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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Leica Geosystems Updates its GNSS Quality Control and Data Analysis Software

Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica SpiderQC v4.0 aspart of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica GNSS Spider andLeica SpiderWeb. SpiderQC (previously known as GNSS QC) adds a range of advanced featuresfor multi-frequency, multi-GNSS data analysis, visualization, and numerous other new features,improvements, and optimizations. SpiderQC provides a suite of tools to

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Utility Improves Outage Response with Mobile GIS

Northeastern Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) is able to better serve the energy needs of its growing customer base by using mobile geographic information system (GIS) technology from Esri. The consumer-owned utility supplies electric power to more than 26,000 households and businesses in northeastern Indiana. Northeastern REMC utility linemen once navigated the service territories by memory, armed

Monday, August 16th, 2010

3-GIS Introduces Inspection Management Module

3-GIS announces the release of the Express Solution Inspection Management System.  By extending the functionality of 3-GIS’s Network Express and Field Express applications, the Inspection Management System provides an intuitive solution that addresses a utility’s maintenance management issues while leveraging existing GIS data. Learn More

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Telvent and Open Access Technology International Inc. Form Strategic Alliance

TRADING MARKETS – Telvent jointly announce the strategic integration of Telvent’s advanced data acquisition and distribution management smart grid solution suite with OATI’s webSmartEnergy solutions for smart grid and energy markets. The combination of the companies’ leading-edge solutions will enable utilities around the world to efficiently and effectively balance network optimization and energy costs while maximizing regulatory,

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Mustad Longline Uses SolidWorks to Exponentially Increase Productivity

SolidWorks® software is helping a Norwegian company design and produce environmentally friendly fishing equipment fast enough to meet customer demands. Mustad Longline is the world’s largest manufacturer of longline fishing equipment, which is an alternative to environmentally destructive bottom trawling nets. Mustad Longline, launched in 1972, revolutionized and automated longline fishing practices that had been performed

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Indonesia Boosts 2011 Infrastructure Spending, Yudhoyono Says

Indonesia may increase capital spending by 28 percent next year as the government aims to build more bridges and roads to boost growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. The economy may expand 6.3 percent next year from 6 percent this year, Yudhoyono told parliament in Jakarta today. Capital spending in the

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Germany – Special Achievement in GIS Award 2010

The energy group EnBW Regional AG and the fire brigade were in the city of Hamburg this year for their outstanding achievements with the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award Award. Was presented the award at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego by ESRI Inc. founder and president Jack Dangermond. To receive the prestigious award,

Monday, August 16th, 2010

National Renewable Energy Goals And Progress

NPR – Renewable energy installations in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2000 and 2008, driven in large part by the clean energy goals that states are setting. The first map shows how states are planning on putting more clean power on the grid, and the second map shows what percentage of a state’s total electricity currently

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Clark Labs Releases New Global Monthly Precipitation and Sea Surface Temperature Data for Image Time Series Analysis

Clark Labs is pleased to announce the release of another CD in their Global Data Archive Series. This new CD includes monthly global precipitation and sea surface temperature data, critical for climate monitoring and research.   The CD is available for only $30 plus shipping and handling. It is also available as a downloadable product.

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Leica Geosystems Announces Update of ATHENA Program for Academic and Research Organizations

Leica Geosystems announces the update of its ATHENA Program, the Leica Geosystems program involving GNSS and Structural Monitoring for non-profit organizations, with the latest future proof Leica GR10 and Leica GMX902 GNSS receivers and the Leica AR10 and Leica AS10 GNSS antennas. ATHENA stands for ‘Advanced Technology for Higher-Education and Non-profit Associations’ and has the