Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world’s forests by combining data from three NASA satellites. The map will help scientists build an inventory of how much carbon the world’s forests store and how fast that carbon cycles through ecosystems and back into the atmosphere. Maps of local and regional
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
LizardTech, a division of Celartem Inc. and a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced that its Express Server™ 6.1 software has received a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) from the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command. Express Server’s submission for certification was facilitated by Spatial Engineering, a leading geospatial engineering firm
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) will develop conforming documentation for key OGC standards and geospatial open source application descriptions. Both sets of documentation will be available online and on the OSGeo-Live DVD, to be released at the international conference for Free and Open Source Software, FOSS4G, in September
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
An award-winning new website is using realtime imagery from ESA’s Envisat satellite to provide a wealth of information on sea ice to aid safe passage through the treacherous waters of the Antarctic. Read More
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
NASA scientists improved watershed pollution monitoring models by incorporating satellite and ground-based observations of precipitation. The NASA data replaces weather station observations, and will allow states to monitor non-point pollution and improve water quality. Read More
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
CompassData, Inc. is excited to announce that a reseller agreement has been signed with Mississippi based Spatial Information Solutions. Under this new agreement, Spatial Information Solutions and their Accuracy Analyst™ customers will have full access to the CDI archive of over 14,000 Ground Control Points. Accuracy Analyst™ version 2.0 provides software-based map accuracy and content enhancement solutions. CompassData
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today released the V8i (SELECTseries 3) version of Bentley Substation, the first intra-operable software for intelligent electrical and physical substation design. Bentley Substation empowers project teams to design substations 30 percent faster than they typically can
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Version 12 includes the familiar ribbon-style interface pioneered by Microsoft in Office 2007. This improves greatly on the appearance of the software – making it more intuitive to learn and use. Geomagic Studio and Qualify 12 are now released. They will ship with both 32- and 64- bit editions on the CD and support English,
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
In the coming months, we will re-live the most memorable product developments and celebrate the hundreds of films, games, television shows, and architectural designs that you and the software have helped bring to life. We will also look to the future and show how new technological innovations will foster even greater creativity, productivity, and inspiration
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop from Esri Press is a fundamental geographic information system (GIS) workbook that introduces the underlying principles of GIS within the context of a structured ArcGIS lesson plan. Originally published in 2001, this best-selling workbook has now been updated to ensure ArcGIS 10 compatibility. Written by a team of technical and education
