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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

New Digital Data Tracker Extension Brings Enhanced Features to Geographic Information System Users

GeoRover software products are delivered as extensions or “plug-ins” to the popular ESRI® ArcGIS® Desktop application. The new GeoRover Digital Data Tracker extension includes powerful tools to leverage commercial global positioning system (GPS) receiver data and digital files (pictures, video clips) collected in the field from a variety of devices, automatically georeferencing this information over maps

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Wind Speeds are on the Rise

Quarterly Wind Performance Map showing that the intensity of the wind in the secondquarter of 2010 has increased significantly in large portions of the United States. This upswing in wind is in marked contrast to the depressed average wind speeds experienced during the last quarter of 2009 and extending into the first quarter of 2010.

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

ATK Joins Alliance for Earth Observations

As the nation and world develop strategies to respond to precipitation changes and potential worsening and increased frequency of heat waves and drought forecast as a result of climate change, the environmental information derived from space-based satellites has become increasingly important.  The view of Earth from space enabled by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) — the newest

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Announcing Skape’s new Global 3D Modelling Service

3D building and terrain models to suit your project timeframe, needs and budget. Should Skape’s extensive prebuilt 3D city coverage does not contain the 3D building models you require, then our new Bespoke 3D Modelling Service will create the 3D models you need, both in the UK or even across the globe! 3D building and

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

MAPPS Announces Fourth Annual ‘Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards’ Competition

MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the association of private geospatial firms, has announced that it will host its fourth annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards competition, recognizing the professionalism, value, integrity and achievement that member firms have demonstrated in their projects and technology developments over the previous year. Read More

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

NOAA Ship Fairweather Maps Aid Shipping Through Bering Straits

As Arctic ice recedes, countries are looking forward to faster, safer and more efficient sea routes across the top of the world. Responding to a request from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Maritime Pilots and the commercial shipping industry, NOAA sent one of its premier surveying vessels, NOAA Ship Fairweather, to detect navigational

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Call for Projects – Be Part of Imagina 2011!

Conferences: Architecture – Tuesday 1 February 2011 –  Come and contribute to discussions and share ideas about: your use of, and vision for, BIM in architecture and in construction engineering. Habitat, in its broadest sense, is the biggest challenge of the twenty-first century. How will our living areas and buildings, all too often considered simple, inanimate,

Monday, July 19th, 2010

AIR Worldwide Releases Next Generation U.S. Hurricane Model

Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) released the latest version of the AIR Hurricane Model for the United States. Version 12.0 includes extensive updates to the hazard and vulnerability components of the model that incorporate the latest science, data, and detailed claims information from recent storms to provide a more comprehensive realistic and detailed

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Forest Day Mexico – Registration Open

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests and the Government of Mexico, through the National Forestry Commission, are pleased to announce that registration for Forest Day 4 is now open. Forest day …is a global platform for anyone with an interest in forests and climate change to come together and exchange their views.… brings together outstanding thinkers, speakers

Monday, July 19th, 2010

T-Systems and ESA Want Your Green Business Ideas for Earth Observation Data and Satellite Navigation

T-Systems, under the patronage of the European Space Agency (ESA), award the GMES Masters prize for the best idea in line with the international innovation contest ‘European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010’. Companies and innovators anywhere in the world are welcome to participate. The two organisations are looking for business models for the European Earth observation