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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

PCI Geomatics, Feng Chia University and Lotus (H&R) Inc. Sign International Industry-Academia Cooperation Agreement

PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of geoimaging software and systems, announced today that it has signed an Industry-Academia Cooperation Agreement with Feng Chia University (FCU), located in Taichung, Taiwan, and Lotus (H&R) Inc., exclusive reseller of PCI Geomatics technology in Taiwan.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

1Spatial and LSI Partner Win US$ 1.3M U.S. Census Bureau Contract Extension

1Spatial , a spatial big data company which manages the world’s largest spatial data, and its LSI partner, have signed a contract extension with the U.S. Census Bureau. Following the success of the initial contract to supply 1Validate & 1Integrate licences, the contract extension will focus on the provision of software licences and services in

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Safe Software Expands Into iPaaS Market with New Cloud Service

  Safe Software today expands its proven data integration technology into the iPaaS (integration platform as a service) market with its new cloud-based service. The Canadian-based company and leader in spatial data transformation today announced the public beta offering of its new FME Cloud service.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Worldwatch Urges Collective Direct Action to Combat Climate Change

Many environmentalists today miss the broader political picture by advocating for small day-to-day “green living” acts that in reality are far more symbolic than they are effective. The truth is that most people are proponents of a cleaner environment, safer products and labor conditions, and a better functioning democracy-they are just not actively working together

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

URISA’s GISCorps Involved with Super Typhoon Haiyan Response

Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall early on November 8 in Guiuan municipality, Eastern Samar province, Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines. The storm hit with 150mph winds and gusts up to 170mph. Communications and power lines are down in many areas. Roads have been impacted, limiting access to the most affected areas. The Digital

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

SimActive Releases Correlator3D Version 5.0

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the release of version 5.0 of Correlator3D. This major release features numerous improvements, including the enhancement of Correlator3D aerial triangulation module (AT) with visualization and editing tools, as well as improved DTM and 64-bit support.

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

3D Laser Mapping Launches V-Mapper a New Mobile Mapping System

The company behind the world’s most accurate mobile mapping system StreetMapper, has launched a brand new addition to their portfolio of mobile mapping solutions. Developed by 3D Laser Mapping, in partnership with IGI, V-Mapper is a dynamic, vehicle mounted, 3D mapping system comprising of a precision navigation system, state of the art laser scanning technology

Monday, November 11th, 2013

Korean Expert to Present a Disaster Prediction System

One of Korea’s leading geospatial experts will this week unveil a powerful new device which could soon predict natural disasters before they even hit.

Monday, November 11th, 2013

Montreal Protocol Success Slowed Global Warming

Scientists using sophisticated statistical methods show in a paper in Nature Geoscience that the successful phase out of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, by the Montreal Protocol slowed climate change, contributing to a lower rate of global warming since the early 1990s.

Monday, November 11th, 2013

GOCE Gives Into Gravity

Close to 01:00 CET on Monday 11 November, ESA’s GOCE satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere on a descending orbit pass that extended across Siberia, the western Pacific Ocean, the eastern Indian Ocean and Antarctica. As expected, the satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere and no damage to property has been reported.