Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Five Ashtech ProFlex 500 GNSS receivers are helping guide the operations of the self-propelled jack-up vessel Bard Wind Lift I, the first construction vessel specially designed for installing offshore wind turbines, to build the first commercial wind farm in the German North Sea. The Ashtech GNSS receivers are used for every maneuver of Wind Lift
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, today announced its new Web services portal – an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-compliant platform that supports the acquisition and delivery of the Company’s NEXTMap database and new online geospatial services, all leveraging 1-meter vertically accurate digital elevation models and geometric images. Read More
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Incorporating environmental parameters to the production processes is now an undeniable need worldwide. And our country is a pioneer in pursuing this policy, as evidenced by the recent fi rmed agreement between the Ministry of Environment of the Nation and the international workers’ organization UNI-Americas, a cooperation agreement to expand and strengthen the environment model
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc. announced that Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers (KLH Engineers) has received an Autodesk BIM Experience Award for its early adoption and application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for more than 35 new construction and renovation projects representing a total construction value of nearly $400 million. Read More
Monday, May 10th, 2010
GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Total revenues were $80.4 million for the first quarter of 2010, a 77.8 percent increase from $45.2 million for the first quarter of 2009. Net income for the
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Pennsylvania is one of only three states that do not have a geospatial coordination council. Such a council would benefit the citizens of the Commonwealth by providing an advisory panel from the public, private, non-profit and academic communities that provide critical geospatial data, services, products, technologies and applications to the Commonwealth. PA-MAPPS gained 55 bi-partisan
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Water: the Challenge of Sustainable Development. This is the theme of the third edition of the ANA in 2010, which recognizes the actions of governments, companies, NGOs, research and technological innovation, basin organizations, education and media. Those interested can register for free until day 31 with initiatives that encourage pollution and waste and suggest ways to ensure
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Webcor Builders, one of the largest and greenest commercial construction companies in the U.S., today announced it has won the Acterra 2010 Business Environmental Award for its efforts to account for greenhouse gas emissions in its construction projects, including its supplier network.Acterra is a non-profit environmental organization with a 40-year history of environmental programming in
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Over 50% of Exhibition Space Sold at the NEW European LiDAR Mapping Forum The two day international exhibition is filling fast with over 50% of all exhibition stands sold since the event was launched in March. Read More
Friday, May 7th, 2010
In April 2010, GISCorps, a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), received a request for a volunteer from one of its long-time partners, the Information Management and Mine Action Program (iMMAP). This project was GISCorps’ 60th mission!In April 2010, GISCorps, a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA),
