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Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Significant Wind Energy Advances in Peru

Green light for the construction of 3 wind power (140 MW) and 4 solar photovoltaic (80 MW) plants to be put into service by 2012. Peru gave green light for the construction of 3 new wind farm and 4 solar power plants, for a total capacity of 220 MW, whose concessions had been offered in a

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Invitation to Tender for the Development of the Technical Components of the INSPIRE Geo-portal at European Union level

The JRC has recently published an “Invitation to Tender” for the “development of the technical components of the INSPIRE Geo-portal at European Union level ” . Both the contract notice and the full text of the ITT are publically available. The deadline for submission of proposals is 15/10/2010.

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

New International Architectural Guide

ARCHITECTS – This second edition of the international architectural guide by ABV Architekten und Bauherren Verlag GmbH provides you with highly qualified architects, planners, specialized companies and suppliers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Like in the 2008/2009 edition, internationally operating companies present themselves on a double page with their news, references, and products. Thus, you are

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

Geofoto Will Establish Romanian National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

President of the Board of Geofoto Group dr.techn.sc. Zvonko Biljecki signed today two contracts with National Agency of Cadastre and Land Registration of the Republic of Romania (ANCPI). Contracts cover realization of consultancy services for projects under the common name „Establishment of modern geoinformation system for management of spatial information“. With this strategically significant projects, Geofoto

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

New Study Reveals Stark Regional Variations in Germany’s 2010 Retail Product Line Purchasing Power

GfK GeoMarketing calculated Germans’ regional consumer potential for around 60 retail product lines from the level of federal states down to postcodes. The “GfK Purchasing Power for Retail Product Lines 2010” study reveals stark regional differences in consumer profiles. For example, residents of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg have almost one-and-a-half as much per capita

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

Esri Releases ArcGIS API for iOS

Today, Esri released the ArcGIS API for the Apple iOS platform. It is available at no cost from the Esri Resource Center. ArcGIS API for iOS enables developers to build applications that use the powerful mapping, geocoding, geoprocessing, and editing capabilities that ArcGIS Server provides. The API is designed to use Web services available from

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

Autodesk Expands SketchBook Product Line

Autodesk Inc. announced a series of key updates that provide a new look and feel to the Autodesk SketchBook product line, spanning both the desktop and apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. “Millions of professionals and consumers rely on the unparalleled sketching capabilities of the SketchBook products for all kinds of creative processes,” said Robert

Friday, October 8th, 2010

GeoEye Names East View Cartographic A Premier Partner for Digital Elevation Model Creation

East View Cartographic (EVC) has been chosen by GeoEye to produce high quality Digital Elevation Models (DEM) derived from GeoEye-1 and IKONOS stereo imagery. “For several years, customers around the world have benefited from East View Cartographic’s imagery relationship with GeoEye. GeoEye’s choice of EVC to handle high resolution DEM creation from their imagery is a

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Intermap Technologies Appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer

-Intermap Technologies today announced the appointment of Nigel Jackson, to the position of interim chief financial officer, effective October 4, 2010. Mr. Jackson replaces outgoing vice president and CFO, Brian Musfeldt, who remains employed with the Company until November 1, 2010. Mr. Jackson previously served as Intermap’s vice president finance and secretary from 1996 to 2003.

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Esri Press Releases GIS Tutorial Series for ArcGIS 10

Esri Press has updated its popular GIS Tutorial 1 and GIS Tutorial 2 workbooks for compatibility with ArcGIS 10. The new GIS Tutorial 3 completes this comprehensive series. GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook by Wilpen L. Gorr and Kristen S. Kurland provides an introduction to geographic information system (GIS) concepts that is easy to understand. The