Thursday, August 26th, 2010
On Wednesday Sweden hosted a meeting of environment ministers on the Baltic Sea environment. Ministers and high-ranking representatives of all Baltic Sea states attended the seminar entitled “Building marine policy on best available knowledge”. This is the first meeting under the Swedish Chairmanship of Baltic Sea cooperation body HELCOM. Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
RapidEye, announced today that over a period of just three months, 95% of the contiguous United States has been imaged. Almost 80% of this imagery was captured by the RapidEye satellites with less than ten percent cloud cover.The campaign, which began May 1 and was completed on July 31, produced an abundance of imagery with many areas covered multiple times.
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Enosat, in collaboration with the Association gvSIG, is going to carry out an online course on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing applied to vine-growing for the English-speaking community. This new edition of the course is launched in English, hoping to repeat the success of the previous edition in Spanish. The GIS software used for this
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
OpenGeo, the leader in open source geospatial web services, announces the release of OpenGeo Suite Cloud Edition in collaboration with cloud technology innovator Skygone Inc. OpenGeo Suite Cloud Edition is optimized for cloud infrastructure, with special features preconfigured for scalability, and performance enhancements already installed. Available with a monthly pricing option, there are no up-front
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that Dr. Luis E. Bermudez has been appointed Director ofInteroperability Certification for the Consortium. In his new position, Dr. Bermudez will manage the OGC Certification Program, lead plugfest activities, and support OGC testbeds, pilots and interoperability experiments designed to develop, test and validate specifications for geospatial information. Learn More
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Trimble introduced today the Trimble® AP10 receiver, the latest addition to the Trimble AP line of embedded GNSS-Inertial OEM board products that combine high-performance precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Applanix IN-Fusion™ GNSS-Inertial integration technology—all running on a powerful, dedicated Inertial Engine (IE) board. The AP Series is ideal for a variety of commercial
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
SuperGeo’s new web map server software, SuperWebGIS 3, was globally released.SuperWebGIS 3 gives the enterprises the capabilities to publish dynamic maps and GIS data via the Internet. The highly scalable structure, support for geospatial database, complete GIS objects, and various types of website templates can help the enterprises to publish, display, and share the spatial
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Safe Software today announced the expansion of its FME Training Program, with the addition of Instructor-Led Online Training. Ideal for users who can’t afford the time or expense of traveling to a training facility, this new training alternative enables easier access to a broader range of data interoperability topics. Read More
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today it has been ranked 84th on FORTUNE Magazine’s 2010 “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” list. The full list and related stories will appear in the Sept. 6, 2010 issue and is online at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortunefastestgrowing/2010/index.html.
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Leica Geosystems, in cooperation with Geomatic Resources LLC, has been working with progressive surveyors to get real time market feedback on its Viva system. Viva tightly integrates GNSS receivers, total stations, laser scanners, data collectors, and other essential measurement technology by providing common system interfaces, interchangeable batteries, and consistent point management across all types of
