Pulfrich as a “Vacation Course in Photogrammetry” in 1909; since 1973 it has been held at the University of Stuttgart. Today, the Photogrammetric Week Series enjoys international recognition as an upgrading seminar and a platform for the exchange of experience. It attracts since many years more than 500

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Peugeot Launches Hyper-Local Advertising Campaign with NAVTEQ LocationPoint

 NAVTEQ location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has announced that Peugeot is running a first-of-its kind campaign on NAVTEQ LocationPoint,  one of the fastest growing hyperlocal mobile ad networks in the world. NAVTEQ LocationPoint delivers ads and offers to on-the-go mobile phone users as they approach local retailers. Ads feature built-in calls to action

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

SuperGeo Announce Exclusive Partnership with KIRRA in Saudi Arabia

SuperGeo Technologies is pleased to announce its latest distributor in the Middle East. KIRRA for Mapping and GIS (KIRRA) is officially authorized to distribute SuperGIS series software exclusively in Saudi Arabia. KIRRA is sited in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and also has offices in Canada and India.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

SuperGIS Applied to Spatial Data Management of National Parks

SuperGeo Technologies announced its latest GIS application to spatial data management in one of the most reputed National Parks in Taiwan. Covering Kinmen Island and many other islets, Kinmen National Park is characterized by its historical battle sites, abundant ecological resources and well-preserved traditional tribes.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Trimble Demonstrates Field Service Work Management Integration with Microsoft Dynamics

Trimble announced today that it will demonstrate how its new cloud-based field service solution—Trimble GeoManager WorkManagement—integrates with Microsoft Dynamics CRM at Microsoft Convergence 2011. Trimble WorkManagement is a software solution that provides on-demand visibility into vehicle and mobile worker utilization for routing, scheduling and dispatch. Microsoft Dynamics CRM provides customer information that helps enable confident

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

OGC Announces Indoor Navigation Discussion Paper

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks comments on an OGC discussion paper, “Requirements and Space-Event Modeling for IndoorNavigation.” The discussion paper presents a model for indoor navigation that simultaneously addresses route planning, multiple localization methods, navigation contexts, and different locomotion types. The Discussion Paper can be accessed at: http://portal.myogc.org/files/41727

Monday, April 11th, 2011

New TomTom PRO 9150 Delivers Portable, All-in-One Fleet Management Solution

TomTom Business Solutions, the division dedicated to commercial fleets, today unveiled a new navigation solution for the North American market designed to help businesses improve their productivity. The PRO 9150 is a portable fleet management solution that requires no installation and can be moved easily among vehicles in a fleet. With improved route guidance and

Monday, April 11th, 2011

GTA – Real-world 3D City Models with 3D Facades

GTA and Procedural provide a solution to model large databases of real-world building data with more 3D detail. Special focus is set to add depth to the facade as well as details to the roof. CityEngine imports 3D buildings generated automatically with GTA’s software solution tridicon 3D, transfers detailed tridicon 3D facade description to CityEngine