Monday, June 14th, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available up to $10 million in grants to local governments to establish and carry out initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under the Climate Showcase Communities program, EPA expects to award approximately 25 cooperative agreements ranging from $100,000 to $500,000, with approximately five percent of the funds
Monday, June 14th, 2010
NASA’s unmanned Global Hawk aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation, completed four science flights over the Pacific Ocean during the month of April. The flights were part of the Global Hawk Pacific (GloPac) mission, a joint project between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with Northrop Grumman support. Read More
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Building European Spatial Data Infrastructures, Second Edition, published by ESRI Press, details the European Union’s (EU) ongoing efforts to develop comprehensive, multinational spatial data infrastructures (SDIs). Designed as a reference for geographic information system (GIS) professionals and decision makers, the new edition promotes a general understanding of SDI concepts and provides examples of practical applications. Read
Friday, June 11th, 2010
GeoEye, Inc. announced today that Chief Financial Officer Joseph (Joe) F. Greeves was awarded the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Public Company CFO of the Year title in a ceremony held June 9, 2010, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in McLean, Va. The Council’s CFO Awards recognize local chief financial officers and financial executives for outstanding achievement
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Trimble is holding its 2010 Surveying Student Paper Competition. The winning student author will have the opportunity to present their survey application paper at Trimble Dimensions 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner will receive a trip to the conference plus 3 nights’ accommodations to take part in Trimble’s internationally recognized conference with surveying professionals
Friday, June 11th, 2010
MAPPS President Jeff Lovin CP, PS, urged West Virginia geospatial practitioners to become more politically active, calling on the community “to be active, rather than passive”, in order for the United States “to realize the full potential of GIS”. In the keynote address, “On the Map: Building a Better America Through Increased Use of Geospatial
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Climate talks in Bonn healed some of the wounds left by the great disappointment of the Copenhagen Climate Summit last December. Following two weeks of talks under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), there is now renewed hope that the building blocks for a global climate deal can be adopted at the next
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) celebrates 25 years of space innovation today. The British company was incorporated on 11th June 1985 to commercialise small satellite research from the University of Surrey and has since become the most successful cash exit from a UK university spin-out when it was acquired by EADS Astrium last year.
Friday, June 11th, 2010
As Bosnia develops into a mature, representative democracy, the role of local governments and municipalities grows in importance. The Governance Accountability Project (GAP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, supported by US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish International Development Cooperative Agency (SIDA) and the Embassy of the Netherlands, is helping to build the capacity of
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Trimble and Definiens, a Germany-based company specializing in image analysis solutions, today announced Trimble’s acquisition of Definiens’ Earth Sciences business assets and licensing of its software technology platform in an all-cash transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed. Definiens’ Earth Sciences business includes eCognition® software, an advanced image analysis software suite for geospatial applications that facilitates
