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Thursday, November 18th, 2010

3G (German GeoConsultants Group) and Lorienne to Develop a Partnership

During the GeoTunis conference (Nov29 – Dec3, 2010) Lorienne, leading developer of cartographic production software and committed to cartographic excellence is pleased to announce a new partnership to leverage and extend the German GeoConsultants Group (3G) offering on its territory. The 3G local presence in North-Africa countries will provide a recognized expertise in the Geo Spatial

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Estonia – RMK Earns EEK 1.3 Billion in Sales Revenue in 9 Months

Sales revenue of the State Forest Management Centre (RMK) in the first 9 months of 2010 reached EEK 1.3 billion. During the same period last year, RMK earned EEK 890 million in sales revenue, with growth reaching 46%. RMK’s net profit in the first 9 months of this year was EEK 296 million. That is six times higher compared

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Update German ATKIS BasicDLM, October 2010

For the base-DLM (old data model), updated data of the federal states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Brandenburg, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia were included in the distribution. For Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt, this is the last time data update in the old data model. In future, only updated data from these countries in the new AAA

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Telvent and Microsoft Announce Smart Grid Focus

We’ve been working hard over the last few years behind the scenes with our partner Telvent, a global IT solutions and business information services provider, to strengthen various next generation smart grid solutions available to utilities. Today we made it official with a press release outlining our collaboration effort. Read More

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

MecSoft Europe Signs Distribution Partnership with Tri-D Technologies

MecSoft Europe GmbH, distributor of CAD/CAM software in Europe, announced a new distribution partnership with Tri-D Technologies. Tri-D Technologies, located in Ontario, Canada, is the manufacturer of the software solution TerraFlat for Rhino 3D. TerraFlat allows the user to effortlessly create 2D patterns from very complex 3D shapes. MecSoft Europe the distributor of CAD/CAM solutions such

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Is your GIS ready for Gov 2.0?

Is your GIS ready for Gov 2.0? That’s the question Esri Australia is asking in a benchmark study into the GIS habits of local governments. All local governments are invited to participate in the study, which examines how Councils are using or would like to be using GIS to make Gov 2.0 a reality.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Cisco Announces EnergyAustralia’s Selection of ‘Connected Grid’

Cisco today announced that EnergyAustralia, the largest energy network in Australia with 3 million customers, has selected Cisco Connected Grid solutions as the infrastructure platform for the delivery of a range of business-critical services in its major substations across its electricity network.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Scientist Recognized for Work on Natural Resources Remote Sensing

NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work in remote sensing of natural resources. Bauer received the award today at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing meeting in Orlando, Fla. Bauer received the award

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Aerial Mapping Services Provider Deploys Isilon Scale-Out Storage

Isilon today announced that Aerial Services, Inc.(ASI) has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to power its aerial mapping and geospatial services workflow. Using the Isilon X-Series, ASI has unified its image processing and analysis onto a single, shared storage resource, simplifying data management to accelerate project delivery, while reducing operating costs. With Isilon, ASI has been

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

NAVTEQ Acquires PixelActive

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has acquired PixelActive.  The acquisition is an extension of NAVTEQ’s strategy to accelerate expansion from a 2D to 3D map, as well as providing further opportunity to leverage 3D technologies for all NAVTEQ products.