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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

LEDAS Releases LGS 3D v4 Constraint Solver for Assembly Design and Direct Modeling

LEDAS Ltd today announced the release of version 4.0 of LGS 3D, its powerful geometric constraint solver. This is the core technology for parametric design software, allowing users to express their design intent in 3D parts and assemblies through geometric and dimensional constraints. Version 4.0 introduces important new functions that customers will find useful for assembly

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Trimble Acquires ThingMagic RFID Technology

Trimble announced that it has acquired the business of ThingMagic, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ThingMagic is a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and offers advanced development services to facilitate the integration of RFID into a wide range of applications. The acquisition expands Trimble’s technology portfolio and will enable the company to provide

Monday, October 25th, 2010

GeoCue Strengthens LidarGrammetry Intellectual Portfolio

GeoCue Corporation, the inventor of LIDARgrammetry, has an extensive portfolio of intellectual property for creating and exploiting a variety of LIDAR data using image processing and conventional photogrammetric techniques. LIDARgrammetry, among other features, provides producers and exploiters of LIDAR data methods of using these data in conventional photogrammetric workflows. These tools are encapsulated in the

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Avenza Releases Geographic Imager 3.2 for Adobe Photoshop

Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator® and PDF Maps for Apple iOS, is pleased to announce the release of Geographic Imager 3.2 for Adobe Photoshop. Along with support for Adobe CS5 and Mac OS 64-bit, it includes the ability to create and export geospatial PDF documents and terrain shading functionality.

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Garmin-Asus Reportedly Parting Ways in 2011

Asustek Computer and Garmin will not be renewing their dual-branding partnership to sell location-based service (LBS) smartphones when their contract terminates in January 2011, according to reports. In other news, navigation services vendor TomTom is reported to be working with HTC to provide “location-rich” map services. Read More

Monday, October 25th, 2010

3D Laser Mapping and IGI mbH Launch StreetMapper GIS

StreetMapper GIS, a new version of the mobile laser mapping system with an integrated panoramic camera, has been launched by 3D Laser Mapping and IGI mbH. StreetMapper GIS is easy to mount on any type of vehicle and offers a cost effective solution for collection of street level asset information for use in geographical information

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Learn How to More Effectively Manage Facilities

A new white paper commissioned by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) outlines the importance of integrating geographic information system (GIS) technology into the building life cycle. Available to download for no fee, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Facility Management offers detailed information on using GIS to more efficiently manage facilities. Learn More

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Foster + Partners’ First Project in Vietnam Breaks Ground

A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for VietinBank Business Centre, Foster + Partners’ first project in Vietnam. Bringing together the Bank’s headquarters, conference, hotel and leisure facilities, the landmark towers are strategically located between central Hanoi and the airport, demonstrating the emergence of Vietnam as an international financial centre. The 300,000-square-metre mixed-use development comprises two towers,

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Upcoming International Year of Forests and the Case of Forest Cover Change in Belize, Central America

A 2008 UNEP report on climate change in the wider Caribbean recognized Belize as one of the Caribbean nations with a significant level of forest cover. An earlier 2002 World Bank report on the ecosystems of Central America likewise recognized Belize as the Central American nation with the highest percent forest cover. The 2008 Little

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Trafficmaster Raises the Game with New Version of Fleet Director

Real-Time Fleet Analytics and Advanced Route Scheduling Drive New Release of Trafficmaster’s Leading Fleet Management Solution. Fleet Director 8.1 gives our 9,000 fleets and over a quarter of a million vehicles even greater usability and functionality than ever before. Trafficmaster has just released a major upgrade of its industry-leading telematics solution, Fleet Director, raising integrated vehicle-fleet