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Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Ocean Power Technologies Signs Historic Stakeholder Agreement for Oregon Wave Energy Project

This agreement represents a major step towards the grant of the first license ever issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for a commercial-scale wave power project in the US. The SA supports the responsible, phased development by OPT of a 10-PowerBuoy(R), 1.5 megawatt capacity wave energy station in a manner that protects ocean

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

APN Takes Action for Sustainable Forestry

The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is committed to joining IUFRO and other key organisations worldwide to ensure that forests are managed sustainably for current and future generations. APN scientific research and capacity development activities in response to the challenges in the forestry sector under the broad umbrella of global environmental change will

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Pitney Bowes Business Insight Introduces Industry’s Most Comprehensive Location-Based Data-as-a-Service Offering

Pitney Bowes Business Insight today introduced the Geosk™ Platform, the geospatial industry’s first location-based Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering. The Geosk Platform boasts the most comprehensive geospatial data catalogue and delivers it via an easy-to-use, cloud-based portal that lets customers pay as they go. With the Geosk Platform, customers can immediately access and integrate the most current

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

National Geographic Society and Esri Agreement Helps Broaden the Geographic Story

The National Geographic Society has signed a nonprofit site license (NSL) agreement with Esri that allows expansion of the geographic information system (GIS) user base within the society and improves public access to geographic data. The NSL gives the National Geographic Society unlimited deployments of ArcGIS software, thereby providing greater support of the society’s goal of

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

North America’s largest photovoltaic Solar Energy Facility in the Works

It looks like Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan’s Calhoun County near Marshall, is making an attempt to do some good to the environment. The company in collaboration with First Solar is working on the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. The Sarnia Solar Project in Ontario is being expanded

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Expert Workshop on Monitoring Governance Safeguards in REDD+

How does one ensure that REDD+ mitigation actions are effective in terms of emissions reductions but do not result in negative social and environmental impacts? At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2009, consensus was reached that a number of safeguards should be supported

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Intergraph Drives Next-Generation Emergency Communications Convergence

Intergraph®, the leading provider of public safety and security software, supports a next-generation, fully integrated, digital emergency communications environment for faster incident response to save lives and protect property. Next-generation 9-1-1 and digital emergency communications convergence enables the delivery and processing of digital or IP-based multi-media content, such as text messages, mobile phone images and

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

GIS: Ready Mixed Concrete Truck Dispatch Management System

With the global depression, Taiwan has expanded domestic demand to promote the domestic economy. Since construction has been an essential index of economic development, the government agencies started to build considerable infrastructures to boost construction industry. The construction industry needs a number of raw materials, and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) is the indispensable raw material

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Optech Appoints four New Members to its Board of Directors

Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar survey instruments, is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. The appointments of David Nale, Philip Lapp, Dan Cornacchia, and Tony LaVista to Optech’s Board of Directors add the deep experience in high-tech business that will be needed for

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Trimble and Critigen Extend Business Partner Agreement

Trimble and Critigen have announced an extension of the business partner agreement originally established in 2004 between Trimble’s Mapping & GIS Division and Critigen’s former parent, CH2M HILL. Critigen will serve as system integrator and provide data management and visual business intelligence solutions to support Trimble’s technology and products in the utilities, state and local