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Friday, January 17th, 2014

1Spatial Completes Acquisition of Star-Apic

Spatial data specialist 1Spatial has completed the acquisition of the final 10 per cent of the issued share capital of geospatial software company Star-Apic, which specialises in solutions for land, property and infrastructure.

Friday, January 17th, 2014

Safe Software Releases FME 2014

Safe Software, the leader in spatial data transformation technology, today announced the release of FME® Desktop 2014 and FME Server 2014, the latter of which is also available through FME Cloud. Developments in the FME platform have been designed to help users adopt the latest innovations in the technology landscape through new capabilities and usability

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

Global Mapper v15.1 Release Includes Support for MS SQL Spatial and 3D Updates to the Path Profile Tool

Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce the release of Global Mapper version 15.1. This minor release features read/write support MS SQL Server Spatial databases, as well as updates to both the path profile and raster calculator tools. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

Getting to Effective Climate Change Governance

When a crisis develops, what sort of governance is best? Crises have traditionally resulted from situations of social turmoil, such as military invasion, revolution, or corruption, but expectations are that modern-day emergencies are more likely to arise from disturbances due to climate change and other environmental disruptions. Rising sea levels and severe weather patterns are

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

Safe Software to Visit Over 45 Cities During FME World Tour 2014

Safe Software, makers of FME, the leading spatial data transformation technology, today announce that the FME World Tour 2014 will commence March 27, 2014 in Paris, France, and will visit over 45 cities worldwide. This series of events gives users of all skill levels the opportunity to discover all FME has to offer through presentations

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

The FME World Tour 2014 is Coming to a Town Near You

As a value added reseller of FME and Platinum Partner of Safe Software, 1Spatial is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the official FME 2014 World Tour in the UK and Australia.

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

Large Old Trees Grow Fastest, Storing More Carbon

Trees do not slow in their growth rate as they get older and larger — instead, their growth keeps accelerating, according to a study published today in the journal Nature.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

3D Laser Mapping Offers Innovative Visualisation Software

3D Laser Mapping has announced new software that makes it much easier to access and view laser scanned data.  The innovative Arena 4D software provides a common reference frame for a wide variety of data sources including the billions of individual measurements captured by static laser scanners or mobile mapping systems – such as 3D

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

BC Assessment Explores Innovative Geospatial 3D Modelling for Property Assessment

BC Assessment has signed an agreement with Esri Canada, a provider of enterprise geographic information system (GIS) technology, to pilot the company’s prototype of Assessment Analyst 3D, the world’s first geospatial 3D assessment analysis solution. This technology allows appraisers to conduct detailed valuations of condominiums, commercial buildings and individual units using 3D geoprocessing and analytics from

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

High-tech Map Apps Send Families on Timeless Adventures

  Tourists heading to Canberra this summer can follow in the virtual footsteps of explorers and movie stars at an extraordinary exhibition that blends rare and historical charts with cutting-edge mapping technology. The Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Australia­ exhibition, which was opened late last year by self-proclaimed ‘map geek’ Russell Crowe, uses next-gen