Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Steering Committee recently approved the GDI object catalog Flanders xGRAB well as a technical regulation to the CRAB specifications. XGRAB It is a system that will enable municipalities to address from a local file on a regular basis to exchange the AGIV. Municipalities that currently have an address database maintained and not immediately want to make use
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
DeLorme announced that Mike Heffron has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 4, 2011. Heffron also will serve on the Board of Directors. He will be the first person to hold the office of CEO other than Company founder and owner David DeLorme, who will continue as Chairman of the Board of
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Skanska’s new business plan up to 2015 will focus on profitable growth. One of the areas with the best growth potential and in which Skanska plans to invest the most in coming years is residential development. The goal is to sharply increase the number of residential development projects in Skanska’s existing markets and to assume the
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
For the 2010 census, the US Census Bureau used ERDAS’ server-based technologies for timely updating of their integrated national mapping and address system. In 2007, the Census Bureau began implementing ERDAS ADE to provide a real-time, interactive web editing solution based on the Oracle Spatial 10g/11g topology model. The project, named Geographic ADE-based Topological Real-time
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today that it has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the stock of SPADAC Inc., a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46 million in cash and stock. Upon the completion of the acquisition, SPADAC will become a wholly
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Scotland based information consultancy CADmeleon announced this week that they had appointed Frederick J. Siegele as Chief Executive Officer. Fred joins from his law firm Siegele Law Group where he provided legal and strategic counseling to developing technology-based businesses. Fred is a licensed attorney but has experience managing and advising emerging technology-based companies on both business
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
GRAPHISOFT has announced that TotalCAD Solution Centre (TCSC), its long time partner in South Africa, will distribute GRAPHISOFT’s award-winning suite of 3D architectural design products as an exclusive distributor partner in the region. “We are very proud and excited about the appointment of TCSC as exclusive distributor partner in South Africa effective January 1, 2011,”
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Early in 2010 it became clear that the impending introduction of Government backed payments, or Feed-in-Tariffs (FIT’s) for electricity generated using solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, would lead to a massive increase in demand for installations of the technology. The 25 year scheme is designed to encourage the uptake of solar PV panels by homeowners and
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Bath & North East Somerset Council received a highly commended citation in the 2010 Association of Geographic Information Awards held on the 25th of November in London. The award, in the Local Public Services category, recognises the Council’s achievement in providing an affordable web based mapping application, ‘Parish Online’, to Parish Councils throughout Bath &
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Locus Technologies (Locus), manufacturer of web-based environmental compliance and information management software, introduces new and expanded features of its ePortal, a software platform for environmental and energy information management. This fifth generation version of the platform introduces a new Rich Internet Application (RIA)-based user interface that provides enhanced usability, improved work flows, and Augmented Reality (AR). Read
