Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Telogis is today launching Telogis Fleet 8 – the newest generation of its flagship GPS fleet management software platform. The Telogis platform is scalable to any size/type of fleet, including trucks and equipment. Telogis Fleet 8 incorporates even more dynamic data (traffic, weather) and reporting functions than before to provide one of the most comprehensive tools to
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
ESA – Farmers traditionally keep a close eye on their fields, but a new ESA-led project seeks to build on their vigilance with monitoring from space. The TalkingFields initiative is now showing how to combine satellite observation with satellite navigation to benefit European farmers. Sustainable food production and food security are critical challenges. TalkingFields will help by using
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Adobe Systems Incorporated and TerraGo® Technologies, a leading provider of geospatial collaboration software and an Adobe Gold Partner, have announced an initiative to support geospatial capabilities for customers of Acrobat X solutions. TerraGo has been working closely with Adobe to provide an upgrade path for Acrobat 9 Pro Extended customers who need to continue to
Monday, October 18th, 2010
International Land Systems (ILS), Inc. has entered into a contract to implement a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Government of Cross River State of Nigeria. Teqbridge Limited, the authorized ILS software distributor for Nigeria, is partnered with ILS on this project. The Cross River State Geographic Information System Fast Track Project aims to establish the
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Getmapping in partnership with Geosense, ESRI South Africa and Precision Surveys has recently completed a 500 sq km aerial survey of Maputo and its environs including the islands Xefina and Inhaca. The survey was commissioned by the Municipal Council of Maputo to create a new base map for the city’s new geographic and management information
Monday, October 18th, 2010
The exciting new reality of open BIM collaboration will be demonstrated on October 21 in a GRAPHISOFT webcast. Insights will be offered on how true interoperability and real-time design sharing are possible with BIM models right now.
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Small satellite pioneer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has today been awarded a grant to commence the design phase of a national technology demonstration satellite called TechDemoSat-1. The UK’s Technology Strategy Board and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) have together provided a grant of £770,000 to fund the core mission design elements. SSTL, UK
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Matt Walker has joined Astun Technology as Geospatial Technologist. He will be responsible for enterprise deployment of Astun’s range of web based GIS, data integration and publishing solutions to local authorities. Walker has spent most of his career to date working with spatial data specialists Dotted Eyes, where he became Technical Director. During his time there
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) today announced the recipients of its 2010 Scholarship Program, for what was the Foundation’s most competitive year yet. This year, the Foundation awarded $86,000 to 19 recipients. Four Ph.D. candidates, six master’s students, six undergraduates and three graduating high school seniors received scholarships from this year’s program. High
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Two weeks after announcing its investment in DriverTech, Rand McNally unveiled future enhancements for the TruckPC mobile fleet management solution at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix. Rand McNally Truck PC, powered by DriverTech, utilizes Rand McNally’s leading IntelliRoute® TND™ truck navigation on DriverTech’s secure, industry-tested, on-board computing platform. The recently announced deal between the
