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Monday, October 25th, 2010

Avenza Releases Geographic Imager 3.2 for Adobe Photoshop

Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator® and PDF Maps for Apple iOS, is pleased to announce the release of Geographic Imager 3.2 for Adobe Photoshop. Along with support for Adobe CS5 and Mac OS 64-bit, it includes the ability to create and export geospatial PDF documents and terrain shading functionality.

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Garmin-Asus Reportedly Parting Ways in 2011

Asustek Computer and Garmin will not be renewing their dual-branding partnership to sell location-based service (LBS) smartphones when their contract terminates in January 2011, according to reports. In other news, navigation services vendor TomTom is reported to be working with HTC to provide “location-rich” map services. Read More

Monday, October 25th, 2010

3D Laser Mapping and IGI mbH Launch StreetMapper GIS

StreetMapper GIS, a new version of the mobile laser mapping system with an integrated panoramic camera, has been launched by 3D Laser Mapping and IGI mbH. StreetMapper GIS is easy to mount on any type of vehicle and offers a cost effective solution for collection of street level asset information for use in geographical information

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Learn How to More Effectively Manage Facilities

A new white paper commissioned by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) outlines the importance of integrating geographic information system (GIS) technology into the building life cycle. Available to download for no fee, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Facility Management offers detailed information on using GIS to more efficiently manage facilities. Learn More

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Foster + Partners’ First Project in Vietnam Breaks Ground

A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for VietinBank Business Centre, Foster + Partners’ first project in Vietnam. Bringing together the Bank’s headquarters, conference, hotel and leisure facilities, the landmark towers are strategically located between central Hanoi and the airport, demonstrating the emergence of Vietnam as an international financial centre. The 300,000-square-metre mixed-use development comprises two towers,

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Upcoming International Year of Forests and the Case of Forest Cover Change in Belize, Central America

A 2008 UNEP report on climate change in the wider Caribbean recognized Belize as one of the Caribbean nations with a significant level of forest cover. An earlier 2002 World Bank report on the ecosystems of Central America likewise recognized Belize as the Central American nation with the highest percent forest cover. The 2008 Little

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Trafficmaster Raises the Game with New Version of Fleet Director

Real-Time Fleet Analytics and Advanced Route Scheduling Drive New Release of Trafficmaster’s Leading Fleet Management Solution. Fleet Director 8.1 gives our 9,000 fleets and over a quarter of a million vehicles even greater usability and functionality than ever before. Trafficmaster has just released a major upgrade of its industry-leading telematics solution, Fleet Director, raising integrated vehicle-fleet

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Invasive Species and Climate Change form a ‘Deadly Duo’, Warn Top Scientists

Two of the greatest threats to the natural world –  invasive species and climate change – when combined, not only have devastating impacts on the environment but can also cost countries ten per cent of their Gross Domestic Product. In a report, released this week in Nagoya, Japan, scientists are urging countries to take immediate

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

ESA and DLR to Innovate Space Data Transmission

ESA and the German Aerospace Center have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a state-of-the-art optical data relay terminal to be flown on the Sentinel-2 satellite. The Sentinel satellites – numbered from Sentinel-1 to Sentinel-5 – will form the core of the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme. In order to meet

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

George Ross Appointed Director of Manufacturing at Velodyne LiDAR

Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high definition LiDAR sensors, today announced the appointment of George Ross to the position of director of manufacturing.  Ross will be responsible for controlling all operations including the supervision of the manufacturing, production scheduling, purchasing, cost control, efficiencies and quality control of the company. All Velodyne LiDAR products are