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Monday, March 7th, 2011

Europe, the U.S. and Japan Adopt a Common Standard for Data Centres’ Energy Efficiency

The Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) measurement standard has been chosen by Government organisations in three continents as the common standard for measuring the energy efficiency of data centres. This will allow data centre operators to measure, calculate, improve and communicate the energy efficiencies of their data centres worldwide. Read More

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Maersk Mega Ships Too Big for US

North American harbours are not effective enough for Maersk to place its new behemoth ships on routes to the continent, according to managing director Eivind Kolding. Kolding’s comments came as the company announced it had ordered ten ships, each with a capacity of 18,000 20-foot containers and a length of 400 metres. Maersk also has the

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

TomTom Signs Multiple Partnership Agreements with Business Listing Providers Across Europe

The following partnerships have been signed: De Telefoongids & Gouden Gids (the Netherlands), Gelbe Seiten (Germany), Opplysningen (Norway), Lokaldelen (Sweden), De Gule Sider (Denmark) and Truvo (Belgium, Portugal and Ireland). Lucien Groenhuijzen, Managing Director of TomTom Places says: “Closing these agreements marks an important milestone in the improvement of our offering. It also offers business listings

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Mapping Project by British Columbia Geological Survey Identifies “Unprecedented Opportunities” in New Zones

Romios Gold Resources Inc. announces that a 2010 mapping project from the British Columbia Geological Survey (“BCGS”) confirmed Romios’ previous claims that the Dirk property mineralization is analogous to and may be as large as the Galore Creek project.

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Urban Mapping Platform Incorporates Mass Transit Data

Critical for site selection, marketing, logistics and other activities, Urban Mapping’s public transport data features highly detailed information about more than 150 public transportation systems in North America. UMI employs a globally-distributed field research network to collect information about bus, rail and ferry systems, including ridership data, station attributes, entrance locations, schedules, unplanned events and

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Space Technologies Exploitation for the Heritage, ST & SD Advancement

Heritage is driving the development and adoption of novel and innovative Science and Technologies that create interactive analysis with far greater informational content, visual robustness, scientific reliability, long-term sustainability, and future reusability than current archiving solutions.

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

New Trimble TSC3 Controller Makes Construction Operations Easier

Trimble introduced the Trimble® TSC3 handheld controller for construction—a powerful and rugged addition to the portfolio of controllers for heavy and highway contractors. With built-in GPS, 3G, Wi-Fi and a 5 megapixel digital camera, construction professionals can stay connected and be equipped with accurate positioning, digital design information and the ability to locate, measure and

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

Ordnance Survey Launches Second Phase of New Pricing and Licensing Model

This week, Ordnance Survey held an event at its new head office to reveal the second phase of its new pricing and licensing model to current Licensed Partners, which aims to enable greater access to its products and geographic datasets under a simplified structure. The second phase saw the launch of two new contracts, available for

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

New On-line Service – Satellite-based Control of Maritime Environment

ScanEx RDC completed testing of the new service for satellite-based control of the maritime situation in freezing seas and approach ways to main ports of Russia. Images from radar and optical satellites of different resolution (RADARSAT-1 and -2, ENVISAT-1, Terra, Aqua, SPOT 4 and SPOT 5) are used for a guaranteed all-weather monitoring of ships

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Register for the Esri Business GIS Summit

Registration is now open for the Esri Business GIS Summit to be held July 10–11, 2011, in San Diego, California. Attend this event to gain a better understanding of how location-based analysis can improve an organization’s overall performance, effectiveness, and efficiency. The summit will deliver thought leadership and technological insight on how geoenabling business processes