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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Tracked with GIS Accountability Tool

The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) has launched ChesapeakeStat, a management and accountability tool. Esri and CBP developed the geographic information system (GIS)-enabled Web site that provides the public, decision makers, and restoration stakeholders with up-to-date information about the progress of government-funded restoration and conservation projects for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Learn More

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Call for Tender: GMES Pilot Services in Atmosphere and Maritime Areas

This service will provide real time and accurate information on levels of pollutant emissions (primarily NO x, SO x, O 3 and PM) to European citizens in a customised way. Such a focus will have a very tangible outcome, i.e. direct air quality information and alerts to European citizens, expected to contribute to better air

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Directorate for the Built Environment – Performance and Improvement Plan

The Planning and Architecture and Place Divisions Performance and Improvement Plan sets out: 1) The roles and responsibilities of the divisions, 2) Performance in 2009/2010, and 3) Improvements for 2010/2011. Read More

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

New Workbook from Esri Press

The GIS 20: Essential Skills by Gina Clemmer is an indispensable workbook that helps readers master the top 20 skills that are necessary to become proficient in using ArcGIS software. The book is a direct result of a survey that Clemmer recently conducted with geographic information system (GIS) professionals to quantify the primary skills that are

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Intermap Technologies Completes C$6.5 Million Financing

Intermap Technologies Corporation today announced the closing of its previously announced short form prospectus offering. The Company sold 8,125,000 common shares (“Common Shares”) at a price of C$0.80 per Common Share through Canaccord Genuity Corp. pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated June 21, 2010. The offering resulted in total gross proceeds to Intermap of C$6,500,000.

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Geospatial Veteran Kenneth Bossung Joins OpenGeo

OpenGeo today announced that Kenneth Bossung has been appointed senior vice president of sales. With deep experience in geospatial web services, IT and systems integration professional services, Bossung brings a strong combination of sales expertise and entrepreneurial leadership to the web-based geospatial technology provider. A former founder and partner at IONIC Enterprise, Bossung defined and

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Intergraph Agrees to be Acquired

Intergraph Corp., a leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hexagon AB, a leading global measurement technology company, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.125 billion.

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

YSI Castaway CTD for Instantaneous Profiling

OSIL are pleased to be able to offer the new YSI CastAway, an effortless and powerful profiler that gives oceanographers, hydrologists, and surveyors the ability to instantaneously view profiles of temperature, salinity, and sound speed from any dock, bridge, or boat. This compact handheld CTD is the first of its kind. With three taps of

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

German Aerospace Center (DLR) Sponsoring Prize for “next-generation navigation”

As part of the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is offering a special topic prize for “next-generation navigation”. This subject area is meant to motivate participants to come up with fundamentally new ideas, optimised technologies, and application-oriented innovations for the satellite navigation of tomorrow. Oriented toward companies, research institutes, public

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Hexagon Acquires Engineering and Geospatial Software Provider Intergraph

On 6 July 2010, Hexagon AB entered into an agreement to acquire US-based software provider Intergraph Corporation. 1) Hexagon acquires Intergraph, a global provider of enterprise engineering and geospatial software. 2) Cash purchase price of 2 125 MUSD on a cash and debt free basis. 3) The acquisition will further strengthen Hexagon’s position as a world