Thursday, May 20th, 2010
FM-International Oy Finnmap (Helsinki, Finland; Managing Director, Timo Sääski), a fully owned subsidiary of the PASCO Corporation (Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO, Yoichi Sugimoto), has become a majority shareholder of Aerodata International Surveys BVBA (Antwerp, Belgium) in April, 2010.With the acquisition of Aerodata, PASCO group strengthen and increase the European and worldwide operations in which
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
RapidEye confirms its long-standing partnership with S2Bvisio in the development and distribution of expert agricultural services based on RapidEye imagery.S2Bvisio and RapidEye have been partnering for several years and are committed to developing value- added products for canola and cereal crops which are beneficial to farmers. Ongoing research and development activities are concentrating on cereals,
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
GE Appliances & Lighting announced today that it is the world’s first appliance manufacturer to achieve ZigBee® Smart Energy certification for its “smart” or smart grid-enabled appliances. This industry first will enable GE’s smart grid-enabled appliances to communicate wirelessly with utility companies via smart meters to help consumers better manage their electricity usage and utilities
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), an electric, gas, water and wastewater service provider, will upgrade and enhance its existing network infrastructure with smart grid technology from Intergraph®. With the Intergraph Smart Grid Operations Command-and-Control Center, KUB will consolidate and streamline network operations, leading to increased accuracy, efficiency and reliability. Read More
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announces at the 2010 USGIF Tech Days Conference (NAVTEQ Booth #307) that their agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HISP) has been extended to provide State and Local Homeland
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Quarry One Eleven Ltd., the London-based geospatial sales and marketing agency, has a well established track record for bringing North American geo-software and services to the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) marketplaces. Now, the company is delighted to be announcing the formation of Quarry One Eleven USA. Quarry One Eleven USA will be established
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
HP today announced an expanded large-format portfolio to help low-volume print service providers (PSPs) and technical design professionals lower costs, increase productivity and win new business with easy-to-manage, in-house large-format printing capabilities. The new solutions are designed for entry-level large-format commercial printing applications as well as architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), geographic information systems (GIS),
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
ESRI and Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE), announce a program that provides IRE members located in the United States with a complimentary subscription to ESRI Business Analyst Online (BAO), an easy-to-use, Web-based demographic data exploration application. This combination of GIS software technology and extensive demographic data for the United States will make it easier
Monday, May 17th, 2010
On June 13, the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) will open their preseason against their arch-rivals from Alberta, the Calgary Stampeders. When the two teams run, block and tackle at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, players will be tussling on a very well-prepared piece of real estate, thanks in large part to automated
Monday, May 17th, 2010
The best possible science needs to be available to governments and policy makers as they strive to find solutions to the biodiversity crisis. Independent, credible scientific advice delivered in a relevant and readily usable way for decision making is the key to effective policies. IUCN supports the creation of the proposed Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity
