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Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Safe Software Adds Support for ArcGIS 10.2 and ArcGIS Online

Safe Software, makers of FME and the leaders in spatial data transformation technology, today announce the release of the FME 2013 Service Pack 3 (SP3) which features compatibility with ArcGIS® 10.2 – the latest version of Esri®’s flagship product – as well as support for several ArcGIS Online services. These developments ensure that FME users

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Esri Technology Maps the American Futures Project

Earlier today, The Atlantic and American Public Media announced the American Futures project, a joint reporting effort that will take their journalists on a cross-country trip to document changes occurring in small towns across the country. This project relies on mapping technology from Esri to plan and record the trip and showcase the project’s findings.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

EPA Strengthens Chemical Assessment Process to Protect Public Health

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced changes to its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program to improve the scientific foundation of assessments, increase transparency in the program and the process and allow the agency to produce more IRIS assessments each year. IRIS is a human health assessment program that evaluates information on health

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Get to Know Britain Better this Summer with Ordnance Survey

Remember to pack a map with your mac and get to know Britain better this summer, says Ordnance Survey. From planning the perfect family day out to on-the-spot navigation for outdoor activities, it’s an essential piece of staycation kit.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

American Sentinel University Details How Badge System Tracks Student Achievement in Online Geospatial Programs

American Sentinel University’s GIS program chair, Stephen McElroy, Ph.D., GISP, will highlight how the university’s badge system is used to document competency-based geospatial learning as part of its new online Geospatial Learning Lab in his presentation ‘Badge System to Document Competency-based Geospatial Learning’ at the 2013 National Conference on Geography Education (NCGE) on August 3,

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Select Cadcorp to Supply Corporate GIS

A web mapping application from specialist British GIS software developer Cadcorp, has been selected to become the corporate GIS for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). SFRS will provide all 23 of its fire stations with access to geographic information through an intranet application, Cadcorp Web Map Viewer.

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

1Spatial Chosen for European Location Framework Project (ELF)

1Spatial Group Limited has confirmed it is taking a consortium role in the European Location Framework (ELF) project, set up to deliver up-to-date, authoritative, interoperable, cross-border reference geo-data to be accessed by the European public and private sectors.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

NASA Selects Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center Contract

NASA has selected the University of Colorado Boulder for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center. This cost, no-fee completion contract is worth about $42 million. The base performance period is from Aug. 1 through May 31, 2014, with four one-year extension

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Enhance Your Apps with Maps from the New OS OpenSpace SDK for iOS

Ordnance Survey is pleased to be giving developers of mobile applications a helping hand with the launch of a free mapping software development kit (SDK). Adding detailed Ordnance Survey maps to mobile applications is now even easier to do thanks to the new OS OpenSpace SDK for iOS.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Ordnance Survey Launches Competition to Find New Faces of Leisure

Ordnance Survey is inviting its map users to enter a competition to be a new face in its ‘Explore More’ marketing campaign for press advertising, online and in-store point of sale. The national mapping authority is asking people who enjoy outdoor activities, novice or enthusiast, to submit a photo of themselves, dressed for their favourite