Monday, February 3rd, 2014
The 2014 World Wetlands Day highlights the need for wetlands and the agriculture sector to work together. ESA’s GlobWetland II project assists Mediterranean countries in the sustainable use of these areas and demonstrates the evolution of wetlands and agricultural patterns over time.
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Organizers of the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place February 17-19, 2014 in Denver, are delighted to announce that Dr. Michael Hauck, the new Executive Director of ASPRS, will be speaking at ILMF 2014. “We’re thrilled to have Dr. Hauck address the ILMF audience at the 11th annual ILMF,” said Lisa Murray, Director of
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Ice in northern Alaska’s lakes during winter months is on the decline. Twenty years of satellite radar imagery show how changes in our climate are affecting high-latitude environments. Changes in air temperature and winter precipitation over the last five decades have affected the timing, duration and thickness of the ice cover on lakes in the
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.
Sunday, February 2nd, 2014
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released phase II of the National Stormwater Calculator and Climate Assessment Tool package. The updated calculator includes future climate vulnerability scenarios.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Exprodat, the UK-based provider of petroleum GIS services, software and training, has created a dedicated micro-site to more fully explain the benefits of their Unconventionals Analyst software, for use in unconventionals developments.
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce the release of Global Energy Mapper version 15.1. This minor release features a new option to the “Create Flattened Site Pad Plan” dialog box and improved processing of IHS Well (297/298) files. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization, and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of high-accuracy 3D survey systems and productivity-enhancing workflow software, announces the retirement of Dr. J. Douglas Houston, Vice President Corporate Services. As one of the first employees of the company, Dr. Houston had a personal hand in many of Optechís early advances in lidar technology,
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet, a team of young professional members of URISA, has launched a new mentoring program for GIS professionals. Anyone in the GIS industry who feels they would benefit from a mentor, or would like to volunteer their time to a mentee, is asked to fill out a brief survey to facilitate the matching
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
The Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) has launched a public information search tool called MapIQ. MapIQ focuses on connecting the citizen to community based services in their neighbourhood and to the wider community. Alberton resident Tony Yates has been introduced to a local neighbourhood he never knew existed, thanks to this new interactive
