Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, has teamed up with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
A group of infrastructure funds led by JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to buy UK water company Southern Water from Royal Bank of Scotland for about 1.3 billion pounds ($2.7 billion). Read More
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging today announced that ESRI Finland is adding ER Mapper Professional, Image Web Server (IWS), Image Integration Framework, Image Compressor and Image Viewer to its portfolio of product offerings. Following Leica Geosystems’ recent acquisition of ER Mapper, ESRI Finland will also offer these new products. “ESRI Finland has a long history as
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Eurovia, consortium leader, has been announced as winner of the contract to build a runway and hangars for the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport. The contract, worth €215 million, calls for building and developing one of the two take-off and landing runways, the taxiways and airplane parking area. The works, which will take from September 2007
Monday, October 8th, 2007
CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, construction and operations firm, has released its 2007 Sustainability Report. The report describes the company’s activities in the areas of environment, people and community, and economic development. Notable accomplishments include the firm’s response to Hurricane Katrina, the largest cleanup and conversion of a nuclear site to developable land in
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Hexagon AB and NovAtel Inc have entered into a definitive agreement under which Hexagon has agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of NovAtel for USD 50 per share. NovAtel is a leading provider of precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) components and subsystems. NovAtel develops quality OEM products including receivers, enclosures, antennas and firmware that are
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Dave Lovell has been appointed as the new Executive Director of EuroGeographics. Dave is currently the Programme Manager at EuroGeographics, a post he has held for the last year, and will take up his new appointment immediately after the General Assembly in Dubrovnik. We congratulate Dave on his appointment and wish him every success for
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
SWECO’s consultants in Norway will prepare a construction plan for the E6 motorway through Gudbrandsdalen, including a four kilometre tunnel. This is the first new tunnel project to be undertaken after the collapse of Norway’s Hanekleiv Tunnel last December. The assignment will be carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and is
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
ESRI Geoinformatik, GmbH and Intermap Technologies Corp. are teaming up to enable Geographic Information Systems (GIS) users to gain access to mapping data, applications, and solutions based on Intermap’s highly-accurate 3D elevation data and ESRI’s GIS and Mapping software. The two companies have agreed to develop and introduce a series of unique products that leverage
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Mira Geoscience, a leading provider of solutions for the Mining Industry, will provide its clients use of 3D PDF documents to reduce uncertainty and risk when communicating complex earth models. Mira intends to provide a new pathway for viewing models using PDF3D, giving its application users enhanced and innovative workflow methods to collaborate among technical
