Thursday, July 8th, 2010
ESRI Canada today announced that the City of Toronto has created an online Road Restrictions map application using ESRI’s geographic information systems (GIS) technology. The application provides an accessible and easy-to-use tool for communicating road restrictions to the public and helps them find the best routes around the city and avoid disruptions. This is expected
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The Synco building automation system has been upgraded to include the OZW772 web server. This compact device allows remote operation and control of HVAC systems via internet and, in addition to simple set-up, offers excellent performance at an attractive price. Read More
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Intergraph® and industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan will present a webinar examining the role of full motion video (FMV) in today’s intelligence environment at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 14. The webinar will feature expert perspectives on how FMV can be leveraged to provide defense and military analysts with unprecedented situational awareness and
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The SWIMA project (‘Sensor Web for Infrastructure Management’) is using live field trials in the River Tamar catchment to demonstrate how the use of the Open Geospatial Consortium’s (OGC) international ‘Sensor Web Enablement’ (SWE) standards can improve environmental monitoring capabilities. Supported by the Technology Strategy Board, the two-year £900,000 project involves a QinetiQ-led consortium which
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Earth observation data experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) and its user community can now rely upon a very efficient access to TerraSAR-X radar satellite data. Infoterra GmbH, the EADS Astrium subsidiary responsible for the commercial marketing of this satellite, has tailored the TerraSAR-X data deliveries to ESA and its GMES users to the
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired a minority interest in Charlotte, N.C.-based BLUERIDGE Analytics, Inc., provider of SITEOPS – breakthrough site design optimization technology that utilizes cloud computing to save substantial time and cost while improving land development outcomes. SITEOPS, a patented web-based application, empowers civil engineering professionals, real estate developers, and
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) has launched ChesapeakeStat, a management and accountability tool. Esri and CBP developed the geographic information system (GIS)-enabled Web site that provides the public, decision makers, and restoration stakeholders with up-to-date information about the progress of government-funded restoration and conservation projects for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Learn More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
This service will provide real time and accurate information on levels of pollutant emissions (primarily NO x, SO x, O 3 and PM) to European citizens in a customised way. Such a focus will have a very tangible outcome, i.e. direct air quality information and alerts to European citizens, expected to contribute to better air
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The Planning and Architecture and Place Divisions Performance and Improvement Plan sets out: 1) The roles and responsibilities of the divisions, 2) Performance in 2009/2010, and 3) Improvements for 2010/2011. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The GIS 20: Essential Skills by Gina Clemmer is an indispensable workbook that helps readers master the top 20 skills that are necessary to become proficient in using ArcGIS software. The book is a direct result of a survey that Clemmer recently conducted with geographic information system (GIS) professionals to quantify the primary skills that are
