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Thursday, March 7th, 2013

GIS Technology Critical in Flood Battle

Cutting-edge mapping technology is critical for successfully ‘flood proofing’ the nation, according to one of Australia’s most reputable water management advisors. The message comes as calls for a nationwide approach to flood mapping have increased after extreme weather in New South Wales and Queensland over the past summer resulted in the second flood crisis for

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

New Esri Applications Available from ArcGIS Online, Apple App Store, and Google Play

Esri has created two new applications to monitor daily operations and simplify field data collection. Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS provides a common operating picture and allows decision makers to monitor, track, and report on daily operations. Collector for ArcGIS allows users to capture and report spatial and/or tabular information directly from their iPhone or Android

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Bluesky’s Digital Tree Map Helps Energy Companies Reduce the Risk of Power Cuts

Following warnings from the UK energy regulator Ofgem of an ‘horrendous’ energy crunch, aerial mapping company Bluesky is helping electricity companies ensure their power networks are resilient to the threats from falling trees and overgrown vegetation. Using Bluesky’s digital tree map data, known as ProximiTREE, agricultural and environmental consultancy ADAS has helped a number of

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Exprodat Brings the Petroleum ArcGIS Classroom to You

Exprodat, the oil & gas software, consultancy and training supplier, has made their popular suite of petroleum ArcGIS training courses available through a ‘virtual classroom’. Virtual classroom training attendees will learn how to implement spatial technology and data in the E&P environment without having to travel to join a public course.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

UK’s TechDemoSat-1 to launch Q3 2013

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has signed an agreement with Glavkosmos / NPO Lavotchkin for the launch of the UK technology demonstration mission, TechDemoSat-1, by the Soyuz launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in Q3 this year.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Leica Geosystems Agriculture Strengthening Market Demands

Leica Geosystems announces several new product features and support updates as part of the company’s continued investment in precision agriculture solutions. The company also releases additional steering solutions for several existing and new tractor models for the Leica mojo3D as well as access to the GLONASS constellation for the Leica mojoMINI.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Google Creates a Dynamic Wireless Spectrum Sharing Database

The rapid growth of connected devices around the world has dramatically increased demand for wireless spectrum. Google is working with industry and regulators to make more spectrum available by enabling dynamic spectrum sharing through a database. This TV white spaces database is part of Google.org’s efforts to make more spectrum available for broadband access. To

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Iowa Meteorite Crater Confirmed

Recent airborne geophysical surveys near Decorah, Iowa are providing an unprecedented look at a 470- million-year-old meteorite crater concealed beneath bedrock and sediments. The aerial surveys, a collaboration of the U.S. Geological Survey with the Iowa and Minnesota Geological Surveys, were conducted in the last 60 days to map geologic structures and assess the mineral and

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

MGGP Aero First to Purchase UltraCam Eagle in Poland

MGGP Aero Ltd. has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Eagle digital aerial camera system with a 210mm lens, which is well suited for high altitude flying. MGGP Aero has been providing aerial mapping and photogrammetric services to customers in the government, environmental, infrastructure and archeology sectors for over

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Insurers Must Respond to Disasters Faster

Australian insurers must adopt cutting-edge mapping technology to better respond to natural disasters and address rising customer ambivalence towards their brands, according to a leading geo-insurance specialist. The warning comes as Australian insurers face some of their darkest days – with the industry hit with more than 59,010 claims worth $661.3 million as a result