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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Accuracy Analyst 3.0 and Topo Analyst 1.0…

Spatial Information Solutions, Inc. (SIS) has released version 3 of Accuracy Analyst, the flagship product in Map Accuracy Tools. In releasing Accuracy Analyst 3.0 (AA 3.0), SIS President, Dr. Charles O’Hara, said “We listened to our customers, added the capabilities they requested, and delivered a product that meets their needs.”

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

SuperGIS Server 3 Supports Online Editing

SuperGeo Technologies announce that SuperGIS Server 3, its comprehensive enterprise Server GIS software, supports online editing function for efficient editing and updating large map data. SuperGIS Server 3 is a set of comprehensive enterprise GIS software which can efficiently manage and integrate various GIS data on server side and publish the data on the Internet as GIS services.

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

City of Greater Sudbury Honoured for Effective Enterprise Approach to GIS

ESRI Canada today presented the City of Greater Sudbury with an Award of Excellence for improving data management across its organization by deploying ESRI’s enterprise geographic information system (GIS) solution.  This has provided the City’s various departments with access to consistent, up-to-date information needed to support daily operations and deliver enhanced municipal services. The City has

Monday, April 18th, 2011

DigitalGlobe Completes QuickBird Satellite Orbit Raise

DigitalGlobe announced today it has completed raising the orbit of its QuickBird satellite, a process that began in late March. QuickBird is now orbiting 482 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, raised from its previous 450 kilometer orbit. QuickBird has continued to deliver high resolution imagery and imagery-based products to customers throughout the process. The company

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Decatur Utilities Deploys 3-GIS Express Solutions

3-GIS, an Alabama based software development and services company, has announced that Decatur Utilities deployed 3-GIS Express Solution, an Esri enabled full edit engineering GIS application, to manage their utility enterprise. Decatur Utilities, providing service to over 22,000 residential customers and more than 3000 businesses, has selected Decatur’s own 3-GIS’s Express Solution to realize the

Monday, April 18th, 2011

3D Laser Mapping Appoints Jon Chicken as Sales Director

3D Laser Mapping has expanded its sales operation with the appointment of Jon Chicken to the position of Sales Director. Operating in the UK and across mainland Europe Jon will be responsible for managing growth in sales of laser scanning hardware, software and systems including the world’s most accurate mobile mapping system StreetMapper.

Monday, April 18th, 2011

UK Innovation Satellite TechDemoSat-1 Passes Design Review

A technology demonstration satellite project part-funded by the UK’s national innovation agency is ready to start construction having passed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). TechDemoSat-1 will function as a combined orbital testbed and showcase for some of UK industry’s most promising space technology, aimed at winning substantial international business in the future. It will give

Monday, April 18th, 2011

AGISEE – The Association Invites for Participation

AGISEE, the Association for Geospatial Information in South-East Europe, in 2011, enters into its seventh year of existence pursuing its overall goal to support the needs of all groups of the society in South-East Europe for access to, sharing and using geographic information (GI). AGISEE works towards the development of an infrastructure that allows users

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Punjab Okays Taunsa Power Project

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given assent to the proposals regarding agreement of 120 Megawatt Taunsa hydro-power project and mapping of wind power potential in the province. He gave this approval while presiding over a meeting of the provincial cabinet at Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Saturday. Addressing the cabinet meeting, Shahbaz said Pakistan was facing serious

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Report Reveals Critical Need for Utilities to Implement Business Intelligence Tools

IDC Energy Insights today announced the availability of a new, industry-leading study that reveals the critical need for the utility industry to implement business analytics solutions to support automation processes, to make better capital investment decisions, and to empower customers to manage their energy lifestyles. According to the study, the utility industry is expected to be