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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

OGC and OSGeo Collaborate on Documentation

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) will develop conforming documentation for key OGC standards and geospatial open source application descriptions. Both sets of documentation will be available online and on the OSGeo-Live DVD, to be released at the international conference for Free and Open Source Software, FOSS4G, in September

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Envisat Helps Improve Safety in Icy Southern Ocean

An award-winning new website is using realtime imagery from ESA’s Envisat satellite to provide a wealth of information on sea ice to aid safe passage through the treacherous waters of the Antarctic. Read More

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

NASA Satellite Improves Pollution Monitoring

NASA scientists improved watershed pollution monitoring models by incorporating satellite and ground-based observations of precipitation. The NASA data replaces weather station observations, and will allow states to monitor non-point pollution and improve water quality. Read More

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

CompassData, Inc and Spatial Information Solutions Form Partnership

CompassData, Inc. is excited to announce that a reseller agreement has been signed with Mississippi based Spatial Information Solutions. Under this new agreement, Spatial Information Solutions and their Accuracy Analyst™ customers will have full access to the CDI archive of over 14,000 Ground Control Points. Accuracy Analyst™ version 2.0 provides software-based map accuracy and content enhancement solutions. CompassData

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Update for Bentley Substation V8i Reduces Cost of Ownership, Leverages Power of ProjectWise

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today released the V8i (SELECTseries 3) version of Bentley Substation, the first intra-operable software for intelligent electrical and physical substation design. Bentley Substation empowers project teams to design substations 30 percent faster than they typically can

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Applied Precision Announces Geomagic’s Version 12

Version 12 includes the familiar ribbon-style interface pioneered by Microsoft in Office 2007.  This improves greatly on the appearance of the software – making it more intuitive to learn and use. Geomagic Studio and Qualify 12 are now released.  They will ship with both 32- and 64- bit editions on the CD and support English,

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Autodesk 3ds Max Turns 20

In the coming months, we will re-live the most memorable product developments and celebrate the hundreds of films, games, television shows, and architectural designs that you and the software have helped bring to life.  We will also look to the future and show how new technological innovations will foster even greater creativity, productivity, and inspiration

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop Reflects New Functionality in ArcGIS 10

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop from Esri Press is a fundamental geographic information system (GIS) workbook that introduces the underlying principles of GIS within the context of a structured ArcGIS lesson plan. Originally published in 2001, this best-selling workbook has now been updated to ensure ArcGIS 10 compatibility. Written by a team of technical and education

Monday, July 26th, 2010

2010 Russian CAD Competition

Winners of the annual international competition “CAD in Construction 2010 or Rock at Sziget with ArchiCAD” were announced at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.  First prize was awarded to Olga Khamatgalieva, a fourth-year student at Southern Federal University (Institute of Architecture and Art) in Rostov-on-Don. Read More

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Ordnance Survey Publishes Annual Report

Ordnance Survey is Great Britain’s national mapping agency, providing the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data, relied on by government, business and individuals. National mapping agency publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2009-10. Read More