Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Following the success of the original Better Mapping seminars presented by The British Cartographic Society (BCS) in conjunction with the Association of Geographical information (AGI), a further one-day seminar is planned for the 24th November 2010 (London). Understanding the fundamentals of map design is essential in the preparation of maps that convey the correct message in
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Tata Power that aims to produce at least 25 per cent of its total power generation from clean sources by 2017, will invest around Rs 5,000 crore in wind-energy alone, said a top company official. “We have set ourselves a target to achieve 25 per cent of our total generation from clean sources by 2017. These
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and NASA have presented the 2010 William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work in remote sensing of natural resources. Dr. Bauer received the award today at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Atlas of Our Changing Environment, produced at the request of the Kenya Government, provides visual and compelling evidence of the rapid changes taking place in the country’s critical ecosystems due to pressures from human activities. The side-by-side display of historical and current remote-sensing images highlight forest degradation, wetland drainage, and shrinking lakes to the impacts
Friday, November 19th, 2010
The 10HS sensor measures soil moisture over a large volume of soil to provide a more accurate picture of average soil moisture in a given area. Its plug-and-play design reduces deployment time, saving users time and money. Users can simply plug the sensor into an Onset HOBO® U30 or H21 Weather Station and begin monitoring
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Urban Mapping, Inc (UMI) announced updates to the company’s market leading Neighborhoods database, which now includes over 106,000 neighborhoods in over 3,500 cities across the United States, Canada and Europe. The update to the database includes new neighborhood names and edits that are all a result of UMI’s own local research and verified customer feedback.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
OpenGeo announced today that they will enter a reseller agreement with terrestris GmbH & Co. KG, a geoinformatics provider from Bonn, Germany. The company terrestris specializes in spatial data infrastructures as well as open source geoportals, and will now be able to expand their capabilities and offer clients solutions based upon the OpenGeo Suite, a
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Geoimage announces that the company is in the process of completing Round 4 of the SPOT5 image processing project for the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW).The 2.5m resolution SPOT5 satellite imagery has been an important tool in detecting changes in vegetation cover and extent. The imagery supports a
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
ESRI Canada today announced the recipients of the 2010 ESRI Canada Scholarship Award. The national scholarship program recognizes Canadian universities and colleges with an exceptional focus on geographic information system (GIS) technology, and is designed to promote innovation among Canada’s future leaders. This year, students from 46 educational institutions across the country will receive more than
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Colortrac Limited has further extended its commitment to profitable business expansion with the appointment of Rob van Brakel to its senior management team. He joins the British wide format scanner manufacturer as their new Marketing Manager with worldwide responsibility for developing and implementing all elements of Colortrac’s marketing activities. See: www.colortrac.com
