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Monday, May 10th, 2010

GeoEye Reports Strong First Quarter 2010 Results

GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Total revenues were $80.4 million for the first quarter of 2010, a 77.8 percent increase from $45.2 million for the first quarter of 2009. Net income for the

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Pennsylvania House Considers Geospatial Council Bill

Pennsylvania is one of only three states that do not have a geospatial coordination council. Such a council would benefit the citizens of the Commonwealth by providing an advisory panel from the public, private, non-profit and academic communities that provide critical geospatial data, services, products, technologies and applications to the Commonwealth. PA-MAPPS gained 55 bi-partisan

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Brasil – Award of the National Water Agency in 2010 – Register Now

Water: the Challenge of Sustainable Development. This is the theme of the third edition of the ANA in 2010, which recognizes the actions of governments, companies, NGOs, research and technological innovation, basin organizations, education and media. Those interested can register for free until day 31 with initiatives that encourage pollution and waste and suggest ways to ensure

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Business Environmental Award Company Recognized for Efforts in Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Webcor Builders, one of the largest and greenest commercial construction companies in the U.S., today announced it has won the Acterra 2010 Business Environmental Award for its efforts to account for greenhouse gas emissions in its construction projects, including its supplier network.Acterra is a non-profit environmental organization with a 40-year history of environmental programming in

Friday, May 7th, 2010

European LiDAR Mapping Forum 2010

Over 50% of Exhibition Space Sold at the NEW European LiDAR Mapping Forum The two day international exhibition is filling fast with over 50% of all exhibition stands sold since the event was launched in March. Read More

Friday, May 7th, 2010

URISA’s GISCorps has Launched its 60th Mission

In April 2010, GISCorps, a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), received a request for a volunteer from one of its long-time partners, the Information Management and Mine Action Program (iMMAP). This project was GISCorps’ 60th mission!In April 2010, GISCorps, a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA),

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Governments to Debate Planet “Bailout”

Never has the world faced a more pressing crisis than the current loss of biodiversity, which affects every man, woman and child. The gap between the pressure on our natural resources and governments’ response to the deterioration is widening.  IUCN is calling for governments to come up with a “bailout plan,” a 10-year strategy that

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Vue 8.5 xStream and Infinite Final Release Now Available

We are pleased to let you know that Vue 8.5 xStream and Vue 8.5 Infinite are now officially released! The new product pages are live, so make sure you check out the descriptions of new features, cool imagery and sample videos. Read More

Friday, May 7th, 2010

NOAA Ocean Science Mission Changes Course to Collect Seafloor and Water Column Oil Spill Data

A NOAA-sponsored ocean mission, set to explore for deep sea corals, has been redirected to collect seafloor and water column data from areas near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill source. Researchers from the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST) on a university research ship to obtain core sediment samples from the seafloor

Friday, May 7th, 2010

GeoEye Announces Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Order With Russian Reseller

GeoEye, Inc. announced today that it has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar order with its Russian reseller, ScanEx Research and Development Center, for more than two million square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery. “Today, considering the size of the country and lack of current cartographic data, satellite imagery often serves as the only reliable source