Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce the release of Global Energy Mapper version 14. This release features an enhanced Site Pad Placement Tool and read/write support for ArcSDE, Personal and File Geodatabases, Oracle Spatial, PostGIS, MySQL Spatial and more. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Geospatial strategy and analysis are becoming essential for organizational problem-solving within many professions from government to business to health and human services. The demand is higher than ever for educated professionals who can apply geospatial concepts and insights to strategic development and decision-making.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
The Commonwealth of Kentucky’s recently signed Esri Educational Site License makes ArcGIS technology available to all K–12 public and private school students in the state. The license will be managed by the Kentucky Geographic Alliance (KGA), a longtime supporter of geography initiatives for elementary and secondary schools.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Aerial photography from Bluesky has been used to create an interactive map illustrating the massive regeneration project that is transforming London’s South Bank. The project is set to metamorphose the Nine Elms district of London from a semi-derelict, light industrial zone into an ultra-modern residential and business district. The online map – www.nineelmslondon.com/map – provides detail
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
A new underwater robotic vehicle is collecting important data along the Gulf Coast today, thanks to a partnership among Shell Oil Company, the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, and NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). In July, scientists recently launched an iRobot seaglider approximately 24.1 kilometers east of Shell’s Auger platform, near Flower Garden Banks, in the
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Exprodat, provider of training, software and consultancy services to the oil & gas industry has moved their London head office to new, larger premises. The company provides a unique combination of petroleum exploration and production expertise with GIS knowledge; a combination that has proved extremely popular with the world’s oil and gas companies. Exprodat’s success has
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Cornerstone Mapping, Inc., an aerial mapping company based in Lincoln, Nebraska, has contracted with Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a Microsoft company, to purchase an UltraCamLp photogrammetric digital aerial camera system. A new aircraft is also being purchased and retrofitted to accommodate the UltraCamLp. Cornerstone intends to fly the UltraCamLp in conjunction with its thermal sensor to
Monday, September 24th, 2012
As a market that has long utilized satellite and manned airborne platforms for data acquisition, the geospatial profession is finding unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology has the potential to revolutionize data collection and lower operating costs. In an effort to continue to educate members and to fully embrace the conference theme
Friday, September 21st, 2012
URISA is pleased to announce the publication of Foundations of Urban and Regional Information Systems and Geographic Information Systems and Science, a 300-page book assembled to celebrate URISA’s 50th anniversary conference. Sponsored by URISA past presidents, the commemorative book discusses some of the research, education, training, and applications foundations that URISA and its members have
Friday, September 21st, 2012
A bill to establish a “Digital Coast” program whereby the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) develops a coordinated and comprehensive national mapping effort for coastal, State and territorial waters of the United States has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, earning praise from MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector
