Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has announced that Mobile Devices has chosen to utilize NAVTEQ data globally in its line of dedicated and standardized platforms for fleet management and telematics applications. Mobile Devices is using NAVTEQ maps for Europe,
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Hurricanes, air quality and Arctic ecosystems are among the research areas to be investigated during the next five years by new NASA airborne science missions announced today. The five competitively-selected proposals, including one from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., are the first investigations in the new Venture-class series of low-to-moderate-cost projects established last year.
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce a new version of its powerful Leica Flight Planning & Evaluation Software (FPES). Leica FPES v10.1 allows a fast and automatic load of DTM data with sophisticated computation capabilities. Beside many other enhancements Leica FPES v10.1 supports Windows OS including Windows 7, and a flexible data import and export
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
3D Laser Mapping, the international developer of laser mapping solutions, has appointed Francois Stroh to the position of Global Mining Product Manager. Stroh, an engineering surveyor with more than ten years experience of laser scanning sales, installation, training and support, will have responsibility for 3D Laser Mapping’s global mining division. Stroh will be based in
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
RapidEye announced today that Geoserve BV has signed a contractual agreement with RapidEye to be its sole data distributor in the Netherlands. Currently, RapidEye is working on completing its worldwide network of distributors in order to facilitate easy access to RapidEye products in their customers’ own language and region. Learn More
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Foundation recently appointed Roger Crystal, the former Foundation Vice President, to assume the role of Foundation President in response to Thomas Lillesand’s desire to rotate out of that position after six years of service. Dr. Lillesand will continue serving the Foundation as a Trustee. Dr. Cliff
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The contract is for the supply and installation of a 110/13.8 kV Gas-insulated Substation (GIS) at Knowledge Economic City in Madinah, western Saudi Arabia, which will power a newly developed luxury residential area. The order is scheduled for completion in 2012.Knowledge Economic City is intended to usher in a significant transformation of the regional economic
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
After five years of testing, the U.S. Navy is finally entering the digital age for navigation. Five years ago, the first all digital navigation system was installed, in the USS Cape St. George (a cruiser). Called the Voyage Management System (VMS), this version used 29 CDs containing the 12,000 paper nautical charts that were stored in
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Experts from Europe and Canada are a step closer to establishing an international network focusing on geospatial quality issues after meeting recently in Brussels. Discussions between specialists from EuroGeographics’ Quality Knowledge Exchange Network and Canada’s GEOIDE Network’s researchers, who are working on legal, ethical and data quality issues related to geospatial data, revealed many common
Friday, May 28th, 2010
NASA engineers have begun building hardware for a new Landsat satellite instrument that helps monitor water consumption — an important capability in the U.S. West where precipitation is sparse and water rights are allocated. The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) is one of two instruments flying on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), the next generation
