Friday, September 24th, 2010
ESRI Canada congratulates the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development (MEDT) on receiving the Judges’ Choice Award at Showcase Ontario 2010 for its online investment attraction tool, Select Ontario. The application leverages ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology and provides site selectors with easy and quick access to valuable information for finding ideal investment sites in over
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Microsoft is hiring people with unique backgrounds, some that are new with the inception of the Cloud, web services and the amazing scale at which the industry is operating. The top hottest academic areas for future careers in tech are outlined on the Microsoft JobsBlog, including: Data Mining/Machine Learning/AI/Natural Language Processing; Business Intelligence/Competitive Intelligence; and
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The problematic particles, called fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can get past the body’s normal defenses and penetrate deep into the lungs. The first long-term global map of PM2.5 was published in a recent issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. Canadian researchers created the map by blending total-column aerosol amount measurements from two NASA satellite instruments with
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
NAVTEQ is focusing on a range of potential use cases at IAA this year. The objective is to clearly demonstrate the business benefits, cost savings and returns on investment to be gained by implementing fleet and logistics solutions developed using the company’s digital map products. NAVTEQ is showcasing key applications such as Usage Based Insurance,
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
NAVTEQ announced today at the ESRI Latin America User Group Conference the availability of Intermediate Map sets for Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Panama. Covering combined, approximately 320,000 kilometers of roads and 67,000 Points of Interest, these products are a separate class of map data to support NAVTEQ customers interested in utilizing
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Ashtech® today announced the introduction of the ProMark™ 100, an intuitive and easy-to-use L1 post-processing survey receiver that offers high precision, even in difficult environment. The ProMark 100 features outstanding GPS and GLONASS performance which shortens occupation time and extends productivity, especially in obstructed conditions. ProMark 100 is delivered with brand new Ashtech ProMark Field
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The powerful OEM6 platform offers comprehensive support for all current and upcoming GNSS constellations and satellite signals including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Compass. The OEM628™ board, the first in the new receiver line, significantly expands positioning capabilities with the inclusion of such features as RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) for safety critical applications, integrated LAN
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
To help manufacturers, commercial facilities, data centers and campuses accelerate continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives, Oracle today announced a major expansion of Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center. Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center has been expanded with the addition of Sustainability Sensor Data Management, a new solution that helps organizations monitor their energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions and
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Esri president Jack Dangermond will be keynoting the INTERGEO conference, organized by the German Society for Geodesy, Geoinformation, and Land Management, to be held in Cologne, Germany, October 5–7, 2010. Dangermond will discuss the use of geospatial data and technology to assist in the fight against climate change. The motto of the conference is Knowledge and Action
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Broadcom Corporation today announced that its single-chip global positioning system (GPS) solution for mobile devices supports the new Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) launched by Japan earlier this month. The BCM4751 solution has built-in support for QZSS and also supports additional satellite constellations including the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), making as many as nine additional satellites
