Monday, January 20th, 2014
Dealing with the consequences of natural catastrophes continues to increase in importance around the world. Specifically, efforts are being made to control existing potential danger in a way that minimizes repercussions for people and the infrastructure. The UN has been dealing with this topic since 1999 and has established an international strategy to reduce the
Monday, January 20th, 2014
A step-by-step guide to reducing impacts on whales and other marine species during seismic sea floor surveys has been developed by experts with IUCN’s Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP) and Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.
Monday, January 20th, 2014
CITIC Pacific Mining has taken a high-tech approach to managing underground infrastructure at the largest magnetite project under construction in Australia, with the development of an industry-first, interactive buried services reporting and mapping system. The company has joined forces with Australia’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist, Esri Australia, to develop the reporting and mapping
Friday, January 17th, 2014
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, 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
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
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, 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
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
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.
